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Last edited Wed Jun 24, 2020, 05:12 PM - Edit history (1)
In a close race Ocasio-Cortez only managed to get 76% of the vote.
On edit: it seems to be settling out at around 70%, so obviously a recount should be conducted.
marie999
(3,334 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)malaise
(268,980 posts)Well done AOC- .AOC is a breath of fresh air
Bettie
(16,100 posts)and she knows what it's like not to know how she's going to buy groceries and pay rent at the end of the month.
Too many in congress are wealthy enough that they've probably not had to juggle their household budget in many, many years if ever.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Just eeked it out! Lol
North Shore Chicago
(3,315 posts)KG
(28,751 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 24, 2020, 07:26 AM - Edit history (1)
but you know. her district office.
gab13by13
(21,333 posts)I wish we had 100 more AOC's. She needs to move up in committee rankings.
Person of Interest
(365 posts)TheRickles
(2,061 posts)That moment of uncertainty until I clicked on the full post.... Whew!
demmiblue
(36,845 posts)Autumn
(45,071 posts)BComplex
(8,049 posts)Assholes!
Autumn
(45,071 posts)Voltaire2
(13,027 posts)Very embarrassing.
brooklynite
(94,529 posts)Voltaire2
(13,027 posts)actively promoting a false flag republican over Ocasio-Cortez.
They should be ashamed.
hlthe2b
(102,247 posts)For all the lack of consensus on DU re: AOC, I still could not have been more surprised at those defending the very RW history of her opponent. (I just decided I must be too far out of NY politics to "get it" and opted not to weigh in)...
Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)PTWB
(4,131 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 24, 2020, 10:20 AM - Edit history (1)
It was of note because AOC has faced an extensive right wing misinformation campaign. Her primary opponent was an ultra right wing conservative Republican proponent of abolishing Medicare and Social security until registering as a Democrat to try to primary AOC. Despite that persons tea party pedigree, a number of so-called Democrats threw her their support.
THAT is why the contest and the results are of interest.
Voltaire2
(13,027 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)Nice one.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)about what 76% really means.
RandiFan1290
(6,232 posts)R B Garr
(16,950 posts)They'll probably update it soon, so it might even get to over 30,000.
Voltaire2
(13,027 posts)I really am curious what your motivation was.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)But I 'm in California, so I'm just glad I didn't have to deal with it.
What's funny is these same attacks were used against Hillary supporters, so I'm used to the phony labels.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Andrew Yang wants to sell you universal basic income. Beware if you have disabilities.
Andrew Yangs success, however, demands that Americans take him seriously as a candidate. Unfortunately, he and his campaign make this task difficult, particularly when it comes to disability policy. Every major candidate has addressed the issue of care for disabled and elderly Americans. And while no platform is perfect, most candidates have a basic understanding of the social safety net, or at least their advisers do. Except maybe Yangs.
On Monday, Yang finally released his health care policy plan, with a section on people with disabilities. I read it. I also read his book, The War on Normal People, combed his website on details about disability programs, and asked his campaign for comment. And as a disabled person who has relied on various social safety net programs in the past, I am still left confused as to how disability benefits would be affected by the centerpiece of Yangs policies, universal basic income, or what he calls the Freedom Dividend. His health care policies for disabled people also raise more questions than answers.
How Yangs Freedom Dividend affects disability benefits
With the Freedom Dividend, the government would pay every American $1,000 per month, no strings attached. This is unlikely to ever make it through Congress. But lets say, for the sake of argument, that it did. Then what would happen to disability benefits?
It is difficult to analyze the impact of the Freedom Dividend on other social safety net programs like Social Security, Medicaid, or food stamps. Andrew Yangs new health care plan and the Care for People with Disabilities section say absolutely nothing on the matter. When Vox contacted Yangs campaign for clarification, his national press secretary insisted that Yangs plan touches on aspects of disability benefits, but did not explain how or in what way. I was repeatedly given answers and sent links to parts of the website that were totally irrelevant to the questions Id asked.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/first-person/2019/12/19/21026925/andrew-yang-disability-policy
Kahn supported Yang's UBI.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)I posted it yesterday. I was waiting for a phone call and actually bothered to listen to it just to pass the time, since I'm in California so it really doesn't matter.
But with the coronavirus relief at this point, that universal income isn't that big of a deal. The government was passing out money, so that was not a big thing to consider.
It's not like much would ever come of it anyway in the long term.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)I support policies which is why AOC is perfect. MCC is a libertarian. Kahn supports UBI which I do not. I support a strong safety net.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)I think that's what you find in how the majority votes in broader elections.
Mariana
(14,856 posts)Autumn
(45,071 posts)RandiFan1290
(6,232 posts)Autumn
(45,071 posts)RandiFan1290
(6,232 posts)'She had too much money!!!1'
Autumn
(45,071 posts)It was the Justice Democrats!!! I confess. I'm in CO and I sent her 50. Also based on who is posting about the Justice Democrats I'm becoming a fan.
Happy Hoosier
(7,304 posts)... glad she beat the ring wing nut. If AOC learns to be a politician and not just an activist, she can be a force for change.
edhopper
(33,575 posts)some of the people some of the time after all.
(talking about her opponent)
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Too close for comfort.
SKKY
(11,805 posts)PTWB
(4,131 posts)Im curious what her numbers would have looked like if her opponent wasnt (until registering as a Democrat to try to unseat AOC) an ultra right wing conservative Republican who advocated eliminating Medicare and social security.
The lengths that cons will go to in order to silence a woman of color who DARES speak truth to power... they never cease to amaze me.