AOC Falls in Line

For a while now I’ve been disappointed by the actions of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In the past I’ve been energized and inspired by her progressive political perspective and her spirited challenging of centrist ideology. Not so much anymore. Why? Because as Sabrina Salvati clearly documents below, AOC is steadily shifting from her (and her supporters’) progressive roots to the more “mainstream” (i.e., corporatist) establishment of the Democratic Party. Like I said, it’s disappointing.





UPDATES

The Squad Embraces Biden?
AOC Strays From the Left and Angers Her Base
– Rising (July 12, 2024)

AOC Loses DSA Endorsement
– Sabby Sabs (July 14, 2024)

Breaking Down AOC’s Rambling
and Incoherent Support for Biden
– Breaking Points (July 22, 2024)


For more of AOC at The Wild Reed, see the following chronologically-ordered posts:
• Ross Barkan: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2018
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – February 6, 2019
• Something to Think About on International Women’s Day
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2019
• To Whom the Future of America Belongs
• My Summer of Supporting Progressive Down-Ballot Candidates
• Eight Leading Progressive Voices on Why They’re Voting for Biden
• Progressive Perspectives on the 2020 U.S. Election Results
• A Radical Kind of Love
• Progressive Perspectives on the Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian “Nightmare”
• Progressive Perspectives on Sen. Joe Manchin’s Refusal to Support “Build Back Better”
• Progressive Perspectives on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade