Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on why she thinks Tim Walz is the right VP pick

[@tim_peaky]

Free lunch for children saves a parent so much money and time. And every child is guaranteed to be fed well = more focus in class.

[@Hunterbay872]

And who is paying those free lunches?

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

if the State can demand a child’s presence at a public school, then the State is responsible for that child’s food, water and well-being over that interval

[@tim_peaky]

@@Hunterbay872 about 244 million Americans. Better than spending it on a wall that is not effective. And that the Mexicans were gonna pay… uhum 😅

[@tim_peaky]

@@Hunterbay872 you’d have to pay anyway for the food you feed your kid yourself you know… but this also saves you time in the morning. Can’t be against this?

[@GeraldLBanks]

@@Hunterbay872 Do you pay taxes? I do, and don't mind.😆

[@aleksandraalexander4506]

Boy she said it right, Putting the needs of working families before special interests❤️

[@Chicofrankthetank]

Yes, but saying the right things is not the same as DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.

[@BoltRM]

​@@ChicofrankthetankSuch as?

[@vanessamaldonado5877]

@@Chicofrankthetank Cori bush single-handedly obtained an extension on rent pauses due to covid, until SCOTUS struck it down, so Cori Bush indeed does the right things, but big money interests like AIPAC supporting the ISraeli apartheid regime want to silence anyone who correctly calls them out for the crimes against humanity and genocide that they are carrying against the Palestinian people.

[@AM-bv8vi]

Policy specifics please - I've heard enough slogans and talking points.

[@vanessamaldonado5877]

@@Chicofrankthetank She did the right thing, to single-handedly obtain an extension to rent pauses after covid staging a protest at the steps of the capitol, until SCOTUS struck it down, but Cori Bush has been saying and more importantly DOING right by her constituents, but AIPAC and big money interests want to repace her with a corporate owned and paid for representative, and unfortunately voters fell for it.

[@redcurrantart]

Love her. She’s always thoughtful and well spoken.

[@debmercer1944]

AND she really, genuinely cares... Isn't that what you want in someone who represents you???!!!!

[@pavement422]

She’s great!!

[@MattPerrette87]

What was it like riding the short bus as a kid?

[@MattPerrette87]

@@debmercer1944 Lmao you really think that?!

[@debmercer1944]

@@MattPerrette87 I guess if I said it I must do... lol

[@AWNoNickname]

Get rid of Citizens United!

[@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114]

Arrest and deport Thomas and his wife and Alito and his wife.

[@trysometruth]

P R E A C H.

[@pwbmd]

As a Minnesotan, I just have to say it's so great to see the nation come to love Gov. Walz just as we've loved him for 6 years in Minnesota. He truly cares about everyone. Our loss will be the nation's gain.

[@Sbannmarie]

Californian here- what a stellar man! All mayors should be such a leader.

[@terriscollins5275]

The nation is not loving TAMPON TIM! Especially us VETS!

[@pwbmd]

@@terriscollins5275 - Tampons are awesome. You insult women every time you denigrate them. They're also great for stopping the bleeding from gunshot wounds. Which means they should be available in every room in an American school. Not just bathrooms.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@terriscollins5275 So you claim to speak on behalf of ALL veterans, eh? Interesting that you are peddling all the bullsh*t talking points by the guy who also came up with the smear campaign "Swift boat Veterans for Truth"

[@terriscollins5275]

Hey Buddy, check out the polls. It's the Democrats (so-called) embracing Tampon Tim. Independents ain't showing no love to this rollie poly who let his cities burn down and lies about the quality of his service. He will soon be back in your state to complete his term and governor. MAGA2024!

[@zacretzer]

We are NOT going back!

[@alisonbecker9833]

Just not black because Cackles is 100% not.

[@arjan2713]

​@1stamendmentrights Do you think government should control gas prices and interest rates

[@RealBradMiller]

​@@PleasesaveamericaWe are in that now. None of those wars were our cause, those were right wing idiots(Netanyahu and Putin) economy is booming, border is better than when Drumpf was in office(you know he made the other Repubs shoot down the border bill that would actually continue to help, right?), gas has gone down. You are just parroting BS without doing any further research or googling or looking at another dang thing. It is preposterous.

[@MillenZaLPhA]

@@arjan2713they’re nothing but 🤡s

[@QuestionAllHarmNone]

We are NOT going back! 💙🇺🇲🗳️🇺🇲💙

[@flipsolo]

Damn, she is really, really good at this! Articulate and poise. This is not just natural talent, she puts a lot of work on this, and it always shows.

[@salortiz6548]

They practice a lot.

[@DarkPassenger]

The bot comments are really out of control. lol

[@Mote78]

I appreciate that she’s good looking and smart.

[@dthomas9230]

She is also a non-white left- handed public figure like Obama.

[@cosaosa2855]

Yes, she does an amazing job of answering the questions that she's already been given beforehand, and regurgitating ad nauseum talking points that have no weight to them. Healthcare? Free lunches? Of course this will appeal to you, because you have no idea where the funding will come for these promises. If these things were so important, why haven't they done them already? And it always helps to go on a show where the hosts will give her an underhand pitch to make things easy. You're looking at a rehearsed performance, not a real politician.

