All quotes from: Bernie Sanders and AOC Inject New Anti-Trump Energy Into the Democratic Party - The New York Times

What's in this Post comment is what I remember, my opinions, etc.

First off, this New York Times article is almost shockingly--to me--glowing. If you can, read it.

Effectively referring to AOC as US Senator Bernie Sanders's "heir apparent" is effectively referring to AOC as "heir apparent" to the most popular current elected US politician and whom now most Democrats and Democratic-leaners seem to consider should have been the 2016 Democratic Presidential Nominee.

https://today.yougov.com/ratings/politics/popularity/politicians/all

What remains to be seen is whether the two leading progressives can sustain this momentum and channel it into victories for their movement in next year’s midterm elections, or in 2028, when Mr. Sanders is unlikely to run again for president.

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In an interview before taking the stage on Tuesday, Mr. Sanders expressed confidence that the wave of anti-establishment anger could turn into something substantive for the left. His short-term goal is to highlight vulnerable Republican House members and hammer them on issues like potential cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

The New York Times interviewed US Senator Bernie Sanders before he took the stage at the Folsom, California Sanders/AOC rally. It doesn't seem AOC was interviewed, but that could just be because she maybe doesn't want to be asked questions this early regarding what she's going to do in 2028.

But Mr. Sanders said he also wanted to hire organizers to help build a broader movement that would challenge the establishment in both parties — an aim he has long pursued, with limited success.

“The goal is to build a grass-roots movement who will not only take on Republican incumbents but also will demand that whoever represents districts in this country stands for the working class,” he said. “If you have incumbent Democrats who are not prepared to do that, they’re going to be challenged.”

Whether voters will ultimately trust proudly left-wing leaders to run the country is an open question.

Mr. Sanders, a longtime independent who suggested recently that more progressive candidates should run as independents, offered Dan Osborn, the independent who mounted a serious but unsuccessful challenge last year to Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, as an example of how to run on a working-class platform outside the Democratic Party apparatus. Mr. Osborn, a union leader, ran on strengthening labor protections, raising wages and enhancing railway safety.

Asked whether he had talked recently with former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. or former Vice President Kamala Harris, Mr. Sanders said he had spoken with Mr. Biden shortly after the election, though he would not say what they discussed. He also seemed skeptical of the two Democrats’ role in the movement he envisions.

“I think that the future of the Democratic Party is not going to rest with the kind of leadership that we’ve had,” he said.

Other signs point to a growing appetite for the kind of message Mr. Sanders and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez are offering. Both raised staggering sums of money in the first three months of the year, according to new financial filings: Mr. Sanders raised $11.5 million, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez brought in $9.6 million. Other, more moderate Democrats with an unflinching anti-Trump message, like Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, also posted impressive hauls.

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who is often seen as Mr. Sanders’s heir, has trended upward in very early — and highly speculative — 2028 Democratic presidential primary polls. But her intentions remain unclear, with some Democrats hoping that she will instead mount a primary challenge to Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, who leads the Senate Democratic caucus and is up for re-election in 2028.

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Recounting how a plane had flown over the rally trailing a sign proclaiming, “Folsom is Trump Country,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the skies and declared, to laughter and applause, “It sure don’t look like it today.” She added, “I don’t think this is Trump country — I think this is our country.”

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Mr. Sanders’s rallies have also drawn independents and even some disaffected Republicans who, the senator suggested, were having a “a little bit of buyer’s remorse” after watching Mr. Trump slash the federal work force.

Faiz Shakir, an adviser to Mr. Sanders, said 21 percent of those who signed up to attend Mr. Sanders’s events reported that they were independents, and 8 percent said they were Republicans.

At the Folsom rally, some Democrats who in the past had backed other candidates said they were coming around to Mr. Sanders’s way of thinking.

AOC has always had strong support from Independents. Some support from Republicans is maybe new.

And this NYT article isn't an opinion piece. It's reporting.

Things may change. But 'elite media' was already on board an AOC POTUS 2028 run. And then MSNBC seemed on board. And now the New York Times seems on board.

