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The Socialist That Could - Meet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the secret Republican weapon for 2020.
 [Kim Strossel - WSJ] The Republican Party has a secret weapon for 2020. It’s especially effective because it’s stealthy: The Democrats seem oblivious to its power. And the GOP needn’t lift a finger for it to work. All Republicans have to do is sit back and watch 29-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez . . . exist.AOC, as she’s better known, today exists largely in front of the cameras. In a few months she’s gone from an unknown New York bartender to the democratic socialist darling of the left and its media hordes. Her megaphone is so loud that she rivals Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the face of the Democratic Party. Republicans don’t know whether to applaud or laugh. Most do both. For them, what’s not to love? She’s set off a fratricidal war on the left, with her chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, this week slamming the "radical conservatives" among the Democrats holding the party "hostage." She’s made friends with Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, who has been accused of anti-Semitism. She’s called the American system of wealth creation "immoral" and believes government has a duty to provide "economic security" to people who are "unwilling to work." As a representative of New York, she’s making California look sensible. Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-10 |
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