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The most centrist possible candidate was the only guy who could beat Trump; meanwhile, progressives get beat as Dems fail to exploit Biden's coattails; millions of people engaged in anti-Trump, pro-GOP ticket splitting.
And this is the conclusion AOC draws.
*golf clap*
/1 https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1325269950802632704
And this is the conclusion AOC draws.
*golf clap*
/1 https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1325269950802632704
Let's leave aside the fact that Joe Biden, not AOC, is now the head of the Democratic Party. It tells you something that she couldn't even wait for the election to be called, much less for Biden to be sworn in, before opening fire on other Democrats. That's politically stupid. /2
But you can see why Spanberger and Lamb - who did not win a seat in a tiny-turnout primary in a totally safe D district - would be pissed. AOC is signaling that if there have to be Dem losses, so be it. Because one of them will not have to be her. /3
Normally, this is the kind of Dem-on-Dem violence I would ignore, but we just had a near-death experience as a democracy, and the Dems need to become the governing majority for a while. Won't happen this way. They won't get past 2022 with this kind of inanity, much less '24. /4
I say this as someone who wants Dems to pad their lead: The losses in 2020 were - as Spanberger and others are warning you - because of dopey slogans like Defund The Police and court-packing. Biden, wisely, avoided them because Biden is not a leftist. So be like Joe. /5
Otherwise, you will have Mitch as MajLdr forever, and a few years from now you'll be trying to replace Breyer, facing a huge Haley or Cotton lead, and you won't know why. We've all been given a reprieve, Dems, so maybe let's not spend a lot of time on AOC screwing that up. /6x
