TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoA Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Dealwww.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down124file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkA Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Dealwww.thenation.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoShe needs to build enough of a base within the party to make it viable. That means creating the bench of local and state officials that share her politics.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe party needs to stop opposing progressives harder than it does republicans.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoProgressives need to be so infested in the party that you can’t do that.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIt’s neat how even centrists’ opposition to progressives is progressives’ fault.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoWhat, everyone should just do whatever AOC says and clap? I’m not blaming AOC, just describing the politics of what is going on.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months ago What, everyone should just do whatever AOC says and clap? Would be a nice change of pace from doing whatever Manchin says and clapping.
She needs to build enough of a base within the party to make it viable.
That means creating the bench of local and state officials that share her politics.
The party needs to stop opposing progressives harder than it does republicans.
Progressives need to be so infested in the party that you can’t do that.
It’s neat how even centrists’ opposition to progressives is progressives’ fault.
What, everyone should just do whatever AOC says and clap?
I’m not blaming AOC, just describing the politics of what is going on.
Would be a nice change of pace from doing whatever Manchin says and clapping.