Posted on 08/16/2018 2:12:50 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
If you're one of the many American progressives cheering on the performance of your new political rock star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, look around: Many of the people cheering with you are Republicans.
Ocasio-Cortez's 14-point victory over 10-term incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley was certainly impressive. Her performance since then? Not so much. The GOP have branded her a gaffe machine, Democrats on Capitol Hill her urging her "to do things differently," and her stumbling media appearances have sparked references to the "P" word: "Palin."
Yes, it's that bad.
There's a lot to like about the bold, outspoken battler from the Bronx who, until just a few months ago was still tending bar. She's enthusiastic, she's attractive, she has a degree in economics from Boston University, and she's unapologetic in her (self-described) socialist views.
Unfortunately, Ocasio-Cortez doesn't appear to have test-driven her campus socialism in the real world. And as a result, her media performances under even the most tepid of questioning have been less than productive.
In the six short weeks since her upset primary win, Ocasio-Cortez has:
· Claimed "unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs."
· Referred to Israel's "occupation of Palestine" and struggled to explain what that meant
· Claimed the "upper-middle class doesn't exist anymore."
· Wrongly accused her defeated Democratic opponent of plotting a third-party challenge against her.
She also compared the costs of the GOP tax cuts (less than $2 trillion over the next 10 years) to the costs of her Medicare For All approach, estimated at around $32 trillion over a decade. Then to make matters worse, she added this during a CNN interview....
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Ocasio-Cortez - bartender who couldn’t keep a job longer than 18 months...
Sarah Palin - and accomplished women, mother, and conservative leader...
Even MSM idiots can be total ignorant idiots.
This retard Ocasio has a degree on the "history of economics."
Hard to tell what substantive hard knowledge that defines...
Palin’s so called incompetence was manufactured by the media who was still getting away with their full fledged propaganda.//
We have a winner
Palin’s endorsements of candidates were successful over the years a majority of the time.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got shut out in the primaries.
Love Sarah!
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