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In reply to the discussion: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells 2020 Democrat John Delaney to 'please sashay away' [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)22. From what I hear from my Democratic friends in the 14th District, they may wind up telling her to...
...."sashay away" next year. It's bound to get stronger, but there's already a movement to primary her like she did Crowley.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells 2020 Democrat John Delaney to 'please sashay away' [View all]
DonViejo
Jun 2019
OP
Have you called it? As recently as two weeks ago a call to the Jackson Heights office....
George II
Jun 2019
#90
It is a BS attack because it is 2019 and nearly everyone has a cell phone with long distance.
Ace Rothstein
Jun 2019
#118
Yes it does matter in a relatively poor, elderly district with a large percentage of immigrants....
George II
Jun 2019
#120
My friend in Jackson Heights just called the office, and this is the recording she got:
George II
Jun 2019
#109
What would be the reaction, from her and her people, if Delaney told HER to "sashay away"?
George II
Jun 2019
#19
Yeah. This is ridiculous. I don't know how people are turning this in to a homophobic issue.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2019
#25
Precisely.. everyone has a right to their opinion.. even AOC.. I don't tell her to get off the stage
Peacetrain
Jun 2019
#10
If she would have said, you are wrong, and just left it at that, that would have been fine, but
still_one
Jun 2019
#8
I can't support anyone who supports Medicare for All, I love my employer paid insurance
Indygram
Jun 2019
#9
Not good at all, especially coming only a day after she bailed on the Queens Pride Parade....
George II
Jun 2019
#33
From what I hear from my Democratic friends in the 14th District, they may wind up telling her to...
George II
Jun 2019
#22
Perhaps, but there are two sides to that, watching because of her is not necessarily positive thing.
George II
Jun 2019
#23
Both Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren made it clear they are DEMOCRATS, not Democratic Socialists
still_one
Jun 2019
#24
I hear you Chin. Disagreeing with candidates on their positions is fair game, but suggesting
still_one
Jun 2019
#35
It is unfortunate. They don't debate her on the issues, but instead choose to personally attack her
still_one
Jun 2019
#54
I do not like her flip attitude. It's either on the bus or off the bus with her. Primal Donna comes
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#39
Ah. There in lies the problem. It's attitudinal. But sudden fame for the young must be difficult. nt
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#103
Delaney's response to her was mature and intelligent, which her tweet definitely wasn't.
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#86
Yup. A distraction, possibly an intentional one. Far easier to make a point of this than...
TreasonousBastard
Jun 2019
#105
Perhaps she should "sashay" over to Delaney's website and read his climate change plan:
George II
Jun 2019
#73
Sorry, I copied the wrong link (was looking at several of his proposals on his site) - here it is:
George II
Jun 2019
#91
I'm glad he takes it seriously but that plan is a not a good one. Corporations will gladly pay the
Kurt V.
Jun 2019
#79
Couple that comment with her cancelling her appearance at this weekend's Queens Pride Parade....
George II
Jun 2019
#92
So better policy and politivs is to keep the current, massively dysfunctional system?
guillaumeb
Jun 2019
#82
Not really. If you have good private insurance the American system is really good
Recursion
Jun 2019
#121
definitely not homophobic, but also definitely a stupid thing for AOC to go on full blast
Celerity
Jun 2019
#85
Didn't she rant about a graphic in an article about Bernie's wealth being "anti-semitic?"
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#106
She made a video taped appearance on the finale of RuPauls Drag Race last week
Orangepeel
Jun 2019
#114
When Dean Obeidallah had him on his show I heard him say this and I immediately tweeted
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2019
#125