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Chris Rabb wins the Pennsylvania Third Congressional District Dem primary
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Chris Rabb wins the Pennsylvania Third Congressional District Dem primary

Endorsements of the candidates:

Chris Rabb For Congress (Endorsements) (AOC and the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, DSA, 'The Squad', leftists and progressive groups)

Sharif Street for Congress: Official Campaign Website ('The Establishment) Huge disappointment in that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is endorsing him.

Endorsements - Stanford for Congress

Pennsylvania Representative Chris Rabb's winning this is a HUGE deal. It continues AOC's being a kingmaker. It shows AOC is actually more popular in Pennsylvania than Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is. 'Rep Rabb' even getting close in this primary race would have boosted AOC and her POTUS 2028 chances.

u/beeemkcl — 8 hours ago

The baseline isn't that AOC is more progressive than and/or better on I v P than Marjorie Greene. The baseline is that other than "tirelessly" maybe being too strong a word choice, there was nothing wrong with AOC's at the 2024 DNC saying that VPOTUS Harris was "working tirelessly for a ceasefire".

What's in this Post comment is what I remember, my opinions, etc.

AOC was trying to get pro-Palestine voters to vote for Harris/Walz. And AOC almost certainly reasoned that a Harris Administration would be at least somewhat better for Palestinians than a 2nd Trump Administration would be.

And AOC reasoned that a Harris Administration would be better for US Domestic Policy than a 2nd Trump Administration would be.

AOC's 2024 DNC speech was widely considered the best US political speech since then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama's 2004 DNC speech. But so many were so disappointed in AOC's saying "working tirelessly for a ceasefire" that AOC's polling went down after her 2024 DNC speech. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fame & popularity tracker 2020-2026

And not only that, some leftists and progressives were somehow touting and supporting Raphael Warnock 2028 or Jon Ossoff 2028 even though AOC has been far more progressive regarding I v P than those 2. Congressional Democrat Left Tracker - Google Sheets (US House) Congressional Democrat Left Tracker - Google Sheets (US Senate) 🇵🇸 Congressional Democrat Palestine Tracker 🇵🇸 - Google Sheets (US House) AOC at 5th most progressive and a "B" rating. 🇵🇸 Congressional Democrat Palestine Tracker 🇵🇸 - Google Sheets (US Senate) US Senator Raphael Warnock a "D" rating. US Senator Jon Ossof an "F" rating.

It's been only relatively very recently (like within the past month) that almost all the Ossoff 2028 stuff has gone away. It seems more are learning about or acknowledging US Sen. Ossoff's actual voting record.

AOC risked taking a political h*t, but the priority was trying to get Harris/Walz elected.

AOC did similar when she rather aggressively tried to get potential Green Party voters and other such voters to instead vote for the Democrat in the race. And AOC's doing such is why however many Democrats running for US House seats won their general elections who would have otherwise lost. And it's why Elissa Slotkin was able to win that Michigan US Senate race and Ruben Gallego was able to win that Arizona US Senate race.

At the time after the 2024 DNC, I asked those complaining about AOC's speech what would they have wanted her to do? Not try to get pro-Palestine voters to vote for Harris/Walz? Aggressively 'call-out' POTUS Joe Biden and/or VPOTUS Kamala Harris?

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Regarding the 2025 Iron D0me funding vote. Whatever personal problems AOC has with Marjorie Greene, the future optics were problematic because AOC's tying herself in any way to Marjorie Greene would elevate Greene. And regarding AOC's 2025 Iron D0me funding vote, the National DSA's statement was far more nuanced and far more supportive of AOC than many leftists, progressives, liberals, etc. were toward AOC at the time: On the Iron Dome Vote - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) (July 19, 2025). And a vote during the 2025 DSA National Convention to censure AOC and a vote to expel AOC from DSA were delayed until after the Convention was over and the DSA NPC voted both of those down.

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It's fine to be disappointed in AOC for various votes, hers not being aggressive-enough on certain things, hers not endorsing enough or being aggressive-enough regarding certain endorsements.

But let's not endorse people less progressive than AOC over AOC.

