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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There seem to be assumptions that he was talking strictly about her platform when he said Ocasio-Cortez is the future of the Dem Party. While in some areas there is solid support for pieces of her platform, like Medicare for All and state school tuition, loan forgiveness etc, I think what he meant was that young people, women, and people of color are the future of the Democratic Party. With that, I completely agree.[/quote]

I know not a single rank amd file democrat who agrees with any of these policies, it’s Bernie dreamland.  The tax increase necessary to fund even one of these programs, once known to the elctorate, would be enough to defeat any dem seriously supporting them.  We can make healthcare and higher education affordable, we can’t make it free.

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I meant support of those platform tenets among the electorate, not elected officials. As you alluded to, most electeds will have to move to center after primary season.

My overall point stands -- Ocasio-Cortez is young, is a women, and a person of color. She is energetic, willing to work hard (she literally wore out a pair of shoes walking door to door to meet people), and interested in identifying the needs of her constitutents and to talk to them (Crowley was not/did not).

If other Democrats have those qualities -- almost regardless of platform -- I think they will be successful and be able to have excessive voter turnout of the Dem base in their areas which is precisely what we need to continue to win. [/quote]

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