The False Promise of AOC – by Michael Baharaeen
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AsTrump’saggressivestarttohissecondtermcontinuesunabated,manyDemocraticvotershavebegunimploringtheirpartytopunchback.Lastmonth,severalpartylawmakersreceivedanearfulfromangryconstituentsattheirtownhallmeetings.CNNreportedthatArizona’stwoU.S.senatorsweretoldto“fightdirtier”and“getinthemud”againstRepublicans,whileoneMarylandmansaidtohiscongressman,“WewantyoutoshowsomeofthebackboneandstrategicbrilliancethatMitchMcConnellwouldhaveintheminority.”
OnetargetoftheirirehasbeenChuckSchumer.TheDemocrats’leaderintheSenaterebuffedcallslastmonthtoforceagovernmentshutdown,whichmanyinhispartyhadpinedforinhopesofstymieingElonMuskandDOGE’seffortstogutthefederalbureaucracy.Thisrefusalinfuriatedtheparty’sbase.Inresponse,progressiveactivistsandevensomeHouseDemocratscalledonSchumertostepdownfromhisleadershippost,arguinghewasincapableofleadingthepartyatthismoment.HiscounterpartintheHouse,HakeemJeffries,hasalsofacedpressuretodomoretooppo
