Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticised the Democratic party for incompetence in a no-holds-barred, post-election interview with the New York Times, warning that if the Biden administration does not put progressives in top positions, the party would lose big in the 2022 midterm elections.
“If I lost my election, and I went out and I said: ‘This is moderates’ fault. This is because you didn’t let us have a floor vote on Medicare for all.’ And they opened the hood on my campaign, and they found that I only spent $5,000 on TV ads the week before the election?” Ocasio-Cortez said. “They would laugh. And that’s what they look like right now trying to blame the Movement for Black Lives for their loss.”
Grassroots activism that produced large turnout in Detroit, Philadelphia and Georgia was crucial to Biden’s win, and if the Democratic party fails to recognise that and incorporate the grassroots, the party disintegrates at the ballot box, Ocasio-Cortez said.
“Hey don’t turn your back on the people that gave you the win” Shouldn’t be a controversial statement but the Democratic party are determined to take the path of most resistance at all turns.
They attempted to go for Republicans and were rejected so of course it is the fault of the people who even after being ignored still supported them. Please take this as notice and believe them, they do not want the vote of the 40% who are solid Left leaning. It is time for us to spend 2 years working with the Progressives and building a base. If Socialist is a Taboo, then call them Progressives and have them separate themselves by identity even as they caucus together and in 2022 run separately in all 50 states.
Throw that “socialist” label back in their face, and demand that the #conservitards answer why they’re anti-social, and anti-American. Demonstrate that their policies have failed for the last 50 years, and were based on racism and making the rich even more rich. There’s ample evidence, and to reach those voters who are not idiots, all you have to do is tell the truth.