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mobeau69

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3. huh?

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 09:09 PM

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Ayanna Pressley meets Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2018 OP

"The people closest to the pain should be closest to the power." - @AyannaPressley. mobeau69 Sep 2018 #1

That's nice. But Pressley identifies as a Democrat. brush Sep 2018 #2

huh? mobeau69 Sep 2018 #3

AOC calls herself a democratic socialist. brush Sep 2018 #4

And a Democrat. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #9

What does that mean? brush Sep 2018 #11

The Democratic Party is a political party not a Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #17

Sure. She is a Democrat who identifies Hortensis Sep 2018 #19

Wow. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #35

DSA is a meaningless label tirebiter Sep 2018 #5

Are you talking about Ocasio-Cortez? brush Sep 2018 #7

The "S" part confuses things tirebiter Sep 2018 #12

Yeah, that socialist label just gives repugs more ammo against us. brush Sep 2018 #13

And? SkyDancer Sep 2018 #22

Exactly. Thank you. KPN Sep 2018 #28

That's your view. It still is to many, and they are not all trumpers. brush Sep 2018 #29

It isn't a view SkyDancer Sep 2018 #33

Again, the biggest voting block are boomers and genXers, that includes Dems and Independents. brush Sep 2018 #37

I hope you're right and she finally ditched that democratic socialist label... brush Sep 2018 #8

Yes because let's narrow things down SkyDancer Sep 2018 #23

It was smart to do though. Why give repugs more ammo against Dems... brush Sep 2018 #24

Maybe. . . MaryELease Sep 2018 #31

You're preaching to the choir here. Many out there in the electorate don't get that those things... brush Sep 2018 #32

Because Palin's crowd would ever vote for a Democrat? SkyDancer Sep 2018 #34

Lots of Democrats are socialists. David__77 Sep 2018 #15

Those of us who are members of DSA don't find it meaningless SkyDancer Sep 2018 #21

This is very cool and what I want to see ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #6

I think you mean "to represent Massachusetts, eeevah" Yavin4 Sep 2018 #10

Yeah pretty much ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #14

Very cool indeed. KPN Sep 2018 #30

Yes, back in June. namahage Sep 2018 #16

They are the future of the Democratic Party oberliner Sep 2018 #18

Ayana Pressley is great! Don't compare her with Alexandria Ocasio. Hortensis Sep 2018 #20

Well said. K&R brush Sep 2018 #25

+++ nt heaven05 Sep 2018 #26

"a dissident faction in the Democratic Party" Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #36

Pressley took PAC money. NCTraveler Sep 2018 #27