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Swing-State Democrats Ask AOC to Stay Off Campaign Trail, Axios Reports
Some candidates are removing her endorsements and urging her to stay away as they try to keep campaigns focused on President Donald Trump.
- Democratic strategists and candidates in critical swing districts have advised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to avoid campaign appearances ahead of the midterms, fearing her progressive brand could alienate undecided voters.
- Surveys suggest her presence may be an "albatross" in certain races, as Republican political action committees frequently feature her in attack ads to link moderate Democrats to her polarizing image.
- Contrasting with the warm reception given to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Montana House candidate Sam Forstag and others have distanced themselves from Ocasio-Cortez.
- Dismissing Republican advertising efforts as ineffective, Ocasio-Cortez has recently declared "Woke 1 was crazy!" to explain past controversial stances; analysts suggest these snubs could complicate a potential 2028 presidential bid.
- Candidates are focusing on anti-Trump sentiment to secure votes in the final 40 days, as Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report declared a Democratic takeover of the House a "done deal.
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Swing-state Democrats have a message for AOC: Please stay away
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Democrats unveil AOC-free campaign zones after discovering ‘the polling is atrocious’ - The Daily Bo Snerdley
TOTAL BS! The Democratic Party is rolling out a new strategy for winning some of the country’s toughest congressional races this fall: keeping Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez several hundred miles away from them. The move follows an Axios report that Democrats in some competitive races have explicitly asked AOC’s team not to campaign in their districts, while others who happily embraced the New York congresswoman during primary season are suddenly disc…
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