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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out Mitch McConnell on social media and now #WheresMitch is trending
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I have a feeling AOC is gonna end up president when she becomes eligible. She just has everything going for her right now - she's turned into the voice of the American millennial and there isn't really anything the old power can do about it at this point.
I mean, when she's president the world will likely already be diving into Mad Max territory, but hey, little victories.
I mean, when she's president the world will likely already be diving into Mad Max territory, but hey, little victories.
Well, for one, his wife works for Trump, so that already provides ample reason for him not to screw him over.
His PAC did take Russian money.
But he's in a deep red state where loyalty to Trump is solely how most of your voters evaluate you. I think that's what it comes down to.
Still an insult to them (I mean Snapping turtles are still way way more lovable than McConnell. Hell, Trump honestly is more likable, well not really likeable but at least not as hatable <- and that really really really says a lot). As I said, more like a tick (There's absolutely nothing likeable or wantable about a tick. They spread some really nasty diseases, are hard to cut through the shell, and they stick on you and suck your blood).
It's hard not to get excited for AOC's potential to steer the Democrat's future when everything she's done has been pitch-perfect so far.
With all the both sides bullshit and similar reminding everyone that Mitch is the vermin keeping the shutdown going (and in a way that can be easily memed to boot) is exactly what someone needed to do.
With all the both sides bullshit and similar reminding everyone that Mitch is the vermin keeping the shutdown going (and in a way that can be easily memed to boot) is exactly what someone needed to do.
Let's give her some time before we anoint her. She's off to a great start but let's see how she settles in.
The only thing that worries me about AOC is the worry that the higher people build her up, the worse people will feel if even the slightest thing goes wrong.
Regardless of whether she's suitable for Presidential candidacy, I think one of the most important things about AOC is that she's found a modern, relevant way to reach out to younger Americans and get them engaged in politics, talk about it, actually stop and think about how it affects their lives. Just being able to do even that, and get them to question today's political issues and apply to their own lives as Americans is an important public service.
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this close to making my first Twitter account *exclusively* to follow AOC and like her tweets. She's on top of this shit in a way that makes you wonder why the fuck the rest of the Dems aren't. Not that other Dems aren't hustling out there, but she is her own PR department. She's not waiting on reporters to write a story or some shit; she's literally talking to the world every day and her support is growing exponentially as a result. I understand age and new media are not especially compatible and I'm not saying all the Dems need to learn to leverage Twitter the way someone who literally grew up with social media does...
...but the rest need to learn to use whatever media outlets they prefer to get their message out with her level of vigor and effectiveness.
There is a part of me that wants to be a nice host of a children's show that is pleasant and kind to everybody, kind of like a Mr. Rogers kind of figure, just so that on one solitary day, I get the maximum effect of publically telling Ann Coulter to eat shit.
Every time the Republications does an immoral or stupid thing, everyone expects the Democrat to be incredibly incensed, and really push against it. To the point that Republican themselves always pre-critice them or even create wild conspiratorial theories, assuming that the hammer is about to be dropped from the other side.
But with few exceptions, it almost never happened. This was a constant during most of the Obama's administration, and remained the same during Trump's.
Good to see that the new blood (whom are new to their position, and thus aren't afraid of consequences) are pressing the matter in a more direct way. Hope Pelosi/Schumer retain their new found fire as well, because that will resonates with the younger audiences.
No one respects people that barks, but do not bite when needed.
But with few exceptions, it almost never happened. This was a constant during most of the Obama's administration, and remained the same during Trump's.
Good to see that the new blood (whom are new to their position, and thus aren't afraid of consequences) are pressing the matter in a more direct way. Hope Pelosi/Schumer retain their new found fire as well, because that will resonates with the younger audiences.
No one respects people that barks, but do not bite when needed.
As an outsider looking in, I feel like part of what's making this work so much for AOC right now is that this is kind of weirdly low hanging fruit that it's honestly easy to rally people behind. She's able to paint herself as someone actually trying to keep Washington honest, or otherwise hold people to account, rather than just claiming she will. It's giving her a notability as well as a politician: In answer to a theoretical, 'What does AOC do for the country?', the answer can be, 'She's finding Mitch McConnell.'
I really do hope you guys let her go far.
I really do hope you guys let her go far.
I assume everyone but me already knows what the Senate Cloak Room is and why it's so important, but in my imagination the Republican reps all fly in as Dementors and that's where they ditch their cloak of smoke and shadows on landing.
Agreed, and make no mistake, this is a direct consequence of these same people growing up and/or maturing during 2010-2016. I can't even summarize all the bullshit we had to witness and endure, and then the resulting nonsense that followed.
This has been a problem since the 90's, really. Democrats bought into this idea that if you come across as the bigger man and don't respond to jabs, people will respect you.
But media doesn't work that way. They just gave Republicans all the air, let them frame the entire argument, and even in the absence of any actual lashing out from Democrats most people just assumed it was happening anyway.
You earn nothing when you don't clearly state your position and jab back when necessary. It's been a miscarriage of the entire point of politics, made exponentially worse by a system with only two viable parties.
A MF/Morgana main? I didn't think I could be more of a fan, yet here we are
Off topic, but holy shit I just realized that this is Jerry Horne.
Yeah, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib too. A pretty good group of freshman dems this year. AOC seems to be the most media savvy, but there's a whole group of people who just came into Congress sharing her ideology/ tactics. I'm hoping their ranks grow a lot more in 2020 too.
Democratic groups like MoveOn started this off yesterday morning to get people calling their Republican senators about McConnell. AOC and House Dems delivered.