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demmiblue

(39,947 posts) Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:05 PM Apr 22

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Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia-- AOC: Wah wah wah.

AOC: Wah wah wah.

We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.

What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginiaâ€”

AOC: Wah wah wah.

We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.

What theyâ€™re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T20:55:18.580Z

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Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia-- AOC: Wah wah wah. (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 22 OP

😂 MustLoveBeagles Apr 22 #1

Oh she is SOOOOO good! Easterncedar Apr 22 #2

"A New Day" mr715 Apr 22 #3

For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard, TomSlick Apr 22 #4

BRAVO AOC!!!! Scubamatt Apr 22 #5

Tee hee hee! Troll 'em troll 'em troll 'em DinahMoeHum Apr 22 #6

She is the best argument drmeow Apr 22 #7

"We have an obligation to defend ourselves." Or... littlemissmartypants Apr 22 #8

K&R orangecrush Apr 22 #9

SSDD madashelltoo Apr 22 #10

AOC nails it with "rolls over". republianmushroom Apr 22 #11

Wow! I actually got goosebumps blue-wave Apr 22 #12

Bam!! 🦾 AOC MerryBlooms Apr 22 #13

Fuckin' A progressoid Apr 22 #14

"We have been asking the Democratic Party to stand up..." BaronChocula Apr 23 #15

Wah wah wah is the new blah blah Blah ! thought crime Apr 23 #16

All the Dems should have the same unified response Chili Pepper Apr 23 #17

Abso-fuckin'-lutely!!! calimary Apr 23 #18

Next New York Senator yankee87 Apr 23 #19

That's what we need: no more rolling over and "healing and putting it behind us." C Moon Apr 23 #20

I love how she's always prepared with a smart, truthful answer for the reporters FakeNoose Apr 23 #21

Chuck and Hakeem, take note. This is the pizazz we need. Nt lostnfound Apr 24 #22

MustLoveBeagles

(17,316 posts)

1. 😂

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:12 PM

Apr 22

She nailed it.

Easterncedar

(6,479 posts)

2. Oh she is SOOOOO good!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:23 PM

Apr 22

mr715

(4,177 posts)

3. "A New Day"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:28 PM

Apr 22

Yeah, she's good.

She will make a wonderful President someday.

I look forward to voting for her.

TomSlick

(13,093 posts)

4. For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard,

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:01 PM

Apr 22

but I will delve one yard below their mines and blow them at the moon.

Hamlet Act 3, Scene 4.

Scubamatt

(317 posts)

5. BRAVO AOC!!!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:39 PM

Apr 22

Rinse and Repeat!!!!!!!

DinahMoeHum

(23,687 posts)

6. Tee hee hee! Troll 'em troll 'em troll 'em

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:45 PM

Apr 22

drmeow

(6,019 posts)

7. She is the best argument

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:59 PM

Apr 22

against term limits I've ever seen!

littlemissmartypants

(34,398 posts)

8. "We have an obligation to defend ourselves." Or...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:28 PM

Apr 22

We have an obligation to defend our constituents and democracy?

I like the finally fighting back part. I'll just leave it at that.

orangecrush

(31,182 posts)

9. K&R

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:34 PM

Apr 22

No more appeasement

madashelltoo

(1,834 posts)

10. SSDD

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:35 PM

Apr 22

Nuttin’ new.

republianmushroom

(22,736 posts)

11. AOC nails it with "rolls over".

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:41 PM

Apr 22

blue-wave

(5,559 posts)

12. Wow! I actually got goosebumps

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:48 PM

Apr 22

listening to AOC. She is spot on and I hope the Democratic Party keeps the fighting momentum going.

MerryBlooms

(12,407 posts)

13. Bam!! 🦾 AOC

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:58 PM

Apr 22

progressoid

(53,390 posts)

14. Fuckin' A

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:08 PM

Apr 22

BaronChocula

(4,769 posts)

15. "We have been asking the Democratic Party to stand up..."

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:38 AM

Apr 23

While I have a good deal of respect for Ocasio-Cortez, that sounds like a self-serving statement. It seems to me the redistricting campaigns were independent decisions by Democratic governors. I think Newsom, regardless of what you think about him would have something to say about her framing.

As a side note, Newsom has also thrown the party under the bus with a past statement or two.

thought crime

(1,793 posts)

16. Wah wah wah is the new blah blah Blah !

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:32 AM

Apr 23

Chili Pepper

(135 posts)

17. All the Dems should have the same unified response

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:20 AM

Apr 23

Remind everyone at every chance that the Dems have tried to ban partisan gerrymandering, but the repugs have voted it down every time.

To all of our Dem reps, say it Loud, Proud, and Often!

calimary

(90,835 posts)

18. Abso-fuckin'-lutely!!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:37 PM

Apr 23

yankee87

(2,860 posts)

19. Next New York Senator

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:19 PM

Apr 23

We need her in the Senate

C Moon

(13,746 posts)

20. That's what we need: no more rolling over and "healing and putting it behind us."

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:37 PM

Apr 23

FakeNoose

(42,445 posts)

21. I love how she's always prepared with a smart, truthful answer for the reporters

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:52 PM

Apr 23

They aren't asking "gotcha" questions ... they're just giving her a chance to open up and AOC is always ready. And she looks great on camera too.

lostnfound

(17,634 posts)

22. Chuck and Hakeem, take note. This is the pizazz we need. Nt

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 07:57 AM

Apr 24

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