AOC: "...concerted effort from the Democratic side to unseat me..."

[Hortensis]

37. Democrats are very inclusive of a broad range ideologically -- all the way left

UNTIL the anti-Democratic left of various types begins, including anti-democracy, IL-liberal, authoritarian, extremist, etc. elements. (Even then, our broad party also includes some anti-Democrats for whom we're where it's at.)

If she feels distrusted by her colleagues who believe in the party's liberalism and progressivism, it's past time for her to wonder if she could be causing it. If she continues associations with anti-Democratic groups that her colleagues have very good reason to disrespect and distrust, she needs to accept that they will of course wish for a colleague committed to creating and passing progressive legislation with them in her place.

Her colleagues are mostly serious people who really believe in what they're managing to accomplish in spite of constant opposition. And of course they don't like those who fundraise by criticizing their efforts as inadequate and wrong to people who want to hear that.

What I hoped to see was that once she came to congress she would lose a lot of her early notions and find both that she admired what her Democratic colleagues were doing and that for legislators progressivism is all about ACHIEVING legislative advances to benefit the people.