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(1,189 posts) Fri Sep 9, 2022, 09:17 AM Sep 2022

AOC: "...concerted effort from the Democratic side to unseat me..." [View all]

..."I feel like everybody treated me like a one-term member of Congress, and they worked to make me a one-term member of Congress," Ocasio-Cortez said in the interview. "There was a very concerted effort from the Democratic side to unseat me. And I felt a shift after my primary election, and it felt like after that election was the first time that more broadly the party started treating me like a member of Congress and not an accident."

While she's noted a shift in how Democrats treat her, AOC told GQ that she still feels "despised."

"Others may see a person who is admired, but my everyday lived experience here is as a person who is despised," she told the outlet. "Imagine working a job and your bosses don't like you and folks on your team are suspicious of you. And then the competing company is trying to kill you."...

https://people.com/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-recounts-congressman-telling-her-its-shame-she-won/

That is disturbing, imo.

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AOC: "...concerted effort from the Democratic side to unseat me..." [View all] 867-5309. Sep 2022 OP

Please remember AOC: there's a lot of people who love you. nt in2herbs Sep 2022 #1

Yup, so true. I admire her courage and love her politics. Magoo48 Sep 2022 #2

Absolutely! AOC you are awesome. nt Samrob Sep 2022 #77

She should name names AntivaxHunters Sep 2022 #3

Name the names. We need to know. We can't have these people in Congress. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #42

Imagine having a team member whining to the press. Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #4

I think that she is sometimes unfairly villified Mad_Machine76 Sep 2022 #5

AOC Doth Protest Too Much in My Opinion Indykatie Sep 2022 #6

Yes. And Ayanna Pressley in addition to Lauren Underwood. yorkster Sep 2022 #25

Agree. Several in OC's class and succeeding ones already have Hortensis Sep 2022 #65

AOC will not rest until AOC is on every magazine cover dalton99a Sep 2022 #7

That's pretty much it. Wingus Dingus Sep 2022 #61

I have to admit my respect for her went down Retrograde Sep 2022 #69

Piffle mcar Sep 2022 #8

I personally think the Democratic Party owes AOC and the other Progressives walkingman Sep 2022 #9

"Stuck in the 1990s....." brooklynite Sep 2022 #12

That was then....this is now. The country has moved on (thankfully) and the policies walkingman Sep 2022 #14

So inthewind21 Sep 2022 #21

Of course I want Dem majorities and I think that is where we are headed. The majority walkingman Sep 2022 #31

We moved...not sure about the country...we now have the most regressive policies I have ever seen. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #47

Good thing we are changing that trend thanks to the progressives. nt Gore1FL Sep 2022 #16

AOC gets bashed for having progressive ideas yet Fetterman is applauded for his in2herbs Sep 2022 #43

What exactly have they done? I am a progressive but I am also a realist. The country has moved Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #50

Supported Democratic ideals rather than hide quivering in a corner, for one. nt Gore1FL Sep 2022 #70

For the win! Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #23

Yeah her "Defund the Police" campaign was a real winner for comradebillyboy Sep 2022 #18

That is not real - it is only a Rethug talking point. It was about walkingman Sep 2022 #36

No it was NOT "only a talking point"... brooklynite Sep 2022 #78

This is a quote from Bush... walkingman Sep 2022 #79

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #88

Speak for yourself, Walkingman. I'd push Ocaiso to progressive Hortensis Sep 2022 #68

We are both Democrats and convinced we must win. walkingman Sep 2022 #72

:) The changes you speak of are why I spoke of liberal Democrats. Hortensis Sep 2022 #75

Excellent post, my friend....we shall overcome!! ☮ walkingman Sep 2022 #76

:) to you, Walkingman. We shall. Hortensis Sep 2022 #84

I'm not aware of any "Democratic side" effort to unseat her... brooklynite Sep 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author brooklynite Sep 2022 #11

I'm not either PatSeg Sep 2022 #33

She won her 2020 Primary 71-27. Her 2022 Primary was uncontested. brooklynite Sep 2022 #35

I didn't realize that PatSeg Sep 2022 #41

Yep Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #89

AOC doesn't seem to be all that interested in coalition building comradebillyboy Sep 2022 #13

Yeah, her entrance as a Justice Democrat makes me have zero pity for her. MrsCoffee Sep 2022 #15

Unity is what is good for our Party - she is a participating member of the Democratic Party. walkingman Sep 2022 #17

Yes, yes it is. MrsCoffee Sep 2022 #20

She is a justice Democrat...but a member I suppose. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #51

Telling point empedocles Sep 2022 #26

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #46

Nothing disturbing about it. Beastly Boy Sep 2022 #19

I think the word "matured" is key here. Midnight Writer Sep 2022 #34

From Politico, some context: Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #22

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #48

Considering the number of democrats she has supported unseating ripcord Sep 2022 #24

We desperately need every seat we can get, w/o purity tests. empedocles Sep 2022 #28

God I hope not PatSeg Sep 2022 #39

? 48656c6c6f20 Sep 2022 #27

She has upset the status quo, and has upset those who benefit from politics as usual Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #29

Just curious: how many bills did she write and how many passed? question everything Sep 2022 #30

DU says no bashing democrats. Alert on posts. cbabe Sep 2022 #32

I suggest you consider deleting. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #52

I was thinking the same thing PatSeg Sep 2022 #74

Democrats are very inclusive of a broad range ideologically -- all the way left Hortensis Sep 2022 #37

Well said PatSeg Sep 2022 #40

+ One Million! Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #49

+100000000 betsuni Sep 2022 #53

+1000, thanks for the dose of reality. Nixie Sep 2022 #63

Terrific Post (nt) ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #87

Ooh Sympthsical Sep 2022 #38

What is that supposed to mean? Kingofalldems Sep 2022 #45

The rustling of autumn leaves Sympthsical Sep 2022 #58

It looks like a distraction. Nixie Sep 2022 #62

Especially here 😂 Arazi Sep 2022 #57

The perimeter alarms sounded Sympthsical Sep 2022 #59

I inherited a Schutzhund trained Doberman Arazi Sep 2022 #81

... Celerity Sep 2022 #73

This is a forum for Democrats. betsuni Sep 2022 #85

Something to be kept in mind Sympthsical Sep 2022 #90

Nope. Kingofalldems Sep 2022 #44

QUIT WHINING Novara Sep 2022 #54

Oh. The irony. "Trying to unseat me." Nixie Sep 2022 #55

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #56

Post removed Post removed Sep 2022 #60

Yes, pretty much every day. Kingofalldems Sep 2022 #66

FYI AOC your seat is not yours for life. honest.abe Sep 2022 #64

Some of the replies are very telling AntivaxHunters Sep 2022 #67

they always are Celerity Sep 2022 #91

I am going to try to tapdance carefully on this one... Wrestlefire769 Sep 2022 #71

That's why AOC is so refreshing mvd Sep 2022 #82

I, more, wonder if it's certain parts of the party... Wrestlefire769 Sep 2022 #83

She doesn't consider her constituents to be her "bosses"? LudwigPastorius Sep 2022 #80

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #86