{"id":971159,"date":"2021-11-05T07:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=971159"},"modified":"2021-11-05T07:44:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:44:35","slug":"ocasio-cortez-democrats-lost-virginia-because-they-were-not-far-left-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-democrats-lost-virginia-because-they-were-not-far-left-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocasio-Cortez: Democrats Lost Virginia Because They Were Not Far-Left Enough"},"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\">20<\/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%2Focasio-cortez-democrats-lost-virginia-because-they-were-not-far-left-enough%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=971159&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>Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in a video that she posted to Instagram that Democrats got blown out by Republicans in Virginia because they were too moderate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the election front, I actually think we have good news as well,\u201d she claimed. \u201cI know that Virginia was a huge bummer. And honestly, if anything, I think that the results show the limits of trying to run a fully 100% super moderated campaign that does not excite speak to or energize a progressive base and frankly, we weren\u2019t even really invited to contribute on that race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> then claims \u201cI\u2019m not trying to start beef with people.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GeEu2WkEI2\">pic.twitter.com\/GeEu2WkEI2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Gage (@johnrobertgage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrobertgage\/status\/1456242291685855234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, serious entities, like The New York Times Editorial Board, quickly pushed back on the far-fetched reality that Ocasio-Cortez was trying to push, writing that the \u201ctrend lines were a political nightmare for the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times\u2019 Editorial Board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/04\/opinion\/democrats-election-results.html\">wrote<\/a> in-part on Thursday:<\/p>\n<p><em>Familiar takeaways like \u201cwake-up call\u201d and \u201cwarning shot\u201d don\u2019t do justice here because the danger of ignoring those trends is too great. What would do justice, and what is badly needed, is an honest conversation in the Democratic Party about how to return to the moderate policies and values \u2026 The results in Virginia are a grave marker of political peril. Virginia is a blue state; it hasn\u2019t been a battleground in years. Mr. Biden won there in 2020 by 10 points; a year later, the Democratic nominee for governor just lost by 2.5 percentage points, and Republicans flipped two other statewide offices \u2014 lieutenant governor and attorney general \u2014 that they have not won in 12 years. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But Democrats, looking left on so many priorities and so much messaging, have lost sight of what can unite the largest number of Americans. A national Democratic Party that talks up progressive policies at the expense of bipartisan ideas, and that dwells on Donald Trump at the expense of forward-looking ideas, is at risk of becoming a marginal Democratic Party appealing only to the left. \u2026 Tuesday\u2019s results are a sign that significant parts of the electorate are feeling leery of a sharp leftward push in the party, including on priorities like Build Back Better, which have some strong provisions and some discretionary ones driving up the price tag. The concerns of more centrist Americans about a rush to spend taxpayer money, a rush to grow the government, should<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in a video that she posted to Instagram that Democrats got blown out by Republicans in Virginia because they were too moderate.\u201cOn the election front, I actually think we have good news as well,\u201d she claimed. \u201cI know that Virginia was a huge bummer. And honestly, if anything, I think that the results show the limits of trying to run a fully 100% super moderated campaign that does not excite speak to or energize a progressive base and frankly, we weren\u2019t even really invited to contribute on that race.\u201d.@AOC then claims \u201cI\u2019m not trying to start beef with people.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/GeEu2WkEI2\u2014 John Gage (@johnrobertgage) November 4, 2021However, serious entities, like The New York Times Editorial Board, quickly pushed back on the far-fetched reality that Ocasio-Cortez was trying to push, writing that the \u201ctrend lines were a political nightmare for the Democratic Party.\u201dThe Times\u2019 Editorial Board wrote in-part on Thursday:Familiar takeaways like \u201cwake-up call\u201d and \u201cwarning shot\u201d don\u2019t do justice here because the danger of ignoring those trends is too great. What would do justice, and what is badly needed, is an honest conversation in the Democratic Party about how to return to the moderate policies and values \u2026 The results in Virginia are a grave marker of political peril. Virginia is a blue state; it hasn\u2019t been a battleground in years. Mr. Biden won there in 2020 by 10 points; a year later, the Democratic nominee for governor just lost by 2.5 percentage points, and Republicans flipped two other statewide offices \u2014 lieutenant governor and attorney general \u2014 that they have not won in 12 years. \u2026But Democrats, looking left on so many priorities and so much messaging, have lost sight of what can unite the largest number of Americans. A national Democratic Party that talks up progressive policies at the expense of bipartisan ideas, and that dwells on Donald Trump at the expense of forward-looking ideas, is at risk of becoming a marginal Democratic Party appealing only to the left. \u2026 Tuesday\u2019s results are a sign that significant parts of the electorate are feeling leery of a sharp leftward push in the party, including on priorities like Build Back Better, which have some strong provisions and some discretionary ones driving up the price tag. The concerns of more centrist Americans about a rush to spend taxpayer money, a rush to grow the government, should not be dismissed.Tuesday was not just about Republicans reclaiming electoral ground from Democrats. Even in many blue enclaves, voters showed an interest in moving toward the center. In Buffalo, N.Y., the democratic socialist who bested the current mayor, Byron Brown, in the Democratic primary appears to be losing to Mr. Brown\u2019s write-in campaign. In Minneapolis, a referendum to replace the police department with a Department of Public Safety went down in flames. In the New York mayoral race, voters went with Eric Adams, a moderate Democrat who ran with a focus on law and order. \u201cProgressives on the ropes?\u201d asked The Seattle Times, in a postelection piece noting that \u201cthe more moderate, business-backed candidates in the city\u2019s three most watched races surged to huge and likely insurmountable leads.\u201dTop responses to AOC\u2019s remarks included:Drew Holden, political commentator: \u201cThat\u2019s right, Dems. The answer is to run more progressive candidates and campaigns. Go with that. Test that theory at scale. We\u2019re begging you.\u201dMatthew Kolken, immigration attorney: \u201cNow do the mayoral race in Buffalo, where the socialist lost to a write-in moderate candidate.\u201dRep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX): \u201cYes Democrats, listen to AOC. You aren\u2019t radical enough\u2026 THAT\u2019S the problem.\u201dJulia Manchester, reporter: \u201cAOC says progressives \u2018weren\u2019t invited\u2019 to contribute to McAuliffe\/Democrats in Virginia\u2019s general gubernatorial campaign. National progressive groups were involved in the Democratic primary supporting Jennifer Carroll Foy, but McAuliffe won every locality in the primary.\u201dKarol Markowicz, columnist: \u201cShe\u2019s right. Democrats should invite AOC to campaign for them in every state.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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