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As Dem Voters Seek a 'Fight' With the Superrich, AOC is Now Their Favorite Candidate: Poll (www.commondreams.org)

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"An unmistakable majority wants a party that will fight harder against the corporations and rich people they see as responsible for keeping them down," wrote the New Republic's editorial director.

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I know conservative media has been trying to make AOC the next Hillary, but I really can't get a feel for how effective they've been. I know the smears have been running consistently for years, now, but AOC is a genuine populist and a lot of the Republican base claims to be on board with those principals. Hillary's policies were indistinguishable from any other moderate democrat.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

They've desperately tried to paint her as stupid, but they have literally no evidence of it, and when you look at her education, you realize that she's one of the most intelligent people in our government. Way back in high school she was a finalist in a National Intel Science Competition. That was before she double majored in college and was Magna Cum Laude. She's definitely not stupid.

So now they are trying to paint her as a corrupt millionaire who has been using her office to enrich herself, which is hilarious coming from MAGA, but also easily demonstrably untrue. She's still paying off student loan debt.

Their stuff stuck to Hilary because even though they were all lies, she was something of the calculating political animal that they painted her to be, even though the same could be easily said about her detractors. It's not working for AOC, because people see her for who she really is.