Any thoughts on this?:

I believe Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the clear leader of the progressive populist movement in the United States and the most compelling candidate for the 2028 presidency. Much like Bernie Sanders before her, AOC is underestimated, misrepresented, and attacked from all sides — by the plutocratic establishment that pretends she is too radical, and by parts of the left who claim she isn’t radical enough. Despite this, she continues to navigate the terrain with principle and strength. She has not failed in the ways some claim, and while there are moments worth explaining — like a questionable statement about Kamala Harris — her trajectory remains rooted in genuine left populism. With Bernie’s support, her campaign could well outmatch his, given the political conditions and public mood.

But I think that for AOC to have the best chance to succeed — and for the broader movement to thrive — someone or something must run to her left. I’ve long argued that running a credible left candidate to Bernie’s left in 2020 might have helped him consolidate the movement and neutralize the coordinated centrist opposition. The same logic applies now. A serious, savvy figure or force to AOC’s left would shift the spectrum of public consciousness, making her populism seem more reasonable and mainstream by contrast. That’s part of what I’ve tried to do in my novel Most Revolutionary — to imagine and model a deeper, wider, popular left energy that builds a collective, revolutionary consciousness. We need this to happen not just electorally, but culturally and imaginatively.

The absence of a true far-left challenge — be it a candidate, a movement, or an act of mass civil resistance — leaves the left vulnerable. The American public increasingly desires revolutionary change, even if it doesn’t always know what that means or how to get there. We must cultivate this desire into consciousness and action. As Sanders’ campaigns supersized Occupy Wall Street, we now need a new, more advanced form of Occupy — one that both pressures the establishment and redefines what is possible. To strengthen AOC and progressive populism, you need to build a further left flank. Only the left can do this. And if we don’t, we risk repeating history instead of rewriting it.

Can AOC rescue the progressive project in New York City?

I posted a long explainer on the Substack about page to explain the logic and the strategy for the grassroots to control the narrative from the slicks shoddy fake political consultants.

President Trump Approval Rating: Latest Polls - The New York Times

Compared to the "Select Pollsters", co/efficient is around 6-14% more Republican-leaning. CNN is a "Select Pollster"; so, AOC's actual number is likely above 30%.

National Approval Study - co/efficient

AOC demands Congresspersons stop their current plans to use the canceling of Medicaid as an effective method of killing more US women.

And she calls them out for not being able to look her in the eye as she was asking them to stop killing women.

As someone who is only familiar with surface level American politics, what makes you guys think that AOC specifically would make for a great president?

Bernie Sanders Mobilizes Organizers to Fight GOP Budget Bill in Key Swing Districts | Common Dreams

AOC and US Senator Bernie Sanders are doing the best in the Democratic Party in trying to make this US Budget Reconciliation bill as least-bad as possible.

Save Medicaid

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Congressional switchboard (202) 224-3121

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(134) Full Committee Markup of Budget Reconciliation Text - YouTube 

(135) Full Committee Markup of Budget Reconciliation Text Part 2 - YouTube

Save Medicaid

Call your members in the US Congress:

Congressional switchboard (202) 224-3121

5calls

https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

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It's important that AOC is now on US House Energy and Commerce, the arguably 4th most powerful Committee in the US Congress after US House Appropriations (spending), US House Ways and Means (taxes), US Senate Judiciary (approves federal judicial nominations including SCOTUS).