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She has become the voice of her generation. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #1
That's a pretty big stretch EffieBlack Jan 2019 #2
You know how the media is; if they will it that's it. She's a star!!!! n/t monmouth4 Jan 2019 #3
I wonder if she's afraid to separate from the radical groups Hortensis Jan 2019 #42
I doubt that she'll separate from them..... George II Jan 2019 #80
"Radical"...wtf?! disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #161
About "Justice Democrats" ehrnst Jan 2019 #184
The Justice Democrats philosophy of "destroy to rebuild" makes as much sense as... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #191
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #9
An occasional "Lulzd" can make a point EffieBlack Jan 2019 #18
Lulz and lulzd are terms of derision. George II Jan 2019 #88
Ok. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #101
I don't say so: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Talk:lulz George II Jan 2019 #105
So you disagree with yourself? Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #149
Nope. George II Jan 2019 #159
Odd. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #166
Strawmen: ehrnst Jan 2019 #185
No that is not what a strawman argument is. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #206
Yes it is. ehrnst Jan 2019 #209
Lol. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #94
Lulz. ehrnst Jan 2019 #186
Again, not a strawman argument. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #207
Again, yes it was. ehrnst Jan 2019 #208
actually there should be an age ceiling on Twitter crazycatlady Jan 2019 #93
I admit to not understanding about 90% Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #95
Oh my god. Seriously? NurseJackie Jan 2019 #4
I know, it must be just agony for some. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #6
... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #12
You might want to check out this post Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #60
Your declaration causes "agony for some?" ehrnst Jan 2019 #27
Seriously!! So much for the "big tent." InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #30
The "big tent" is always open for anyone who wants to enter... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #36
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Me. Jan 2019 #38
+1. Tipperary Jan 2019 #68
Question Horizens Jan 2019 #71
One shouldn't have to ask such a question Apollyonus Jan 2019 #135
If you want to learn about the "Democratic agenda" you can search for betsuni Jan 2019 #139
What is a loyal member?? sheshe2 Jan 2019 #140
Well, actually it's a group of people. There are some who seem to think that ehrnst Jan 2019 #189
"The Democratic party welcomes anyone who wants to work and volunteer and participate. " progressoid Jan 2019 #104
Continuing to spread lies about AOC, I see Palisade Jan 2019 #143
Welcome back! betsuni Jan 2019 #147
... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #221
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #222
... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #223
+1000. ehrnst Jan 2019 #187
The big tent includes the "corporate democrats" treestar Jan 2019 #182
Yes the some want her to get off their lawn crazycatlady Jan 2019 #53
I don't mind her on my lawn EffieBlack Jan 2019 #70
"swooning fans throwing flowers at her and singing" -- Thank you! NurseJackie Jan 2019 #155
I Lulzd! sheshe2 Jan 2019 #29
bwahahahahaha!!!! George II Jan 2019 #74
;) sheshe2 Jan 2019 #83
Didn't just 13% of her district vote? cwydro Jan 2019 #56
You make an excellent point. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #58
People seem to think there was some kind of massive turnout and landslide victory. cwydro Jan 2019 #59
And that it had huge national ramifications EffieBlack Jan 2019 #62
Last I heard there are 435 members of the House, many in very important positions and.... George II Jan 2019 #122
Turnout for the June primary was only 11.8%, she got 6.8% of the registered Democrats.... George II Jan 2019 #75
How is that different than previous elections? progressoid Jan 2019 #120
Not until recently. I don't know of any other states that have separate primaries.... George II Jan 2019 #126
But they've been doing this since at least 2012. progressoid Jan 2019 #136
Yep! Many of those that I know in New York were unaware of the two primaries.... George II Jan 2019 #138
That may change within this legislative session. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #134
Thanks! cwydro Jan 2019 #153
I do believe you are correct. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #84
Sounds like she may have a better sense than some of her fans of the work she has to do to move up EffieBlack Jan 2019 #128
Yes, good for her! betsuni Jan 2019 #133
Bingo! sheshe2 Jan 2019 #141
Any evidence to support the statement? LanternWaste Jan 2019 #8
Sure. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #10
That's not evidence of your premise. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #11
Evidence of popularity on Twitter. EffieBlack Jan 2019 #13
Even so. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #14
It's pretty bizarre, isn't it? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #16
Didn't that backpack kid "rocket" into social media stardom too? cwydro Jan 2019 #61
Kim Kardashian and Ellen DeGeneres each have about 50x the number of followers EffieBlack Jan 2019 #65
Difference is that Trump's generation is overrepresented in politics crazycatlady Jan 2019 #96
