AOC Is Downplaying Her Wokeness Now, but Her History Tells a Different Story
AOC Is Downplaying Her Wokeness Now, but Her History Tells a Different Story By Ward Clark | 12:15 PM on August 23, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jose Juarez New York's infamous Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), or AOC, as she is commonly known, is indisputably the darling of the far left. She's a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which is a contradiction in terms, as there is nothing democratic about socialism; that name is a smoke screen.
- ▪AOC Is Downplaying Her Wokeness Now, but Her History Tells a Different Story By Ward Clark | 12:15 PM on August 23, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
- ▪AP Photo/Jose Juarez New York's infamous Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), or AOC, as she is commonly known, is indisputably the darling of the far left.
- ▪She's a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which is a contradiction in terms, as there is nothing democratic about socialism; that name is a smoke screen.
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AOC Is Downplaying Her Wokeness Now, but Her History Tells a Different Story By Ward Clark | 12:15 PM on August 23, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jose Juarez New York's infamous Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), or AOC, as she is commonly known, is indisputably the darling of the far left. She's a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which is a contradiction in terms, as there is nothing democratic about socialism; that name is a smoke screen. And just like that name, AOC is trying now to reinvent herself. Presumably, she has her eyes on a bigger office.
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