[@iamteamthinkbig]

Im an African American Veteran. I share some Conservative and Liberal values. I don’t like how Trump hi jacked the Republican Party and what I don’t like even more is how life long Conservatives put their reputation and careers on the line for him. It showed me that they are opportunistic. I would support the Harris Walz ticket if it were two white women, Asian women, Asian guy and black man. I simply don’t care about race. We can’t let Trump back in he’s a threat to our democracy! Salute and respect to all!

[@rubenavalos5455]

We'll said Brother Bless you for your service 🙏🙏

[@EH20243]

I agree with you to the highest trump is a fool and the republicans let him say and do whatever and they don’t say anything

[@keithb6717]

If color doesn’t matter to you, why did you bring up your own color? Why is trump a danger?

[@covrtdesign5279]

@@keithb6717 Calm down Tucker.

[@kevinkeels6845]

Salute back to you, Sir.

[@chailuvgidwani]

She is spot on. We can't forget how broken our campaign finance laws are.

[@irrichman]

Legalized corruption is still corruption. Changing policies from the common good to (evil) special interest, billionaires and rich corporations is corrupting the legislative process. Change the laws, vote for progressives. People who serve your interests in government.

[@terriscollins5275]

She is a liar and you believe here - HA HA!

[@RichardPierpoint-di8fi]

@@terriscollins5275 Google what "here" means they TRY AGAIN - blagodaryu vas, KKKretin...

[@delos2279]

Weird how the GOP wants everyone to have more kids, even force them to, yet when it comes to helping support them like school meals and child tax credits, they're suddenly against it.

[@stephensybert3237]

It’s because billionaires want generational cheap labor 😢🤢

[@lanawesterbeck9439]

It's almost as if they only care about controlling women's bodies...

[@THEBATMAN28AHH]

They don't give a crap about lives. They cry about lives of children regarding abortion rights, but then they attack tim walz for not wasting his life among the kids who needlessly lost theirs in Iraq. they don't care about lives. They only care about making points.

[@DavidKuhn-q1i]

They're just about power and control and greed and cruelty

[@Mote78]

You hit the nail on the head. Bravo.

[@debbiefinney1630]

The guest far surpassed the 3 hosts combined

[@cosaosa2855]

It's easy to look good there when your hosts shill for your party.

[@Malavander]

"Without talking points"... Hosts are the ones that can't resist relying on talking points. Keep regurgitating the same simplistic labels and narratives with idiotic gotcha questions. Your job as the 4th estate is to inform the public on the issues, not to provoke salacious sound bites. AOC is savvy enough not to take the bait.

[@BoltRM]

MSM going for meaningless taunts to stir the pot & clickbait headlines for ratings over substance🫰🤑

[@ThePrettyboyfamous]

She said you going to get these talking points anyway 👏 I’m glad she did that

[@earnesttbass8107]

We no longer have a media 4th branch of government.. This is the world's biggest problem, has been for many years but more so now than ever before.. too many easily manipulated regurgitating imbeciles unable to come up with any Common Sense logic. And it's 95% what we used to call Democrats... This is the Progressive Party now in other words socialism. You cannot Implement socialism in one big bang, it needs to be nurtured over many many years,... Fix the media in this world is a much better place, until then we will keep going down the rabbit hole.. CNN MSNBC ABC CBS The Guardian New York Times Washington Post. Pure Evil!.. I really don't know how these people who work at these places live with themselves....

[@annemarie1507]

As long as folks like you keep responding to that bait and boosting their ratings they're going to keep doing it. The news is a business that is legally obligated to maximize profits for their shareholders. Your whining isn't going to change that. The only way to stop it is to make news broadcasting publicly funded with no profit incentive.

[@desperadox7565]

AOC is incredibly smart.

[@jacobquackenbush2981]

Tim Walz capitalizes on humanity. To beat a monster, you need to be human

[@darkhorse381]

But he's also not afraid to aggressively attack the right like Biden was

[@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr]

He's famous for stolen valor. That's going to come back to haunt you commies.

[@jameshitt8385]

Your not too bright.

[@jacobquackenbush2981]

@@darkhorse381 exactly, he has the heart and soul to be a voice that people can hear

[@TubaTones]

@@jameshitt8385that’s rich coming from someone who doesn’t know the difference between your and you’re.

[@MrMountainchris]

If progressive means feeding kids and giving everyone healthcare, I'm a progressive!

[@davidrobertson5881]

Progressive is just another term that means socialist.

[@samuelboucher1454]

Parents should be feeding their kids and providing healthcare. We don't want Big Brother.

[@davidrobertson5881]

@@samuelboucher1454 AMEN !! And if people took responsibility for themselves then abortion would be a minor issue instead of radical birth control.

[@cosaosa2855]

Who pays for all this healthcare? Do you know that every president since Carter has promised some form of healthcare, and the only results came during the Obama admin, with very poor results. And somehow you think that now they'll finally pull it off?

