Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Defends Stance on 'Woke' Label Amidst Growing Political Tens

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Defends Stance on 'Woke' Label Amidst Growing Political Tens
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  1. No one who lived through the past 10 years should allow Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to giggle away the hell called “woke” that she and Democrats inflicted on this country. It can’t possibly be that easy for them to move on from what they did just because they know it’s unpopular and it complicates things for their leaders wanting to run for president in 2028.

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    Washington Times

    But all those bizarre comments they made over the years? Just cherry picking. One more thing. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s joking about woke 1.0 is clearly part of an effort to recast herself for a wider electorate. This is not only dishonest and self-absolving; it should send a chill. It implies there will be a woke 2.0.

  2. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez also tried to put distance between previous comments that she and other leftists made previously, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying, “I have a local city councilman that has this saying: ’Woke 1.0 was crazy’” and that it’s “not rhetoric that we would use today.” She then laughed. Ha ha ha.

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    The Federalist

    “She’s moved away from it,” said Ocasio-Cortez, matter-of-factly. Then, with a hearty chuckle, she said, “And I have a local city councilman that has this saying: ‘Woke 1 was crazy.’”

    The Daily Wire

    “I have a local city councilman that has this saying, ‘Woke 1 was crazy,’” Ocasio-Cortez told Karl during an interview. “What’s important is that we have to assess what a candidate is saying now.”

    HuffPost

    Fox News’ Alexis McAdams and the president were discussing a viral interview in which Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joked about political discourse in the early 2020s. In it, the progressive lawmaker quoted New York City councilmember Chi Ossé’s quip that “Woke 1 was crazy.”

  3. Ocasio-Cortez gets personal as Democrats make case for relatability Since announcing that she was freezing her eggs on Instagram last weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has spent the week taking her 9.6 million followers along for the ride — chronicling the process in detailed videos and answering questions while administering her shots.  On Thursday, as she was recording one of those shots, she ran…

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  1. 01 The Federalist

    Ocasio-Cortez continued, observing that “the discussions that were had in [2020] were quite fruitful” but that “of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.”

  2. 02 New York Times

    The Democrats Aren’t in Tea Party Territory — Yet Democrats aren’t shifting left as much as you may think.

  3. 03 ABC News

    Starting in the 1980s, in what one expert called an "exodus," there was a shift of voters to the Republican Party based on moral issues.

  4. 04 Washington Times

    Since 2020, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, has appeared multiple times on Mr. Piker’s podcast. On Aug. 9, on ABC’s “This Week,” host Jonathan Karl asked her if Mr. Piker should play a role in the progressive movement. She declined to disavow Mr. Piker, pivoting to concern about how Democrats need to appeal to “young people.”

  5. 05 HuffPost

    On Friday, Trump characterized Ocasio-Cortez’s comments as an example of Democrats trying to “disavow” previously held opinions on issues like crime.

  6. 06 The Daily Wire

    Two of the biggest Sunday shows put Ocasio-Cortez’s remark to Democratic guests as a loyalty test, and both guests gave a near-identical non-answer. NBC’s Kristen Welker and CNN’s Jake Tapper each raised it on “Meet the Press” and “State of the Union,” respectively.

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Original Articles (9)

Right Every Democrat Should Be Asked: What About ‘Woke 1’ Was ‘Crazy’? — The Federalist
Lean Right Ocasio-Cortez: No regrets over decision to publicize freezing eggs — The Hill
Lean Right Ocasio-Cortez gets personal as Democrats make case for relatability — The Hill
Lean Left The Democrats Aren’t in Tea Party Territory — Yet — New York Times
Lean Left Some Democrats trying to reclaim the issue of faith from the Republican Party — ABC News
Lean Right Radical Democrats gearing up for woke 2.0 — Washington Times
Lean Right Democrats plan decade-long strategy to push pro-transgender narrative — Washington Times
Left Trump Gets Asked About 'Woke' AOC And You Have To Hear His Response For Yourself — HuffPost
Right Democrats Suddenly Can’t Define ‘Woke’ After AOC Says It Was ‘Crazy’ — The Daily Wire