{"id":2652509,"date":"2026-08-31T17:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radicals-slam-aoc-over-consistent-pattern-of-opportunism-as-socialists-fight-with-each-other\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:39:34","slug":"radicals-slam-aoc-over-consistent-pattern-of-opportunism-as-socialists-fight-with-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radicals-slam-aoc-over-consistent-pattern-of-opportunism-as-socialists-fight-with-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Radicals Slam AOC Over &#8216;Consistent Pattern of Opportunism&#8217; as Socialists Fight with Each Other"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fradicals-slam-aoc-over-consistent-pattern-of-opportunism-as-socialists-fight-with-each-other%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=2652509&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>The article discusses ongoing internal struggles within the Democratic party, highlighting divisions and ideological shifts. It emphasizes a decline in moderate voices, with what remains labeled as moderates increasingly steering toward leftist policies. The party&#8217;s acceptance and normalization of socialism are examined, noting the influence of figures like alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Tensions exist between newer radicals and established progressives, leading to infighting over policies such as abolishing police and the military, redistributing wealth, and restructuring government institutions. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s cautious distancing from the DSA underscores the party&#8217;s broader debate over direction, as radicals push for more extreme measures while moderates seek moderation. The article suggests that if Democrats fail to unify and moderate their platform, they risk losing influence in future elections, including 2028.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party continues to struggle with internal issues and divisions that have fractured it beyond recognition as socialist candidates fight among each other while pushing out moderates entirely.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently three major issues facing Democrats that have created a civil war within a civil war.<\/p>\n<p>The first is a lack of moderate voices. Any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/false-moderates-part-3-dems-want-turn-iowa-illinois-found-perfect-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so-called moderates<\/a> still left standing are moderates in name only, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/false-moderates-part-two-james-talarico-tried-fooling-texas-voters-blowing-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Talarico<\/a> in Texas, Rob Sand in Iowa, or Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who ran down the middle but is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/false-moderates-part-one-democrats-campaign-centrists-rule-radicals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governing<\/a> her state like California.<\/p>\n<p>The second issue is the party\u2019s willingness to normalize socialism. The rise of candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York during the 2018 midterms, and other \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/squad-proposes-bill-allowing-feds-literally-cancel-property-rights-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squad<\/a>\u201d members, left the door open for fringe thinking and highly partisan talking points.<\/p>\n<p>This created an environment where Democrats seeking bipartisanship or moderation, like Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, felt the wrath of liberal lawmakers and got roasted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">mainstream media outlets<\/a> for daring to work across the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>The third and most recent problem is the division between AOC acolytes and the new kids in town, the Democratic Socialists of America. Examples include New York City\u2019s Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the DSA doesn\u2019t think AOC\u2019s political platform goes far enough, despite her rhetoric about taxing the rich, the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocasiocortez.com\/green-new-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green New Deal<\/a>,\u201d giving Medicare to all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oyW1x3VjcaI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abolishing<\/a> Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/30\/socialists-fight-aoc-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> a report on Sunday about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counting-down-the-worst-moments-of-the-medias-love-affair-with-michael-avenatti\/\" title=\"Counting Down The Worst Moments Of The Media\u2019s Love Affair With Michael Avenatti\">potential presidential run<\/a> by AOC, but cited \u201clong-simmering divisions\u201d within the DSA that could lead to further schisms down the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe socialism movement\u2019s leaders are increasingly at odds over who should speak for them, what policies they stand for \u2014 and whether to support AOC, whom some dismiss as more establishment than insurgent,\u201d the article pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>The DSA\u2019s Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Caucus posted a letter that said it would reject \u201cany effort to present [AOC] as the future presidential standard-bearer for DSA, or for the broader socialist movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAOC\u2019s record demonstrates a consistent pattern of opportunism,\u201d the group added.<\/p>\n<p>Axios also cited a DSA platform published in July that had insane proposals in it \u2014 like abolishing the Senate, defunding the Department of War, and \u201cabolishing the police and prison system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August, it issued a statement honoring Fidel Castro while slamming the Trump administration for committing \u201cgenocide\u201d against Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>AOC, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aocs-socialist-credentials-face-fresh-scrutiny-after-glaring-7-year-gap-surfaces-very-convenient\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> renewed her DSA membership recently, is now treading lightly during media interviews and was even forced to disavow certain socialist stances. She knows that a far-left agenda won\u2019t play well in key swing states and is now attempting to backtrack.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with ABC News earlier this month, she was asked if she\u2019s still a DSA member, to which she replied \u201cof the New York City chapter,\u201d and claimed she had no connection to the national organization.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SFwAnMLBSOw?si=YpZCceqRvm-QyZaF&#038;start=784\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When pushed to explain the difference between the two, she compared it to being part of a \u201clocal union\u201d chapter, but failed to elaborate, appearing uncomfortable at host Jonathan Karl\u2019s aggressive questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Karl kept at it, however, and read some of the positions being pushed by the DSA \u2014 like granting mass amnesty, defunding the Pentagon, closing overseas military bases, taking over private industry, and enacting a complete reorganization of the three branches of government.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than addressing those points, AOC tried going after Trump, but Karl pushed back again, asking, \u201cAre those positions you support?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, but I think that this is a free country, everyone can have all sorts of beliefs, and they can organize around them and you\u2019re free to do what you like and you know, have conversations with your neighbors,\u201d she replied. \u201cBut my job as an elected official is to guarantee healthcare in America. And that\u2019s what I\u2019m focused on and that\u2019s what I seek to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, AOC is being forced to abandon some of the very sentiments that elevated her profile. Because her party has become so radical, she\u2019s now considered part of the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>This infighting is also one of the main reasons that Democrats don\u2019t have a clear leader to take up their mantle in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Party leaders must start looking inward and decide what kind of vision they\u2019re going to offer America. 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