Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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No, I mean, it's not just a cute story. I was wiping down a bar and asking people to vote for me. It wasn't like a summer job I had once. I was not supposed to win. The guy I was running against spent $3 million against me. I was making money. I was getting like $2 in my paycheck once a week because I was working off tips and they take it all out. But things happen in America.
This is still a place of possibility.
This is still a place of possibility.
Yeah. I mean, I have a weird relationship with the Democratic Party, to say the least.
Yeah. I mean, I have a weird relationship with the Democratic Party, to say the least.
It's kind of like one foot in, one foot out, right? And I think the foot out that I have is the foot that is very attuned to people. And the foot in that I have is, you know, it's still the coalition that helps people, in my view. And it's a coalition that we all have to be part of.
It's kind of like one foot in, one foot out, right? And I think the foot out that I have is the foot that is very attuned to people. And the foot in that I have is, you know, it's still the coalition that helps people, in my view. And it's a coalition that we all have to be part of.
And so to me, I do think there's, as you mentioned, I do think that there is a little bit of this lost at sea moment happening. But as you said, I see that not as a reason for despair. I see it as a tremendous opportunity. And I've been a wrecking ball in the past. I am also, I think that's one of the tools. I believe in the toolbox, right? And sometimes you need a wrecking ball.
And so to me, I do think there's, as you mentioned, I do think that there is a little bit of this lost at sea moment happening. But as you said, I see that not as a reason for despair. I see it as a tremendous opportunity. And I've been a wrecking ball in the past. I am also, I think that's one of the tools. I believe in the toolbox, right? And sometimes you need a wrecking ball.
Sometimes you need a hammer. Sometimes you need a wrench. And I think in this moment, it's a tremendous window of opportunity for efficacy, right? And whoever is most effective is where the momentum is going to go. And so I'm, for me, I'm just trying shit out. Like I'm just trying shit out and I'm just in the batting cage and I'm just waiting for a dinger and this is the work.
Sometimes you need a hammer. Sometimes you need a wrench. And I think in this moment, it's a tremendous window of opportunity for efficacy, right? And whoever is most effective is where the momentum is going to go. And so I'm, for me, I'm just trying shit out. Like I'm just trying shit out and I'm just in the batting cage and I'm just waiting for a dinger and this is the work.
That's what it's going to take, just to throw in everything at it.
That's what it's going to take, just to throw in everything at it.
Totally. Thank you, John. Appreciate it.
Totally. Thank you, John. Appreciate it.
Oh, I don't think we're witnessing the start of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here. You literally have a completely unelected billionaire who has... just taken over and paused government funding to specifically take out provisions regarding China and other areas that pertain to him.
Oh, I don't think we're witnessing the start of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here. You literally have a completely unelected billionaire who has... just taken over and paused government funding to specifically take out provisions regarding China and other areas that pertain to him.
Oh, I don't think we're witnessing the start of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here. You literally have a completely unelected billionaire who has... just taken over and paused government funding to specifically take out provisions regarding China and other areas that pertain to him.