re: #21 Charles Johnson

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I don’t object to her positions but I really hope she stops pulling shit like this.

Dem senator warns: Ocasio-Cortez’s politics can win in the Bronx, but they can’t win in the Midwest https://t.co/EWs25EUfjW pic.twitter.com/kB9Ejwc8a2

— The Hill (@thehill) July 1, 2018

With respect to the Senator, strong, clear advocacy for working class Americans isn’t just for the Bronx.Sen. Sanders won:- Michigan- Minnesota- Kansas- Nebraska- Wisconsin- IndianaWe then lost several of those states in the general. What’s the plan to prevent a repeat? https://t.co/99K08qr7SH

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) July 1, 2018

Bernie won in those states and other even more red ones because of white racism against Hillary’s core black supporters and the perception that she would’ve continued Obama’s legacy. Bernie wasn’t ever going to win places like Kansas, Indiana, Nebraska or Idaho in a general election and could easily have done far worse in many of the states she lists. I don’t think she’s far left, but I do think that like many on the far left she’s probably prone towards a revisionist view of 2016 that places all blame on Hillary while dismissing Bernie’s responsibility for the harm he irresponsibly inflicted in furtherance of his own ego after the primary nomination was locked up.