I like AOC and many of her ideas

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17. The idea that there can be no internal criticism of the Democratic party is whack

There is only one other party I can think of that also circle the wagons and do not abide any alternate opinions.

In fact that is what I respect most about Democrats. That they have a big tent, and are open to diverse opinions from different cultures, orientations, minorities, and yes, even progressives.

And if leadership refuses listen to reason about listening to their own progressive base over never-Trumper Republicans, and how that is the way for success in future, I cannot blame her for going public if that is all that's left. She wants the party to succeed. She knows she has the public on her side with issues like M4A for instance, and her principles can't let her remain silent. Such a brave young woman. It would be so easy to fall in line, and shut up when she sees the party make mistakes, as she sees it.

Why don't Democrats for instance totally own the $1200 cheque? Go all in. Promote it. Campaign on it in Georgia. Many people are hurting there too. Instead, a Republican, Josh Hawley joins in with Democratic progressives to steal the limelight and defuse any PR the party could have used to promote Democratic = $1200. Warnock @ Ossoff = $!200. It may not be much, but its a taking point. Just the latest example that she is so right that the party does not have “core competencies” to run campaigns.