You know the embarrassingly sassy and overly-confident AOC we’re all used to laughing at and making fun of?
Well, she’s gone and has been replaced by a meek, defensive worry-wart, thanks to her well-funded, very smart, and savvy Democrat Primary challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
Caruso-Cabrera, a former CNBC host has AOC against the ropes and she’s not letting up one bit.
She just called out AOC for being a “hypocrite” and basically a “chicken” for refusing to debate her. This is the same exact tactic that AOC used on Jow Crowley, who she ended up beating in the primary – and shocked the entire political world.
Well, now the very nervous-sounding AOC is refusing to debate Caruso-Cabrera, and much like Joe Crowley, AOC’s strange excuses just aren’t adding up – and now she’s forced to keep explaining herself, repeatedly and try to convince everyone she’s not behaving like her former scared opponent Mr. Crowley (yes, she is).
Needless to say, AOC is doing a terrible job of it. She sounds insecure and defensive.
I think Caruso-Cabrera has her right where she wants her.
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez insisted Monday she’s “not skipping debates” like her predecessor, Joe Crowley, did to disastrous effect two years ago — even though she is ducking one Wednesday citing social distancing rules despite having been out at a George Floyd protest and other group events this month.
“The good thing is I’m not skipping debates. My predecessor, he had skipped debates until he was forced to show up,” the first-term incumbent Queens-Bronx congresswoman told The Post while out campaigning in The Bronx Monday.
“This one [Wednesday’s] is in-person, so we’ve had certain issues with that being done during phase one, if that would be violating the Phase One and Phase Two scheduled reopening by the governor. Which is why we’ve committed to virtual debates and are happy to participate in them,” she said.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has allowed spaced gatherings of up to 10 people since mid-May. And AOC has done two online virtual debates with her primary challengers, including one on May 18.
The Parkchester Times-sponsored debate is the same one Crowley shirked in 2018.
But AOC was handing out masks to Floyd protesters in Queens on June 2 and hosted a socially distanced graduation party in a church parking lot Sunday — complete with free burgers, balloon animals and a DJ.
But it gets even better…Caruso-Cabrera went on to accuse the former bartender of violating “election law” by hosting that “graduation bash” next to an early voting site.
“AOC directly violated the election law. She doesn’t pay her taxes. She said yes to a salary increase. Who wants this type of person in Congress when we’re all in trouble?” Caruso-Cabrera’s spokesman Hank Sheinkopf told The New York Post.
Later, a shook AOC moved her party an entire BLOCK away.
HA HA HA!
This piece was written by Missy Crane on June 16, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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