[@MrMountainchris]

@@cosaosa2855 Lol I'd hardly call getting 45 million people insured "very poor results". And the only reason it hasn't happened is because Republicans stand in the way every time they have tried. Who pays for it? We do. Just like we pay for the bloated military budget that can be substantially cut and by greatly increasing taxes on the wealthy... billionaires should not exist.

[@joevuzekaz2030]

AOC is so eloquent intelligent and beautiful. I can listen to her all day.

[@aindreasryan3724]

stunning

[@mosesnh]

AOC shows a good understanding of the simple things that appeal to ordinary Americans. Excellent interview

[@wilburshaw9330]

Lmao at you!

[@joekeefe1811]

This is the most hilarious lib-post I've seen to date!

[@NonnyBid]

@@mosesnh AOC shows a good understanding of simple things that appeal to ordinary Americans yet her district is a dump. Why isn’t she in there fixing her district for her constituents!?

[@mrflinstone57]

Agreed. Also I like how the only rebuttal here is to laugh and ridicule. Can y'all actually present an argument instead of belittling people for once?

[@NonnyBid]

@@mrflinstone57 Talking and doing are two different things! She bull 💩 you with her lies but if you look at her district you will see it has the same problems as every other Democrat run area!

[@jeffrobinson4523]

Tim is the real deal....mind your own dam business !!! Love it !!!!!

[@jessesalinas8534]

Tim Walz Signed Bill Making Minnesota a Sanctuary State for Child Sex-Changes.😐 he also put tampons in boys bathrooms in MN.😐 That is all you need to know. 😐

[@TarundiMC]

@@timeames2509 That's awesome, hope that's true!

[@timeames2509]

​@@TarundiMCOh it's fact. Can you explain something that's so bizarre awesome?

[@09daniscool]

​@@timeames2509the economy always does better under Democrats and you're talking about tampons?? Weird.

[@entertexthere1127]

​@timeames2509 Nothing beats a felon though. Lock him up. Also jdvance is just wierd

[@user-jgfdds56iigv7]

Make lobbying illegal! Make them run of issues and not who has the biggest chanel bag

[@bronxbomerpito7286]

Step by step I guess first thing we get a progressive in there

[@user-jgfdds56iigv7]

@1stamendmentrights run on issues not money. Whoever has the winning policy wins election. Biden had the issues correct trump didnt

[@user-jgfdds56iigv7]

@1stamendmentrights if you think trump can win on his issues without money and paid travel then let's freeze everyone cash flow and may the best person win

[@user-jgfdds56iigv7]

@@Pleasesaveamerica trump ain't worried about average folks he's worried about his millionaires

[@pk7422]

I don't mind the lobbying part. I mind the unfettered amount of money going into campaigns so that people are 'owed'. Campaign finance reform is the name of the game, and Citizens United has to get overturned.

[@Trashette1]

I always love to hear her speak. She's so intelligent, articulate, and has the gift of cutting through BS and laying out what's going on.

[@Mote78]

True, and good a looking woman. 👍

[@janemdorsey]

Exactly she knows the laws

[@GMAC-f6s]

😂😂😂😂

[@CharleneTruncer]

You need a check up!

[@terriscollins5275]

No, it's the other way around she is full of BS, and she is quite good at conning people like you.

[@nancychapman3610]

I have so much respect for AOC.

[@stevena.reppert6473]

AOC💙😎 KH/TW💙😎

[@zukonjs9421]

she is so right about campaign finance laws.

[@JW4REnvironment]

True! Our country needs to overturn the terrible Supreme Court case, Citizens United, that allows huge spending by wealthy corporations. We need to take a lot of special interest money out of politics!

[@anabelleesilva8111]

Absolutely!

[@RichardPierpoint-di8fi]

The thong I love most about AOC's donors is that one of her biggest Corporate backers is Amazon/Jeff Bezos - just saying!

[@leanneallen8213]

Such a major issue. I hope this issue gets addressed very soon!

[@justadude1443]

@@RichardPierpoint-di8fi At least she doesn't take AIPAC MONEY.

[@kiplutu]

Love AOC 🎉🎉 Walz is Midwest Bernie 🎉🎉

[@jameshitt8385]

You mean barney.

[@andrearenee7845]

A great start... Love the energy. AOC, you progressives are able to move things forward. It's what we do. Thank you for your service.

[@joanhyde1745]

I admire Rep. Ocasio-Cortez ability to speak so articulately and extemporaneously. She can say what she means unambiguously and forthrightly that she communicates freely.

[@CK-iw5bn]

What did she say?

[@georgeburks3755]

@@CK-iw5bn Practiced bs.

[@ronicamcphee6555]

Progressive means moving forward not backwards.

[@corneliussqualls1544]

What I loved about the Tim Walz story was unlike J D Vance who was pushed into politics by a tech billionaire. Tim Walz was pushed into politics by his students! So which one do you think will be working for all the people? Fantastic pick Vice President Harris! Harris/Walz 2024!💙💙💙💙

[@huangyuhao565]

Shouldn’t ve let the city burn under his eye, mate,

[@josephz.1432]

@@huangyuhao565Yawn… Try again buddy. Minnesotans love him and he brought the state back stronger than ever, enough for a re-election in a traditionally red seat

[@spiritwaking5303]

just like Kamala wasnt pushed into the race...this isn't democracy and they know it

[@huangyuhao565]

@@josephz.1432 Brought back stronger by becoming one of the top 10 states where people are fleeing ?

[@JonasQuigly]

Walz proved he's a coward in war

[@janetclaireSays]

AOC is becoming an experienced statesperson while keeping her core Progressive values.

[@luisalejandro2335]

Stateswoman

[@johnshafer7214]

I feel like she's grown so much as a person in Congress. I wish her all the very best.

[@janetclaireSays]

@@luisalejandro2335 she's a statesperson, there is no reason to pin a gender on it.

[@yapp2yapp2]

I think its a shame that she didn't mention that it was the israeli aipac that ran the counter campaigns.

[@davidowens1424]

No, she traded her progressive values for political clout within the party.

[@waytoobiased]

holy cow she’s good at this answers the questions without taking the bait. nice.

[@AlfredEsguerra-eu1mm]

Rep. AOC is smart, cute, idol of the people, Am so amazed by her charms & intelligent

[@dons2318]

obviously a man of impeccable taste

[@takaorobinson8719]

I remember when Texas had for ozwn pipes, Cruz went to Cancun and AOC raised funds to help Texans.

[@Ty-jr9ou]

I remember when AOC complained about her grandma's living conditions... meanwhile she drove an expensive Telsa. AOC can't even help her own grandma let alone her own constituents or people living in a different state.

[@bovinityleak2066]

Yeah she did! Remember that sad pic of the cruz’s little dog looking out the storm door after they just left the poor thing alone in the house when they took off?

[@takaorobinson8719]

@@bovinityleak2066 you know what disappointed me was when Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked the GOP, Trump and others treated it like a joke. Not one sympathetic voice.

[@darkhorse381]

@@takaorobinson8719 And then they demanded sympathy when Trump was shot and pretended it happened because Dems weren't civilized enough with their criticisms of Trump

[@Kimberly-qg3ks]

@@takaorobinson8719I don’t know why I was shocked by Trump and Fox’s behavior, but his behavior was repugnant to our country’s standards.

[@SteveDave211]

When progressive Aoc and Manchin could agree than this is a the best option.

[@maryb7596]

I'm from Minnesota and I think AOC is great.

[@MattPerrette87]

Do better

[@jameshitt8385]

You would think so....daf.

[@kristenwhite2701]

But Walz is a horrible governor. Took $17 billion surplus and blew it so raised taxes. MN 8th highest combined income, property & sales tax yet is only 37th in economic growth. People need to do some research

[@Mote78]

@@kristenwhite2701 Yet he won reelection in his state versus Trump who lost his state every election. Then ran away to Florida to escape prosecution for business fraud. But it didn’t work just like a lot of his ideas don’t, such as, “Mexico will pay for the wall “. 😂😂

[@dthomas9230]

@@kristenwhite2701 Residents are in the top 3 of the Happiness Index states.

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Meanwhile, the guy who identifies with Hannibal Lecter is crying.

[@ricknelms]

AOC articulate intelligent MTG ..........................

[@btrous1]

LOL, MTG….not so much!

[@Redoctobermach1]

Yea AOC keep standing for the working class.

[@russell75rogers]

Name a single accomplishment from aoc

[@edross2826]

😄

[@misticollom2159]

@@russell75rogersGood grief. Familiarize yourself with Google and do your own homework FFS.

[@russell75rogers]

@@misticollom2159 why can’t you .? I’m asking an aoc supporter ONE accomplishment of hers … why is that so difficult to get an answer from HER OWN SUPPORTERS. I don’t support her at all

[@Redoctobermach1]

@@russell75rogers well that’s why if you would support her you would know about her. But let me educate you today; she always brings her receipts! She is very intelligent and knows what to ask when in Congressional committees. She is always spot on, like a lot of the progressives in Congress. Also she keeps on bringing it for the working class. Wants to pass climate change ( which she worked on green new deal), raising the minimum wage(originally Bernie and hers), unionizing the workers ( as she does for her employees and constituents). Need I go on? By the way has wrote impeachment articles for Thomas and Alito (which should have recused themselves from some cases that their wives were involved with) as they think they are above the law. Harris/Walz 2024

[@zeddy_me]

'Progressive'? As in 'progress' you mean? Sounds good.

[@kvm1992]

Progress to nowhere isn't progressing. It's stagnation.

[@tedthoman6580]

@@kvm1992 bot

[@kvm1992]

@@tedthoman6580 I'm not a bot. I'm your everyday realist shining my light on controversial talking points.

[@PagIiacci]

@@kvm1992 this is exactly what a bot would say; a conservative masquerading as a "Realist" to hide his real stance

[@mainely8007]

@@kvm1992 Your party is the reason nobody is getting anywhere, you wouldn't even sign your own border bill THAT YOU WROTE.

[@tinyhomestead6023]

I am concerned about our climate. It was good to hear governor Tim Walz’s commitment to clean air and water for following generations. ❤. This commitment takes courage to take this fight up with large corporations.

[@CaliforniaBushman]

AOC grew up half a mile from my childhood home in Yorktown Hts. We Graduated the same elementary, Middle, and High Schools 23 years apart. Class of 1984 here. Go A.O.C!!

