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AOC’s Got a Warning For Democrats, and She’s Right.
Democrats refuse to learn.
When it comes to the upcoming election, Democrats appear to be flailing. Understandable, considering the fact that they have used their time with a majority in the House and Senate and control of the White House to do almost literally nothing of value. At least, nothing they campaigned on. In spite of that though, there are a few Democratic lawmakers who continue to attempt to warn their colleagues that they must change course. Among them is New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Errol Louis with The New York Magazine writes:
“…With Biden’s low approval numbers and the historic tendency of the president’s party to lose, on average, 26 House seats in the midterms, the Democrats face an uphill battle to keep control of Congress — a situation that requires firing up the party’s progressive base, Ocasio-Cortez said…”
He goes on to quote AOC as saying:
“We need to acknowledge that this isn’t just about middle of the road, an increasingly narrow band of independent voters. This is really about the collapse of support among young people, among the Democratic base, who are feeling…
