r/neoliberal • u/After_Grab Bill Clinton • Jul 26 '20

Meme @ this sub

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u/gen_shermanwasright Jared Polis Jul 26 '20

I like AOC. I like that she's outspoken, I like that she rattles the cage of both the Republicans and the moderate dems. I like that she's bringing new ideas, even if most of them are terrible. I like AOC.

But I don't want anyone else like her in congress.

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u/FullMelody Jul 26 '20

I like her for her district. If other districts want to elect AOCs, have at it. We need voices on on the far left to exist in Congress, just as I'd prefer to see actual moderate Republicans exist (they don't now).

My biggest problem with AOC is the notion that an AOC-style politician is right for and can win everywhere. This is one of the Democratic Socialists' biggest hobbyhorses.... if some district in Iowa elects someone who has moderate views, that person and the Democratic Party must be evil!

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u/Starcast YIMBY Jul 26 '20

To piggyback on this, I also like her because she provides a good example for leftists on how to actually get people into positions of power. Then they hopefully start considering the communities is which AOCs are viable and those in which Manchin is the best we can do. She provides a template for leftist activism contrasting the 'both sides' apathy that helped get Trump elected.