[@terriscollins5275]

Sympathy forYorktown Hts, and the schools

[@baronvonlichtenstein]

He was a good choice, and AOC is adorable.

[@terriscollins5275]

Yes, Dogs are adorable. Yes TAMPON TIM was a good choice for a loser candidate no one voted for.

[@nick8243]

Can't wait to vote blue here in Florida!

[@Piastreamofconsciousness]

Yes and vote Rick Scott out 🎉🎉🎉

[@scot561]

Deathsantis, littlemarcorubio and crooked as hell Rick Scott. Vote BLUE! We. Are. Not. Going. Back.

[@pawelkapica5363]

They absolutely killed it at that rally. The only other candidate I was rooting for was Buttigieg. But Walz is the perfect equilibrium for Harris. The man is very experienced, well spoken, and takes no bs from anyone. Can't wait to see him destroy Vance.

[@elsabean6791]

I was also rooting for Buttigieg, but I have a strong feeling that Harris has a plan to have Mayor Pete in a very important position in her cabinet. He is probably THE best ambassador out their for the Democratic Party as far as speaking/communicating, and would make a very good Secretary of State or any other position that requires creating strong relationships with leaders/representatives of other countries.

[@kellydoyle7833]

We have two paper& plastic "tough guys" against a prosecutor and an actual tough guy. This should be good.

[@nychris2258]

Who is scared of progress? That is so absurd.

[@georgewashington3555]

those that created Project 2025 hell bent on keeping people stupid and abused for their own benefit.

[@brkctrl]

Conservatives. In other words, older white demographics who used to have a lot more power in the country and want to go back to that.

[@keithb6717]

Who determines what progress is? Authoritarian much?

[@keithb6717]

@@brkctrl Name the peer reviewed study that supports your claim. Unless you just made that up or are parroting....

[@bcfortenberry]

Almost all my neighbors here in the Deep South are literally terrified of everything they don’t understand- which covers a lot of territory. Feel any way you want about it. That’s the truth.

[@georgelopez1513]

AOC = Intellectual beauty.

[@mikaltima]

When I see AOC in a thumbnail I'm clicking every time.

[@KINGLEO-blessed]

Tell Vance to get off the couch 🛋️ and debate Walz‼️‼️

[@israelcm7246]

He can't his in love with the couch 😂😅

[@BoltRM]

Never has 1 made-up tweet done more to fight evil! 😎

[@Jarzula]

Vance is a Marine. Tim is a weekend warrior who bailed on his men before going to Iraq. Vance fought in Iraq

[@samuelrodgers2742]

Probably would be more accurate to tell Vance to "get out of the couch"

[@georgewashington3555]

Sectional Healing Vance.. will have to get off his Sofa at some point.. get ready Vance ! someone wants to debate you :)

[@joane8651]

I'm so excited to hear the good news of the Harris-Walz campaign, am behind them 100 percent.

[@jayraymundo4336]

Country over Party....Truth over Lies...Unity over Division #NotGoingBAck

[@DodieSnow]

No tax cuts for the billionaires

[@MattPerrette87]

Back to what exactly? "Build Back Better"? How'd that work out for you? 😆

[@michlnyc]

She makes an interesting point about how anonymous money is influencing campaigns and elections rather than voters.

[@CharleneTruncer]

It almost all comes from socialist donors, Soros in particular. It is rich that she is spewing disinformation about who gets most of the dark money. It is not Republicans.

[@rubenm3780]

I hope we see AOC run this country in our lifetime. More experience and track record but she’s on her way there.

[@danoalex2977]

Derp

[@CharleneTruncer]

Mental.

[@danoalex2977]

@@rubenm3780 Might as well let my cat run the country because she is way smarter than

[@NoName-cn3cp]

So much energy right now! Let's rock the polls!

[@terriscollins5275]

Don't rely on the liberal fake polls. Even AOC knows the polls are fake.

[@joycestepancevich6591]

Why ask the question about Gov Sharpio? Our Vice President answered that with her pick of Walz who clearly has experiences and the prospective needed to fill his role as V.P. We are all sick of the drama the media attaches to these discussions.

[@shannonwalker6944]

Because tv bobbleheads are dumb as paint.

[@Orangebird725]

There were a lot of great choices for VP, but ultimately, you can only pick one.

[@lynxminx4]

They followed it up with a question about whether her colleague Corri Bush lost her primary because she advocated for Gazans. Neither of these questions are appropriately directed to AOC. If you want to call AOC an anti-Semite for demanding a cease fire, have the courage to do it directly.

[@Piastreamofconsciousness]

Gail and Oprah are bought and sold by the billionaire class ..don’t trust either of them…w

[@pensivepenguin3000]

Because it’s corporate media funded by those same interests AOC called out. For the most part in this country, you have the Republican party and the Republican-lite Party a.k.a. the Democrats. AOC, Bernie and a handful of others are exceptions

[@danielmorehouse9116]

Being progressive is not a negative! Geezus.

