“I find it amusing when politicians try to diminish the seriousness of our policy work, movement organizing and grassroots fundraising to ‘she just tweets,’ as though ‘serious’ politics is only done by begging corporate CEOs for money through wax-sealed envelopes delivered by raven,” a furious Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said.
But it was likely her comments this week, calling for new leadership in her Party, that likely cost her the spot.
“You know, for me personally it was when I was waitressing, and I would hear Democrats talk about why the Affordable Care Act was so amazing all the time and how this is the greatest thing ever, and the economy was doing wonderfully,” she said. “And frankly, it is the same trick that Trump pulls, which is, you know, people touting the Dow as a measure of economic success, when we’re all getting killed out here.”
“And so, you know, do we need new leadership of the Democratic Party? Absolutely,” she said. “But how do we ensure that when we shift, we don’t even move further to the right?”
