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In reply to the discussion: What in the world is AOC doing [View all]unblock
(52,221 posts)I won't disagree that there are benefits to having a singular focus on elections and securing power first and acting with that power later.
But she said it herself: if there's an executive order that gives people abortion access now, and the radical Supreme Court strikes it down 3 months later, that's 3 months of protection for women who need abortions, 3 months of not needing more dangerous alternatives, 3 months of not being stuck with an unwanted pregnancy.
The Dobbs case and the new generation of gestational slavery laws affect women in real time, now. Not just after the next election.
There's often a trade off between securing power and exercising it. Aoc has the benefit of being hugely popular in a solidly blue district, so she can more comfortably push for action than others.