And given that AOC almost single-handedly moved the Democratic to the Left in 2019 (when it wanted to move to the Right), in 2021, in 2023, and in 2025 (when it wanted to move to the Right). Given AOC in 2022 made the Congressional Progressive Caucus more of a real thing. And given AOC in 2025 and 2026 is the main reason the Democratic Party is politically fighting as much as it is, we should support AOC more than we do.

AOC since during January 2025 has been in the Top 4 in polling for the 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination. And she's been slowly increasing in polling ever since including in the primary State polling. 2028 Democratic Primary Polling Average — Race to the WH

u/beeemkcl — 4 days ago

FULL REMARKS: AOC in Philadelphia for Chris Rabb | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Official YouTube) Early voting in Pennsylvania happening. Primary election day May 19, 2026.

<< May 15, 2026

AOC rallies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Chris Rabb for Congress in Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District. >>

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u/beeemkcl — 4 days ago
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Live: Rally with Chris Rabb and AOC! (Working Families Party YouTube)

<< On Friday, May 15 Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will join the people of Philadelphia to rally to send Chris Rabb to fight for Medicare for All, housing for all, and an affordable society for all of us in the U.S. Congress. >>

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u/beeemkcl — 5 days ago

May 14, 2026: Xi Disses Trump, Isr@e|'s Prisoner Abuse &amp; Ana is Colorblind w/ Emma Vigeland (The B*tchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini))

<< Trump and a bunch of billionaires go to China to cut deals for themselves, while Chuck Schumer fumes about not being more belligerent towards Xi. Meanwhile Xi himself sneak disses the fall of the American Empire with a reference to the Thucydides Trap. Okay, Athenian scholar!

Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report joins to talk about whether it's punching down to make fun of medically stupid MAGA supporters, and Nicholas Kristoff's latest piece for the NYTimes on systematic sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners. >>

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u/beeemkcl — 5 days ago
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May 12, 2026: AOC: "[I]t’s our obligation to try to check what is a very clear an abuse of power in the courts. And to really enable our system of Checks and Balances"

u/beeemkcl — 5 days ago

2026, 05-11 AOC with US Rep. Nikema Williams (2nd from the right) at Moorehouse College in Georgia in support of Black maternal health.

From AOC's IG Live. There were some very short vids of AOC's touring the facilities and such with doctors, but they didn't feature US Rep. Williams.

Regarding AOC's safety, I'll also mention that I like that AOC wears a thick heel and not 'pumps' or stilettoes.

u/beeemkcl — 8 days ago

Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Greene have very little influence with Republicans and for the Rep. POTUS 2028 primary, Tucker is polling at around 2% or less and Marjorie is polling at around 0%. The problem is any supposed leftist or progressive seeming to try to uplift Tucker and/or Marjorie.

u/beeemkcl — 9 days ago
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AOC endorses Ruwa Romman for Georgia State Senate district 7. Early voting already happening. Election Day May 18.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC): "Helloooo, Georgia! 🍑 🗳️ I am so proud to endorse and support the incredible u/ruwaromman for Georgia State Senate, SD7. Early voting has already started. The time is NOW to get out the vote and help elect this incredible leader! https://www.ruwaforgeorgia.com" | XCancel

<< Helloooo, Georgia! 🍑 🗳️

I am so proud to endorse and support the incredible u/ruwaromman for Georgia State Senate, SD7.

Early voting has already started. The time is NOW to get out the vote and help elect this incredible leader! ruwaforgeorgia.com &gt;>

Ruwa Romman (@ruwaromman): "Election Day is May 19th! We’re building a movement for a Georgia we can afford and where we belong. I’m ecstatic to have the support of @AOC in this fight.  It’s why I’m running for Senate District 7. Together we can: - Lower the cost of utilities - Take homes back from corporate landlords - Protect Georgians from ICE For voting information visit: http://www.ruwaforgeorgia.com/vote" | XCancel

<< Election Day is May 19th! We’re building a movement for a Georgia we can afford and where we belong. I’m ecstatic to have the support of u/AOC in this fight. 