As we've learned in the last year or so, "social media" activity.... George II Jan 2019 #129
Not to mention that Twitter isn't the real world EffieBlack Jan 2019 #131
I'm 71 years old and have been politically active for 40+ years, just signed up 18 months ago. George II Jan 2019 #132
"Twitter interactions" ehrnst Jan 2019 #28
80% of all twitter users are outside the United States, more than 70% are outside her "generation". George II Jan 2019 #77
Twitter? sheshe2 Jan 2019 #85
I know. She's got 0.00 followers on MySpace Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #90
OK, progressoid Jan 2019 #107
She's far behind Trump on that metric. Does that make him "the voice" of his generation? (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #194
If you say so. That settles it, I guess. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #17
If it were not for the fact that the attention paid to her and Bernie wasnt Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #31
She hasn't had a single original idea? Not ONE? Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #63
Can you name one? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #66
I will wait right here. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #86
Thanks. I can use the company! EffieBlack Jan 2019 #87
I will try to stay awake. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #99
Lol EffieBlack Jan 2019 #102
:) sheshe2 Jan 2019 #106
That's cute. You just doubled down on "no original idea." Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #108
Claiming she must have had an original (albeit unidentified) idea in high school EffieBlack Jan 2019 #111
I mentioned college, too. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #172
I don't get why people get so angry when one doesn't gush about her. ehrnst Jan 2019 #196
You do know that millennials are underrepresented as voters, right? Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #197
Millenials were surging in political actions taken from July 2016- July 2017. ehrnst Jan 2019 #199
Her transcript isn't a metric of political ideology or originality. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #195
Didn't claim it was a metric of political ideology. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #198
You made the case that she has "original political ideas" because of her scholastic acheivements. ehrnst Jan 2019 #200
No I didn't. Nice try, though. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #201
You did. ehrnst Jan 2019 #216
I have. I disagree. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #217
Yep. We disagree. ehrnst Jan 2019 #218
The thing that distinguishes them is that they don't shut up about the ideal. They continue JCanete Jan 2019 #142
And I think she will bring in a lot of millennials. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #173
Yes, but, but, she needs mentoring!! LOL, AOC should be doing the mentoring!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #26
... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #37
... sheshe2 Jan 2019 #103
Mentoring on what subjects? George II Jan 2019 #110
That would be encouraging. Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #69
She is one of the voices. Blue_true Jan 2019 #72
No she hasn't. George II Jan 2019 #73
Wow, you really hit a nerve Lordquinton Jan 2019 #97
Odd isn't it? Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #100
Leads me to ponder who is carrying water for whom... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #170
That was also said of Aung Song Suu Kyi. ehrnst Jan 2019 #154
So you think she is likely going to Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #165
That strawman was very dramatic. ehrnst Jan 2019 #168
So you think Ocasio-Cortez will be elected Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #212
Going for a Daytime Emmy now? ehrnst Jan 2019 #214
That was the joke of "Girls": voice of my generation. betsuni Jan 2019 #156
hahahahahahaha Apollyonus Jan 2019 #176
Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #5
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #7
Mueller indictment: Russians engaged in operations...to support Sanders and Trump. Hortensis Jan 2019 #20
Justice Democrats. ehrnst Jan 2019 #23
Yes, and two of JD's men are top staff in her new congressional office. Hortensis Jan 2019 #24
Interesting. Justice "Democrats" indeed. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #25
Yeah, personally I know what the agenda is and a unified party is not their agenda. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #32
Edmund Burke - you cannot develop a political theory and disrupt a society to test it. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #33
So in conclusion, god save the queen. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #35
Strawmen available at Costco now? ehrnst Jan 2019 #171
You do understand that Burke was arguing Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #205
It wasn't Burke that whipped out a strawman. It was you. ehrnst Jan 2019 #210
It was Burke's main argument. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #211
Gotcha. ehrnst Jan 2019 #215
But that's such a downer. ehrnst Jan 2019 #174
Ocasio has come into her own. joshcryer Jan 2019 #15
Very involved with Justice Democrats, however. ehrnst Jan 2019 #21
Ain't no thing. joshcryer Jan 2019 #34
Josh, unfortunately, they were with the Sanders campaign when she was, Hortensis Jan 2019 #44
Believe me, I'm still salty about all that stuff. joshcryer Jan 2019 #51
