Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faces some pressure from home according to a new poll that was released by the Stop The AOC PAC. In the poll, AOC only has a 21% favorability rating and only 11% believe the Representative has their best interests in mind. This follows along the lines of previous polls in showing that the majority of her constituents do not support her.
Much of the complaints come from the Representatives lack of supporting Amazon coming to New York. Many constituents believe that Amazon was a good move, contrary to the beliefs of AOC. However, the poll results may show a much bigger picture than simply Amazon.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ district, NY 14, had 214,044 registered Democrat voters in 2016 compared to 33,912 Republicans. AOC won an overwhelmingly Democratic district with 78% of the vote. She does not need the support of Republicans to win her district, but she does need the faith of her Democratic base. With her Democrat base moving away, what’s next for AOC?
For starters, she is susceptible to any primary challenger in 2020. AOC only won her primary by just over 4,000 over Joseph Crowley. Crowley, was an establishment Democrat who significantly underestimated the grassroots campaign of AOC. It’s reminiscent of how establishment Republicans underestimated Tea Party candidates in past years.
Voter turnout will be higher as this is a Presidential election and AOC has lost the support of her base. In 2016, Crowley won support of over 147,000 voters. AOC only won with 110,000 in 2018. If AOC faces a strong democratic challenger in the 2020 election, she may struggle to get through the primary. Will a moderate Democrat challenge AOC in the primary? Maybe Joseph Crowley will come back to challenge her with her low approval numbers?
AOC also faces concerns regarding redistricting after the 2020 Census. There’s a general consensus that if a seat is lost after the census, it would be her seat in the NY 14 district. If she is moved to another district, she would have to face an incumbent Democrat, which would be some of the same issues as described above.
So what’s the end game for AOC? Many have suggested the thought of AOC being a VP candidate, however she is not old enough. She has long been an outspoken supporter of Bernie Sanders and is slowly becoming the face of the activist side of the Democratic Party. She may lose her seat in a primary challenge, or through redistricting, but AOC is not going anywhere anytime soon.
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AOC is the new Howard Dean of the Democratic party. In 2004, Howard Dean was all the rage of younger generation voters – with his enthusiasm, he took the Left-wingers by storm. Like Howard, a fire burned too bright too quick, soon fades away. AOC is no different – in her attempt to pander to the younger generation, she believes that she is and they are the face of the party that will bring about radical change to the United States and forces both the middle-class and business to fund their Sandpit of Socialism.
Recently, AOC again spat stupidity when she claimed that Amazon is paying their workers “starvation wages,” even though Jeff Bezos and his company have now increased their worker minimum wage to $15.00 per hour – the identical wage that both liberals and Princess Ocasio-Cortez have stated is what all businesses should implement. This pathetic attempt to punch American industry in the face further illustrates that nothing is ever good enough for liberals – they will stop at nothing until they bleed the wallets and purses of successful individuals and businesses alike to reward mediocrity!
To defend AOC’s comments, Bezos went on to state that along with the increase in the minimum wage, “[Amzon] prepays 95% of continuing education tuition costs through its Career Choice Program for associates who want to pursue in-demand careers.” It would appear that it is merely just not “good enough” for the cooks of the Left. Perhaps it is that $15 ought to be $20, or better yet – Bezos’ wealth is being gigged, and AOC believes that just because of his wealth, Amazon associates should make more simply because they are entitled due to his success? Or better yet, AOC and the Gang do not like the idea of Amazon reinvesting in their employee’s education for “in-demand” jobs. Perhaps AOC is eluding to the fact that Amazon, like American taxpayers, should finance the bottomless pit of the current American higher education system that gives a $100,000k (plus) to 18-year-olds who wish to pursue Underwater Basketweaving at a national university only to find out that such a degree is worthless in American Business and that they have no skills and are left with an $800 a month loan payment that simply can’t be met. But no worries, according to AOC, every child should be able to go to college at the expense of American taxpayers – free of charge, so that we can continue to have a younger generation that is educated in oceanic underwater weaving!
Bottom-line, AOC, like Dean is a cook – an entitled, out-of-touch, Leftwinger that will fizzle out quicker than she came on. Republicans should not worry about her – however, we all should be concerned on the individuals that support her and “Vladamir Vision.” Point blank – we should encourage the testing of the current state of our mental health facilities and have every one of their heads examined – for they are clearly in need of some great therapy, which of course would be yet again on the dime of American taxpayers!