{"id":2604015,"date":"2026-05-18T13:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bernie-spokeswoman-says-many-dems-would-happily-vote-tucker-carlson-over-aoc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:30:41","slug":"former-bernie-spokeswoman-says-many-dems-would-happily-vote-tucker-carlson-over-aoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bernie-spokeswoman-says-many-dems-would-happily-vote-tucker-carlson-over-aoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bernie Spokeswoman Says &#8216;Many&#8217; Dems Would &#8216;Happily&#8217; Vote Tucker Carlson Over AOC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-bernie-spokeswoman-says-many-dems-would-happily-vote-tucker-carlson-over-aoc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Left-wing podcaster Briahna Joy Gray says she\u2019s uneasy about a potential political realignment in which \u201cmany\u201d liberals might vote for conservative commentator Tucker Carlson over Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-leads-newsom-in-head-to-head-2028-matchup-respected-pollster\/\" title=\"Vance Leads Newsom in Head-To-Head 2028 Matchup: Respected Pollster\">hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Gray explains that she doesn\u2019t want Carlson to become president, and she also can\u2019t endorse him or urge peopel to vote for AOC because both options she sees as damaging to left-leaning credibility. She describes Carlson\u2019s past immigration comments as \u201cbigoted,\u201d but argues that his newer public persona could appeal to Americans who might overlook or be unaware of earlier views.  <\/p>\n<p>The article suggests that Carlson\u2019s commentary-especially on Israel-has drawn agreement from Gray and journalist Sana Saeed,who say mainstream media would struggle to counter him on that topic. It also lists other right-leaning critics of Trump\u2019s Middle East approach, concluding that Gray\u2019s concern reflects how parts of the left and a dissident segment on the right have converged around shared foreign-policy views.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Left-wing podcaster Briahna Joy Gray has expressed uneasiness over what looks to her like a political realignment.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday on her \u201cBad Faith\u201d podcast, the former press secretary for Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign told journalist Sana Saeed that \u201cmany\u201d liberals would \u201chappily\u201d vote for conservative commentator Tucker Carlson over Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgusting-aoc-turns-church-service-political-rally-soon-sets-foot-pulpit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> of New York should the two square off in the 2028 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy. I know many people on the left who would happily vote for Tucker Carlson before AOC,\u201d Gray said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Gray explained why she found that disconcerting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am frustrated by that dynamic because I don\u2019t want Tucker Carlson to be president,\u201d she added. \u201cI also can\u2019t see myself damaging my own credibility by telling someone to vote for AOC. These options hurt us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gray referred to some of Carlson\u2019s past statements on immigration as \u201cbigoted,\u201d claiming that he used \u201cdog whistles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see him only being known by his most recent self and therefore being quite appealing to a lot of Americans that might actually take umbrage against his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past race positions<\/a>,\u201d Gray said.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson\u2019s \u201cmost recent self,\u201d of course, has criticized America\u2019s relationship with Israel. The conservative commentator has also broken with President Donald Trump over the Iran war and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-attacks-trump-mocking-islam-totally-unacceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, Carlson\u2019s alleged appeal to \u201cmany\u201d liberals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Carlson runs,\u201d Saeed said, \u201ca huge part of it is going to be Israel,\u201d adding that the establishment media cannot beat him on that subject \u201cbecause he immediately \u2014 and rightly, that\u2019s the sad part \u2014 he immediately calls out their hypocrisy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Gray and Saeed agree with Carlson on Israel but on little else, leading to their uneasiness at what they perceive as his possible 2028 candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can watch the entire podcast episode below. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-headed-to-the-super-bowl-45-jumps-into-controversy-after-nfl-stars-wife-defends-him\/\" title=\"Trump Headed to the Super Bowl? 45 Jumps Into Controversy After NFL Star&#039;s Wife Defends Him\">relevant segment began<\/a> around the 1:08:30 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVNNTSWJTqs?si=P3VIKtoUP7OPlatA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez, who Gray would not endorse, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aocs-latest-word-salad-answer-taiwan-puts-even-kamala-harris-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggled<\/a> when presented with serious questions of foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, critics of Trump\u2019s Middle East policy have emerged on the political right. They include Carlson, podcasters Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, and Alex Jones; Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky; former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia; and former Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent.<\/p>\n<p>On social media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reacts-administration-official-resigning-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elsewhere<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-patience-finally-wears-blasts-nut-jobs-low-iq-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> has had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-marjorie-taylor-greene-resign-congress-following-trump-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harsh things to say<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gets-pushback-right-declaring-war-rep-thomas-massie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, no one on the left has gained as much attention as a critic of Trump\u2019s foreign policy. 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