It’s why I’m running for Senate District 7. Together we can:
- Lower the cost of utilities
- Take homes back from corporate landlords
- Protect Georgians from ICE

For voting information visit: ruwaforgeorgia.com/vote &gt;>

u/beeemkcl — 10 days ago
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May 8, 2026: Jessica Tarlov on "The Five": AOC made a salient political argument, "The idea that you've done it on your own is just not founded in reality"

Even 'moderate' and centrist Democratic commentators have been supporting AOC and either seem to want her to run for POTUS in 2028 or would at least support her if she did run.

Jessica Tarlov connects AOC's statements and analysis with what POTUS Barack Obama said regarding 'you didn't build that'.

u/beeemkcl — 8 days ago
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AOC in Conversation with David Axelrod (University of Chicago Institute of Politics Official YouTube)

<< May 8, 2026

A rare opportunity to hear from U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), one of the most influential and outspoken voices in American progressive politics today. Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is joined in conversation by IOP founding director David Axelrod about the challenges and opportunities facing our nation, communities, and young people and what can be done to heal our toxic politics. >>

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u/beeemkcl — 11 days ago
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Quiz: Choose your next governor (CalMatters)

It's a good and accurate quiz regarding which of the Top 8 candidates have the policies most closely-aligned to your politics.

SurveyUSA Election Poll #27848

Given the last highly-rated pollster polling, unless your choice is Tom Steyer or Steve Hilton, you should maybe wait for further highly-rated polling to see if you may need to choose one of the higher-polling candidates who could possibly make it into the Top 2 in this jungle primary.

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u/beeemkcl — 12 days ago

AOC's interview on It’s Open with Ilana Glazer. It's superb and worth watching the entire 1.25 hours instead of just watching a single clip of it. I consider this is the best interview AOC's done since her interview with US Sen. Bernie Sanders on his podcast in May 2024.

<< May 7, 2026 It's Open with Ilana Glazer

Ilana’s dream comes true as she interviews the U.S. Congresswoman from New York, the luminous progressive brawler, the one-and-only… Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AOC shares about her personal experience growing up Puerto Rican American in the Bronx and Westchester, New York. She unfolds the myth of capitalism, the unyielding profit monsters that uphold it, and its tragic reinforcement of our lesser impulse to alienate and vilify the most vulnerable people in our communities. To break this corrosive pattern of barbarism in America, AOC emphasizes our need to form broad bipartisan coalitions, but she asserts that, in fact: the people will always have the power. >>

AOC's interview with US Senator Bernie Sanders: Bernie: The Podcast | Episode 6 - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (May 15, 2024)

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u/beeemkcl — 12 days ago

AOC explains that too many workers are underpaid and that US taxpayers are paying for the greed and exploitation done by billionaires. And AOC 'calls out' Telsa regarding its costing Medicaid.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC): "The single largest form of theft in America is wage theft. $50 billion a year are stolen from American workers. If a billionaire amasses their wealth by underpaying their full-time workers so severely that they must rely on food assistance and government programs to survive, then no, that wealth was not earned by one individual - it was a wealth transfer subsidized by underpaid American workers and the public who get stuck with the bill for large corporations free-riding off our systems. The point is less about individual morality. It’s more about how our current economic reality of shattering inequality rewards screwing over workers and exploiting essential systems at scale. We’re talking monopoly power. Rent-seeking. Wage theft. Profiteering. Stock buybacks. Destabilizing housing markets. Companies using SNAP/EBT to underwrite their wages. Massive government subsidies or contracts to corporations following lobbying and dark money in politics with little to no oversight or accountability. Some people get enraged that I draw attention to this. That’s on them. Let them call me shrill, dumb, inexperienced, girly, uneducated - these folks will say anything to distract from or undercut the truth that working people are getting screwed, and giving people a fair shake means we must have a grown conversation about reigning in abuse of power." | XCancel

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC): "In the state of Nevada alone, Tesla is one of the corporations that ranks *highest* in Medicaid costs, which is another form of public assistance program. That’s on top of the $330 million they’ve already received in state public dollar tax incentives. https://www.rgj.com/story/news/money/business/2025/05/14/tesla-workers-nevada-medicaid-costs/83629535007/" | XCancel

u/beeemkcl — 12 days ago