[@Ty-jr9ou]

Meanwhile KH turns her back on all the "progressive" polices she supported just 1-2 years ago. Now she's against fracking, against defund the police, against massive illegal immigration. KH just says whatever she needs to stay in power.

[@patriot4usa]

Progressive is extreme leftism, almost socialism or communism. Even Walz said it "One person's socialism is another person's neighborliness". He put tampons in boy's restrooms for God's sake. That is progressive.

[@seattlejayde]

100%

[@jameshitt8385]

Progressives are trying to push us the socialism, wake up!

[@Maevelikeschampagne]

yeah i blame that on GOP 1980s

[@marcod5027]

Sad that Cory Bush was outspend, she was the only Bush I ever trusted. AOC keeps being a power house, so eloquent and so right about so much.

[@rpdbu8250]

She voted against the Infrastructure bill…. that is big.

[@johngormaley4231]

My Comment: AOC is worthy of great adoration. My Brain: I ADORE that gal!!!

[@druwk]

Watch out Republicans, she’s getting much better, and more disciplined! She made a ton of great points, without falling into the gotta cha MSM corporate media frames.

[@periloustimes3214]

And it only took 8 years of media softball questions and endless coddling and propping up to get there LOLOL.

[@BoltRM]

​@@periloustimes3214Riight, Republicans just ignored her since she got elected 🙄

[@brandonmartin4495]

I was thinking the same thing! Good on her! 2024 has really been a positively transformative year for a lot of people 😊.

[@georgewashington3555]

She did good.. it takes time. I am happy for her.

[@keithb6717]

Name one “great point” please.

[@ravenshamballalightbody1672]

She's awesome! She hit every point! You're my hero! Can't wait for the right timing to vote for AOC for president

[@Mote78]

❤❤

[@enyawdnitram185]

Progressive means learning where we can improve on our lives, technology, health care, jobs, etc. In other words, to always fine tune your life for the better. Not to sit on old dated plans that don't advance peoples' lives.

[@HypnoSwag]

It means socialism. Nothing more.

[@j.elampland1206]

​@@HypnoSwag well then, maybe you need to call for socialism? Europe has many forms that compete in elections. Get your mind out of the cold war.

[@coreyander286]

It's inspiring how much AOC has matured over the past six years.

[@sheyjake]

As a fellow midwesterner, I cant wait to have some of those values around.

[@CharleneTruncer]

The only values he has are socialist one, & he bragged about it on tape!

[@jackknudson-rk1uv]

I grew up in small town Iowa in the 60s, those are the values we need back, not the book burning, neighbor hating and fear of all you don't know or understand that shamefully exists there today .

[@KE-rn5gs]

That's my new FAVORITE saying.... MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS!!!!!🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@terriscollins5275]

TAMPON TIM MADE IT EVERYONE'S BUSINESS, AND THANKS IN PART TO KAMALA IS LOSING.

[@beststagepresence]

Who are the people who hear the word Progressive and dont like it? never know a sane person who preferred regression

[@user-sp9zt1wv5s]

Yes it's progression towards open borders, race based hiring, & other globalist agendas.

[@BoecifusJones24]

They don't know that word, they're only taught the ones they're supposed to bark at.

[@narda1072]

Exactly. The gop are just lost

[@BobSmith-k2q]

If you want to change the minds of people who don't like the word Progressive, you shouldn't imply that those people are insane. If I direct a slur towards you, it's unlikely that you'll pay any attention to anything else that I have to say.

[@user-sp9zt1wv5s]

There is no proper definition for progressive or conservative.

[@vsp2801]

I am super pumped for H/W .. we are not going back .. for sure oh .. yeah we finally going woman President ❤ God bless America ❤

[@bigtime9589]

We're not going back to low cost energy, groceries or housing. We're just not gonna do it.

[@edwardsbarbara25]

​@@PleasesaveamericaWhat are your reasons for calling her that?

[@ruiferreira6578]

HW to the HW 😊

[@Lilyanne97]

I’m impressed with her ability to answer the question re: Bush and Bowman in an eloquent way…because like we all know what funding she’s talking about lolll…but it would get her in hot water to say it and right now the message needs to remain on unity.

[@bast713]

Yeah. She handled it well. And she's also completely correct that our campaign finance issues are a big problem in a broader sense, not just with Bush's and Bowman's primaries.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

AOC is an amazing politician and I hope in the future she will have an even more influential role. I agree with her most of the time she voices her views.

[@terriscollins5275]

The sanitation department is looking for help - SHE PERFECT FOR THAT JOB!

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

AOC's intelligence is so attractive

[@MikeRev-w3h]

She is SOOO HOTTTTT!!!

[@debshipman4697]

As if that matters. Let's grow up.

[@donalobrien9422]

@@Pleasesaveamericawhere did you pull that number from?

[@surpriseimblack]

She reminds me of a baby

@@donalobrien9422 his az, same as donold AOC's net worth is about ten grand counting her $50k in student loans. That's right, TEN GRAND.

[@mimim8532]

As a white single cat lady- by choice and happily so- having a first woman president of color! So excited- but I’m voting for her for her values- of service. It’s not about her. The other side….about them. To have a first man who is Jewish- right on! And Walz- I can sleep at night knowing the country I love and have served( US Peace Corps) isn’t lost. Vote blue!

