re: #131 HappyWarrior

Yep. TBH I wish she wouldn’t call herself one because I’m tired of the socialist vs capitalist bs. We’re all both.

She was on Pod Save America last week, Lovett interviewed her. She had a good answer to the question of why she calls herself a “Democratic Socialist.” Her answer below:

cont.@jonlovett: “What is the value of being a Democratic Socialist vs. being a Democrat for you?”@Ocasio2018: “To be completely honest, I don’t know what it means to just be a Democrat… while I’m happy to call myself a Democrat, I also want to be more than that.” pic.twitter.com/7f5YuXfcPs

— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) August 8, 2018

The whole interview is well worth a listen. She’s smart and can talk about issues in a real and personal way. Not sure how much I agree with her on stuff, but I think there’s a lot more to like than to hate, and I say that as a mostly center-left libertarian.