A check to them for $33,630.66 from her campaign is indeed a thing. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #152
She just joined another offshoot cult Apollyonus Jan 2019 #178
Interesting how "Being hated by the RW and drawing their fire" was a disqualfier ehrnst Jan 2019 #19
Funny how that happened, isn't it? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #22
I noticed that as well. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #39
It's fine to be a lightning rod whom the RW hates ... UNLESS you have any experience EffieBlack Jan 2019 #40
I read where someone suggest that the mentoring be reversed! NurseJackie Jan 2019 #45
+1,000 EffieBlack Jan 2019 #49
Compared to Dr. King? Tipperary Jan 2019 #81
Ayanna Pressley as well. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #89
Action over tweets! NurseJackie Jan 2019 #92
Yuppers! sheshe2 Jan 2019 #113
Sadly, she's being hounded for her tweet supporting AOC. progressoid Jan 2019 #112
She was criticized for quoting Alice Walker, not for supporting Ocasio-Cortez EffieBlack Jan 2019 #116
That's what I said. progressoid Jan 2019 #123
Saying she was "hounded for her tweet supporting AOC" clearly implies EffieBlack Jan 2019 #127
Well sure. progressoid Jan 2019 #137
And she apologized for that. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #121
Indeed. progressoid Jan 2019 #124
Yes, but I don't think the RW hates this one at all and hopes Hortensis Jan 2019 #47
I noticed that, ehrnst. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #43
Who was saying that? tonedevil Jan 2019 #48
Well there is that. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #91
Sticking to the narrative... tonedevil Jan 2019 #118
why do you autmoatically assume its the same people posting. If you can actually make that JCanete Jan 2019 #78
Maybe Sanders Sees That Too Me. Jan 2019 #41
Sometimes, I like the sound of crickets. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #46
The sound of crickets is often preferable ... EffieBlack Jan 2019 #50
The Sounds of Silence sheshe2 Jan 2019 #125
!! cwydro Jan 2019 #57
2020 is going to be about women, for women. joshcryer Jan 2019 #52
I have less confidence than you with regard to that matter. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #54
Well, I mean, they also know it'll be profitable. joshcryer Jan 2019 #55
wow....that's a really silly accusation. We must have a whole lot of Russians in JCanete Jan 2019 #76
Pretzel logic... disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #162
Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #79
Meh RLC1 Jan 2019 #64
The minute she cooperates with anyone in the "establishment," EffieBlack Jan 2019 #67
Like when she voted for Pelosi as speaker? Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #98
She threw her support to Pelosi on green legislation before she was even sworn in. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #109
What have I said that makes you accuse me of disliking her? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #114
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #148
... betsuni Jan 2019 #150
Dude, is that all you know how to say? cwydro Jan 2019 #157
Only applied when the post is obvious nonsense. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #167
Well, whenever I see an OP about AOC Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #169
Interesting EffieBlack Jan 2019 #175
Nice try. Not taking the bait. And the red herring is laughable. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #177
Providing proof of an accusation you made isn't "taking the bait" EffieBlack Jan 2019 #180
I think... disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #163
It is not dislike of her treestar Jan 2019 #181
She pisses off conservatives. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #82
their concern.... KG Jan 2019 #115
Hahaha!! Yes, just one of MANY reasons AOC is so likable!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #117
Especially conservatives who call themselves democrats Palisade Jan 2019 #144
Yes, conservatives calling themselves Democrats who say Dems are corrupt and beholden to betsuni Jan 2019 #146
Got a direct quote? Palisade Jan 2019 #192
LOL PDittie Jan 2019 #158
Uh huh... Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #203
And it seems many on here crazycatlady Jan 2019 #193
She is already inspiring so so many in my real life circles Celerity Jan 2019 #119
I know many people, Democrats, who live in and around the 14th District who are not inspired. George II Jan 2019 #130
Tell'm to grab a clipboard.. disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #164
To each there own. Celerity Jan 2019 #219
She's a true inspiration, what we need in the party Lordquinton Jan 2019 #151
I saw this movie in 2016. ucrdem Jan 2019 #145
Attacks on her only make her stronger... disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #160
What has social media performance got to do with House of Representatives democratisphere Jan 2019 #179
It is hilarious the reaction of some people to AOC hueymahl Jan 2019 #183
I try to stay out of it for the most part. Denzil_DC Jan 2019 #188
There does seem to be a "concern patrol" disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #190
Don't give up. But don't fall for the bait either Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #213
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #202
AOC socalsun Jan 2019 #204
welcome to DU! gopiscrap Jan 2019 #220
Unlike Trump Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #224
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