She, like any House member, can push the country in whatever direction she wants. (Reply #28)

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LonePirate (12,370 posts)

28. She, like any House member, can push the country in whatever direction she wants.

The press covers her immensely because she is very popular on the left and a lightning rod for the right. Her relative youth, gender and appearance also play a role in the amount of coverage she receives.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Does AOC speak for all of America, or just . . . [View all]	Vidal	Jun 2019	OP
She may speak for her district in NY, but not all of NY.	comradebillyboy	Jun 2019	#1
Why? NM is solid blue	lunatica	Jun 2019	#27
Blue but not all that liberal. She might be competitive	comradebillyboy	Jun 2019	#39
I think you are wrong.	shanny	Jun 2019	#2
Putting "kick me!" signs on people's backs is really fun, isn't highschool a hoot? eom	thewhollytoast	Jun 2019	#3
She Doesn't Speak For All Of NYC	Me.	Jun 2019	#4
And where might one find these polls you reference?	thewhollytoast	Jun 2019	#7
The Links Below Tell The Story	Me.	Jun 2019	#15
Wow, she's under water with white voters, men and Republicans.	Ace Rothstein	Jun 2019	#22
Yikes Is Right	Me.	Jun 2019	#24
This message was self-deleted by its author	Celerity	Jun 2019	#18
This message was self-deleted by its author	highplainsdem	Jun 2019	#5
What specifically leads you to believe she didn't know the proper form used for regaining the house?	LanternWaste	Jun 2019	#6
As Pelosi said, AOC won in a district where a glass of water with a "D" would have won.	highplainsdem	Jun 2019	#8
Many of her ideas would work everywhere, but many people aren't ready to believe that.	lagomorph777	Jun 2019	#9
It was proven last summer during the midwest primaries that your premise isn't correct...	George II	Jun 2019	#19
My premise is that a lot of people aren't ready to vote for those ideas,	lagomorph777	Jun 2019	#20
Your premise is not inconsistent at all.	PandoraAwakened	Jun 2020	#41
Why should every democrat be expected to speak for all of America?	jcgoldie	Jun 2019	#10
I think we are a big tent	HopeAgain	Jun 2019	#11
And the thinking of this old person, in a very purple state.	lagomorph777	Jun 2019	#21
I live several states away from her and I wish I could vote for her.	50 Shades Of Blue	Jun 2019	#12
Yes, let's not make any waves	gratuitous	Jun 2019	#13
Biden	Vidal	Jun 2019	#25
Per your OP, who is arguing Cortez speaks for all America?	LanternWaste	Jun 2019	#29
Is there	obnoxiousdrunk	Jun 2019	#14
Any person	zipplewrath	Jun 2019	#38
I don't think anyone	stillcool	Jun 2019	#16
We need to win and to control the conversation	Midnightwalk	Jun 2019	#17
Dem bashing. nt	live love laugh	Jun 2019	#23
Continuously, many of us have noticed.	JudyM	Jun 2019	#36
She speaks for me.	H2O Man	Jun 2019	#26
She, like any House member, can push the country in whatever direction she wants.	LonePirate	Jun 2019	#28
AOC speaks for me	RedParrot	Jun 2019	#30
I think she's great.	blogslut	Jun 2019	#31
Give her time.	LakeArenal	Jun 2019	#32
I think those flipped seats are VERY vulnerable for getting reflipped if we don't fulfill promises.	Chin music	Jun 2019	#33
She speaks for millions. eom	guillaumeb	Jun 2019	#34
How could anyone speak for all of America? That's a strange standard.	Maru Kitteh	Jun 2019	#35
Depends on what you allow her to do.	Kaleva	Jun 2019	#37
She represents her district	Codeine	Jun 2019	#40

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