[@markcosenza3274]

😂😂 China, Russia, and Iran are looking forward to Kamala. She's an empty pantsuit!😂😂

[@AlexKramer-qc4si]

@@markcosenza3274 & Trump is an empty head ... KAMALA 2024

[@QuestionAllHarmNone]

VOTE BLUE! 💙 From the bottom to the top! 🗳️ For joy! For unity! For optimism! 🇺🇲

[@truckerchannel1885]

It’s better to use our voting 🗳️ power for the right leadership. This is about a country, not about the person white or black, women or men America must be prioritized

[@rob2508]

What values? Please explain

[@lynetteprice8519]

Im "Walz-pilled"! He's is exactly what we need for this moment

[@NonnyBid]

@@lynetteprice8519 Was it the 2020 riots, burning cities and murders that did it for you!?

[@elishatea]

I appreciate these hosts not shying away from challenging topics that are front and center in people's minds right now, and I appreciate AOC for being able to address those challenges in a coherent and reassuring way!

[@BJRUThere]

She’s so talented. Her answer to the antisemitism bait was just perfect and exactly correct. Walz is an excellent pick with so many assets. His record is impeccable. It has absolutely nothing to do with Shapiro’s ethnicity.

[@ccbphoto]

Gotta love A.O.C.!

[@Therealtruthsocial]

Free school lunches for poor kids vs Donald Trump only paying seven hundred fifty dollars in federal income tax in ten years. Which is more in line with Christian values?

[@GeraldLBanks]

He was bought by the Ruski's in the 80's and no one noticed.

[@Redoctobermach1]

Pay Cesar what belongs to Cesar! My little children, let us not love in word or tongue, but in deed and in truth.

[@johnpyle1268]

One is in line with Christian values and the other's in line with Christofascist values.

[@YukonBloamie]

Free school breakfast AND lunches for ALL kids is the policy

[@bovinityleak2066]

As an aside, you dont need to be christian to have a moral center. BUT, if someone is going to identify as one in an attempt to just automatically have the moral high ground then they need to at least live the values that jesus preached.

[@j96700]

Love AOC! 💙💙💙 Vote Blue up and down the ballot!🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲

[@patriot4usa]

You must like high inflation, highest grocery prices ever, highest gas prices ever, highest rents and real estate prices ever, an open border allowing millions of potentially dangerous people into our country, depletion of our strategic oil reserves, involvement in 2 useless wars, the use of our justice system to target political opponents, an incompetent Secret Service, etc, etc. Get ready for higher taxes and higher inflation if CommieLa & Tampon Tim sneaks in. I guess you love that.

[@HH-jq2gx]

AOC is a beautiful intelligent considerate lady… pure class.

[@j.elampland1206]

And working class!

[@torsoman00]

She’s so elocuente and smart, meanwhile the other side has MTG 🤣

[@thaddy.g3492]

why is progressive such a scary word? Im so confused by that!

[@hop208]

They put out the word “scary” to condition the public to reject any “progressive” positions that help regular people that may come before the wants of the establishment.

[@johnpyle1268]

Decades of right wing fear mongering.

[@aboutface102]

Conservatives by definition are fearful of progress and change. Most of them don’t even think evolution is a fact

[@ericv7720]

The Republican messaging juggernaut has turned it into a scary word, like "liberal." I call myself both "liberal" and "progressive," and whoever doesn't like it, can go be weird elsewhere!

[@mimi1o8]

Because the very wealthy don’t want to loose power. The more rights the middle and working classes get, the weaker they become.

[@frogneckmanthethird.]

She's intimidating to the right because she's intelligent and extremely beautiful, strong minded woman.

[@Mote78]

Yes, finally, someone acknowledges her beauty too. What a great compliment to her intelligence and eloquence.

[@walterbrob]

Wtf does being attractive have to do with leading the Country?

[@Mote78]

@@walterbrob Nothing, but it’s better than Trump’s hair implants and orange tan. Besides, we have AOC and Taylor Swift. Don’t be jealous. 😂😂

[@JFDavis-lq1bp]

AOC is a treasure

[@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr]

Okay, Chinese bot.

[@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr]

We have the opinion of the communists now. Thanks.

[@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr]

When we need a bot from Russia we will let you know.

[@MattPerrette87]

In an ironic and cynical kinda way, yes she is!

[@SwiftJustice]

​@@CoolhandLukeSkywalkrYour maga panic is showing

[@nimanknight662]

Rep. Alexandria is so fly, i hardly heard her and had to watch it twice.😂

[@ninawood9771]

I had AOC in the back of my Uber once.

[@samgradyfilm]

What was she like

[@Gpob89]

5 stars!

[@jhor729]

Lucky!

[@tonyz766]

Did you try to kiss her? 😂 oh I kid!

[@phoebehastings1764]

Alexandria! Thank you for everything you do Goddess!

[@johnsilvani1918]

Harris Walz ticket the best since 2008 and 2012

[@kadenmac2009]

I refuse to have my 5yr old son walk inside a bathroom filled with women's hygiene products. Are yall just that freaking insane?

