The position puts her at odds with some on the left, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, another potential 2028 contender, who said he wants to find “common ground” with people like Greene.
In a conversation Friday at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics moderated by David Axelrod, the onetime political strategist to President Barack Obama, a student asked Ocasio-Cortez whether she stood by past remarks that there were “legitimate white supremacist sympathizers at the core of the House of Representatives caucus” and, if so, why she worked with some of them.
Ocasio-Cortez did stand by them and said she wasn’t scared of reaching across the aisle, holding up her work with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. But she set a clear boundary.
“I personally do not trust someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene, a proven bigot and antisemite, on the issue of what is good for Gazans and Israelis,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I don’t think it benefits our movement in that instance to align the left with white nationalists. I don’t think it serves us.”
No shit, Sherlock. I’m not mad at AOC for stating the obvious. I’m mad that she has to in the first place cos Democrats are fucking stupid. Not as stupid as Republicans, but still stupid.
MTG says whatever MTG thinks will benefit MTG the most. End of story. She has no morality at all other than what will conveniently serve herself first.
I think MTG is the republican party hedging their bets
They know they are going to suffer the biggest landslide in history at the next election, they elected a conman and openly conned the country.
If MTG offers a softer more dem-lite vision then she may well take some of the floaters, Indies and undecideds. The GOP won’t be able to campaign with trump politics so they will need to mirror the democrats to win a few votes.
You are overconfident. The shock and awe on Reddit when Trump won last election was palpable. After months of reading Democrat puff pieces, the users were left dazed and confused. They didn’t understand how it was physically possible.
In truth, Trump was elected because he had popular policies. He has and is continuing to makes moves that help a large swathe of the public. Democrats need to pull to the center if they want to win. They need to avoid or counter the two issues that were the focus of Republican marketing spending.
I kinda suspect those voting machines in the swing states had something to do with it too.
The only “help” he gives the public is the ability to be openly hateful without fear of social backlash.
…this isn’t true. He focused heavily on the working class with policies such as immigration and the reduction of overtime taxes.
These are people that would have traditionally voted Democrat. He somehow managed to swing the election without marginalizing middle and upper class voters. This is surprising; the upper classes benefit disproportionately from increased immigration.
The focus on immigration has resulted in massive losses for the agriculture industry, driving up food prices and putting small farms out of business. So much for the working class. Not to mention all the tariffs making everything else less affordable.
His messaging may promise sunshine and rainbows for the average American but his actual impacts in office have been nothing short of catastrophic. The people who still buy into the messaging are morons, bigots, and the willfully ignorant making a quick buck.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is bat shit insane, or at least she doesn’t mind acting like it. She is as untrustworthy as any lying reality denying MAGA idiot.
I agree! Yet Another based take from AOC!
I wouldn’t trust MTG with a squirt gun at a swimming pool. Yes we all make mistakes and say and do dump things. Yes she has turned her back on Donny and maga but I do believe the minute he dies she will try to recapture the maga movement and mold it in her favor. And when this fails she will just grift another hatful movement. Yes she is still speaking out about Epstein which I will give her credit for but other than that stfu bitch. When we get our country back or what’s left of it you will still go to prison for all the crimes, lies, and pain you caused people. We will at least make sure your last meal is tasty Marge.
Can do!
MTG is a truly odious individual with shit for brains and extremely offensive views and zero practical prescriptions for any of America’s problems. She should fuck off into private life.
no one should trust that lady, got it.
edit - i obviously mean MTG smh
Naw you good
Why would anyone trust MTG?
Republicans who acknowledge the war in Iran is wrong are moving to our position. We won’t trust them to lead us, but if they have influence over their party, then I think it’s beneficial to show that to their supporters and get them on the side against genocide, illegal wars, and war crimes. I believe Ro Khana realizes this is an issue that can unite the country in the same way the Epstein files has. If we are winning over the right and bringing them to sanity on a single, gigantic issue, that is a good thing.
I don’t trust inbreds.
If the DNC goes anywhere near MTG, they should be sued for… something bad.
Yeah this doesn’t really excuse AOC’s poor positioning on Israel while a genocide was happening. This is a complete strawman on AOC’s part and the hogs are just eating it up. And thats a problem because instead of working to improve her own political instincts on this issue, she’s enlisting a terminally online army of sportsfans to white-knight for her.
The fact is AOC did bad on Israel and funding Israel while a genocide was happening. A blind dog like MTG finding a bone eventually has no bearing on AOC doing very poorly on these issues. And judging by the ratios in this thread, the hogs have spoken.
I interpreted AOC’s refusal to support Taylor-Greene’s proposal to cut funding to Israel as a personal grudge not based in what may ultimately do good, but rather refusing to give someone she despises on a personal level any sort of credit. I am saying this as a criticism, not an excuse.
I would support the devil himself it meant less funding for Israel. If you don’t want to give the right any victories on Israel, then push the left to be better! But tbh that doesn’t even really strike me as AOC’s real reasoning, I just think she really hates MTG.
100% and my view of this threads is just the hogs eating it up.
AOC was wrong with her votes and her making this about MTG instead of about stopping genocide: its not gonna work.
The self serving, backwards, hateful, idiotic, conspiracy theorist wacko isn’t a trustworthy political ally. No shit?
Where you need to, and their broken clock happens to align for good, use the anti-Trump Republicans for their votes. But never ever trust them. They’re not your friends and they will fuck you at the first opportunity.
