A series of electoral victories by democratic socialists and their allies is posing a challenge to establishment Democrats, and they’d rather attack rhetoric than debate policy.
The
effort to relitigate the social and political earthquake of 2020 is undergoing yet
another hopefully brief revival. Back in May, New York City Councilmember Chi
Ossé quipped on X: “Woke 1 was crazyyyy.” Last
Sunday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez repeated Osse’s maybe-joking comment on ABC’s
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The socialist wave seeking to take over the US Democratic Party
Democrats would very much like to figure out how to explain away some of the far-left things they said circa 2019 and 2020 — a…
Democrats had to pledge allegiance to the craziest things back then. Now they are suffering politically for it, so they try to…
Republicans have no incentive to let them forget past excesses.
New York’s socialist insurgents are getting the headlines. But in swing House districts, the establishment has been getting its…
The so-called "Woke 1" period is not something to laugh off...
“Woke 1 was crazy” is a way to dismiss yesterday’s rhetorical extremism lightly while not actually abandoning the policies it…