[@ericplumhoff9208]

@@kadenmac2009 No but you certainly are and oddly proud of it.

[@joefish4466]

I would say better than 2008/2012. Obama was not a great president. Obama was too smart for his own good and oozed East Coast elitism. He was notable for being the first black president, but his presidency is very mixed at best.

[@kadenmac2009]

@@ericplumhoff9208oddly proud of what? Not allowing my son to be part of transgender agendas?

[@arjan2713]

​@@kadenmac2009 You never go grocery shopping?

[@twrourke6557]

AOC is the best and she's beautiful.

[@bhagmeister]

Tremendous move to elevate a non-coastal moderate to this candidacy. We must narrow and Left & Right and build back up the middle. Better late than never.

[@Aerie925]

The key word in progressive is PROGRESS.

[@terriscollins5275]

Where is the progress? Hope you answer this because I am going to have a field day showing you AIN'T NOTHING BUILT BACK BETTER.

[@nextechsolutions5955]

When the Democratic Party wins the supermajority in Congress and the White House they need to pass legislation that addresses Campaign Finance and the Supreme Court. 🌊🇺🇸

[@jimclark2824]

Starting with ActBlue? Or are you just wanting to make conservative PACs illegal?

[@AmandaMack-ok1uv]

No, the first thing they need to do is get rid of Mike Johnson and elect Hakeem Jeffries as House Speaker

[@nextechsolutions5955]

@@AmandaMack-ok1uv That’s procedure, I’m talking legislation.

[@Ty-jr9ou]

So now that the Supreme Court doesn't lean left it needs to be fixed? Where were you a few years ago when it had a left leaning majority? I didn't see people calling for legislation then.

[@nextechsolutions5955]

@@Ty-jr9ou I don’t know when it leaned Left, but now that it’s sold out-Right we need to fix it. No one is above the Law.

[@TraderRobin]

KAMALA: Keep America Moving And Looking Ahead

[@lyndadunn2777]

Rep, AOC is a brilliant person who brings the best to Congress.

[@EshockT]

AOC has such good responses

[@annakingry9157]

Labels scare people who are ignorant of the ideas. Most Americans are "liberal". That's why we live here instead of moving to Egypt or Saudi Arabia.

[@ontheruntonowhere]

Excellent point.

[@pensivepenguin3000]

The founders were liberal. Our country is founded on the principles of liberal democracy. The fact that conservatives hate liberals means they hate democracy, and that’s evident by the things they want to do like project 2025

[@chrisvirtuoso]

AOC is so smart and she has greatly improved on her ability to articulate the needs of the people...not to mention she lookin so fine

[@catabolistnyc1207]

AOC is a treasure!!!

[@tedrohe9048]

Harris for President!!!!!!!!

[@kadenmac2009]

what a joke

[@edwardsbarbara25]

​@@kadenmac2009How?

[@QuestionAllHarmNone]

What a great time to be alive! 🤗💙🇺🇲🗳️💙

[@periloustimes3214]

You don't even like her 😂

[@hatchetman3662]

@@periloustimes3214 I'd vote for almost anyone else over trump. But, based on what you said, you aren't paying attention. And it's gonna cost you, come November.

[@OnlyInRushville]

The right wing in this county is so gross

[@elaineisabelle427]

And weird

[@W.J.M.]

@@elaineisabelle427 weirdos calling everyone else weird? that's peak irony. great job.

[@bcfortenberry]

They’re the political equivalent of people who don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom. Disgusting.

[@michaelbeikmann5603]

Fair but the left is twice as gross

[@AmandaMack-ok1uv]

​@@W.J.M. Weirdos takes it personal when being called weird

[@Roy-ij1wq]

It amazes me to see how much AOC has grown. Even though I have never heard her say this, it seems to me that she has learned alot from Nancy Pelosi and understands that the art of politics revolves around achieving the possible.

[@d8bn]

Omg, the pictures of them laughing (K&T) makes me laugh. That's a good thing.

[@cynthiablalock]

If we could have designed a great complement for Kamala, I don’t think we could have chosen better; he is kind, compassionate, thoughtful, everything for which we chose Joe Biden. I think it’s a win /win and the 2 complement each other.

[@KhalidMedani-fs8us]

She is very smart.

[@rickyreynolds9902]

Don't get me wrong I love this ticket! Tim Walz brings the middle America everyone needs right now. I like AOC to she has a bright future ahead. Wondering if her choice of dress for the show reflects the new Democratic middle America message. 😁

[@juliefinger9779]

I love her dress. Not every women has to wear a solid colored pants suit to look smart. Interesting you would say that. I know it was just an observation, so who knows.

[@rickyreynolds9902]

@@juliefinger9779 Just was saying, if so I'm all for it!

[@pancakeface5717]

Governor Walz is relatable to a broad demographic. I'm trying not to sound like a bigot, but he looks and sounds like so many of the middle-aged and older white guys in the MAGA camp. He's hard for them to ignore and the way he speaks (reasonable, sensible, factual) may (hopefully) bring some of that group back to reality.

[@kellydoyle7833]

Exactly. Walz will eat Trump's crumbling base for breakfast.