A glimpse at the future and DEEPENING DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIVISIONS AMID THE RISE OF AMERICAN SOCIALISM . . .
Again, we're truly impressed by the progressive sabotage going into midterms wherein even the most stalwart MAGA supports are starting to share moments of doubt at the outset of the Iran forever war.
Here's the part of the origin story that connects back to Kansas City . . .
In the summer of 2018, almost no one thought Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could beat Joe Crowley. Crowley was a 10-term incumbent, the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, a man some thought would one day be speaker. A 28-year-old former bartender and democratic socialist was the longest of long shots to succeed him. But ever since she did, the political establishment has been trying to decide whether to take her seriously.
For a while it decided not to. The Missouri representative Emanuel Cleaver said the Democratic caucus did not need her “sniping”, while the then senator Claire McCaskill dismissed her as a “bright and shiny new object”. Ocasio-Cortez seemed to enjoy the response. Asked on 60 Minutes whether she wanted people to underestimate her, she said: “Absolutely. That’s how I won my primary.”
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Guardian: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president
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