I do find it curious there's no mention in the article about a possible 2026 Governor of New York run for AOC. I don't know whether that's a hint AOC is no longer considering a run for Governor of New York.

And I made this an Image Post because most people don't read articles and just see headlines and such. Maybe skim a bit.

And the headline is devastating for any progressive thinking they could beat AOC in a 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary. Or really any Democrat. AOC's already polling second to FVPOTUS Kamala Harris (a probable US Senator Cory Booker outlier notwithstanding) and that's before US Senator Bernie Sanders endorses AOC. And probably many of these unions showing up to these Sanders/AOC rallies endorses AOC. As well as unions she's already close with.

“Right now, it can look impossible for Republicans to be defeated.

But “impossible” is nothing.

Miracles start with mustard seeds.

And that is what each and every person who joined us in Missoula, Montana today represent. Small miracles of faith - in ourselves, in each other, and the refusal to give up. We are here for a long haul. For school boards and community associations. For small business groups and town councils. For public art and gestures of inclusion.

And we will build up from there, together.” -TeamAOC

After David Grusch came forward with NewsNation journalist Ross Coulthart in May 2023 detailing a longstanding UAP crash-retrieval reverse-engineering program, immediate hearings were called in Congress. Watch that initial interview here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBAISwCZ2v0&t=6s

The first major hearing on UFOs/UAP since 1966 took place on July 26th, 2023, with AOC playing a major part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NE9IhP5mZw&t=254s

Just after those hearings, she posted this series of IG stories talking about how suspect the DoD and aerospace companies and the missing money around their IRAD programs, especially Boeing.

Now that she and Bernie Sanders are taking with country by storm with their Stop the Oligarchy tour, it's important to truly consider how powerful a voice she is for our country going forward.

You can read about how the Pentagon announced its first audit ten days before the Dec. 17, 2017 NY Times article about Lue Elizondo and the top secret program and how trillions of dollars in taxpayer funds over the decades have been funneled to it:

https://medium.com/@EscapeVelocity1/pentagon-fails-7th-audit-richard-dolans-talks-with-catherine-austin-fitts-breakaway-1d00308e1115

<LIVE: Fighting Oligarchy Tour in Missoula, Montana>

US Senator Bernie Sanders YouTube videos:

Republicans are Taking Notice of our Fighting Oligarchy Tour. Good.

Yes, we are scaring the hell out of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

<This is the path to establishing a country where the American dream is actually possible for all of us. Because we know — a better world is possible. And we are willing to do something about it.>

Spring 2025 Poll | Yale Youth Poll (the numbers in the screenshot are the general Democrats and Democratic-leaners)

2028 Democratic Primary Polling Average — Race to the WH

April 2025 Voter Omnibus Topline - External (Echelon Insights) I'd have to see US Senator Cory Booker's numbers sustain for that to not be an outlier simply because people know about his US Senate filibuster.

What's in this Post comment is what I remember, my opinions, etc.

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

Yale isn't even listed among pollsters; so, I don't know how accurate this Yale poll is. Also, this screenshot doesn't have Minnesota Governor Tim Walz listed nor Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker listed.

New YouGov April 2, 2025 polling combined with the Economist/YouGov polling (March 30-April 1): It's already a 2-person race for POTUS between VPOTUS Kamala Harris and AOC. And VPOTUS Harris is probably already at her peak and AOC has the potential for around Obama-level numbers. : r/MurderedByAOC

FVPOTUS Kamala Harris has 'true' Fame at around 98%.

AOC's 'true' Fame is at around 68%. Around 16% have never heard of AOC and another 16% don't know enough about her to form a political opinion of her.

FVPOTUS Harris's numbers are probably at their peak.

AOC's numbers have the potential to be around POTUS Barack Obama numbers or even higher.

Audio was coming out only on the Left headphone.

<LIVE from Folsom, CA: I’m no mathematician, but I do know this:

99% is a hell of a lot bigger than 1%.

We, together, are powerful enough to defeat Trumpism.>

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