AOC Declines to Endorse Hong, Says She’s Focused on ‘Winning Back’ Congress
Her decision matches Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Socialists of America, which also passed on backing Hong.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to endorse Francesca Hong on Sunday, stating her focus remains on winning back the House and Senate in the Democratic primary race.
- Hong faces renewed scrutiny for previous remarks on abolishing police and prisons, though Ocasio-Cortez said Hong has "moved away" from those positions during the COVID era.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders and the national Democratic Socialists of America have also declined to endorse Hong, reflecting broader progressive hesitation over her democratic socialist platform.
- Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough criticized Democratic leaders Monday for allowing controversial rhetoric to become an electoral liability, urging the party to condemn extreme positions.
- Wisconsin voters will determine the Democratic nominee on Tuesday, serving as a bellwether for whether progressive candidates can expand appeal in closely divided states.
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Difficult for Democrats To Escape 'Crazy' Woke Ideas
Yesterday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on ABC's This Week with Jonathan Karl. During their discussion, Karl asked her about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's unearthed past comments, including those saying that Thanksgiving should be cancelled. After initially sidestepping the question, AOC argued that Hong had moved away from those past views. She then added, with [...]Read More...
“Woke 2” Wants a Mulligan for “Woke 1”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave an interview to ABC’s Jon Karl over the weekend: Karl: So you have Wisconsin coming up next, Francesca Hong, who is the Democratic Socialist of America-supported candidate for governor… You haven’t endorsed her. Are you going to? Ocasio-Cortez: No, I haven’t endorsed in that race. My focus has been in winning back...
Socialists want a do-over for the insane 2020 positions they supported
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wants her fellow progressives to receive amnesty for the insane policies and rhetoric they promoted during the 2020 pandemic because she knows those positions are anchors that will be hung around their necks in future elections. Ocasio-Cortez made these comments while defending Francesca Hong, the socialist state representative who is about to be nominated as the Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin…
‘IT’S CRAZY!’ Joe Scarborough Absolutely Destroys ‘Too Woke’ Democrats in Fiery, Must-Watch Rant
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough erupted at Democrats in a flamethrowing broadside Monday, screaming that party leaders were allowing its most controversial voices to become an electoral liability because leaders were “too woke to call out the obvious.” The MS NOW crew began by airing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) Sunday appearance on ABC’s This Week, where she was pressed about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong and her p…
AOC declines to endorse Francesca Hong in Wisconsin
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to endorse Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on Sunday, as the progressive lawmaker urged voters to focus on candidates’ current positions rather than past political statements. Hong, a Democratic state representative and democratic socialist, is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 primary. The race has emerged as a test of how far the state’s Demo…
AOC Urges Voters to Weigh Francesca Hong’s Current Message Over Past Woke 1 Remarks
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