Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democratic Party’s Obituary

[rangerrebew]

Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democratic Party’s Obituary
Arthur Schaper
 
Posted: Jul 06, 2018 12:01 AM
 

Tom Perez, the Big Labor Establishment-backed Democratic National Committee Chairman, declared that the upstart Berniecrat, Bronx-native Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the future of the Democratic Party. She rocketed to the forefront of Democratic politics when she had trounced liberal Democratic House leader Joe Crowley 57%-43% in a Democratic primary upset. She’s young, a minority, and energizing to the Left. She also opposes secure borders, wants Medicare for all, demands the abolition ICE, and she calls housing “a right.” In other words, she’s a socialist.

As expected, the liberal press, including The Nation, wrote a glowing review of this self-avowed Democratic Socialist Millennial of Puerto Rican descent who campaigned hard for Bernie Sanders in 2016. The likely reason why Perez called Ocasio-Cortez the Democratic Party’s future is that he fears losing his job. The left tends to cannibalize itself when the younger generation demands socialist outcomes at a faster rate. Instead of heeding the past and ignoring these demands, the leadership and doubles down on this self-defeating insanity.

https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/07/06/socialist-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-democratic-partys-obituary-n2497741

[goatprairie]

The Dem Party has been trending evermore leftwards for the last forty years plus ever since the George McGovern candidacy of 1972 where he and his leftist agenda was soundly whipped by Nixon.
Unfortunately, liberalism eventually and inevitably turns to leftism if left unchecked. The responsible people in the Dem Party who ran things and who were anti-communist/pro-military and still believed in America have been replaced by unhinged femi-nazis, angry blacks, militant Hispanics who don't want to assimilate, and soy boys.
They think money grows on trees and America is unfair to all the liberal pet groups.
Things are going to get worse before they get better.....if they ever get better.

[Fishrrman]

Title and premise:
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democratic Party’s Obituary"

Not so fast! Don't jump to conclusions.

She -- and others like her -- will have the backing of tens upon tens of millions before it's all over.

[berdie]

Title and premise:
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democratic Party’s Obituary"

Not so fast! Don't jump to conclusions.

She -- and others like her -- will have the backing of tens upon tens of millions before it's all over.

Yep...it's worrisome isn't it. People hear "Free...Free...Free" and they get all giddy.