AOC Calls Woke Era Crazy

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's remarks on the 'woke' era spark cross-ideological backlash.

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The Ghosts of Woke 1.0

AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused

LARRY KUDLOW: Tell AOC and the comrades to stay home — America is doing very well, thank you very much

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC’s This Week on Sunday that Democrats should judge candidates by their current positions, invoking a local councilman’s line that “Woke 1 was crazy” when asked about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong. Host Jon Karl cited Hong’s 2020 posts supporting abolishing prisons and police and canceling Thanksgiving, positions Hong has since walked back. The exchange prompted conservative commentators to accuse Ocasio-Cortez of trying to move past left-wing positions she and other Democrats previously supported as 2026 races loom.

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Woke accountabilityLeans Right

Democrats and left-wing figures should not be allowed to dismiss, soften, or rewrite their past peak-woke positions. Those policies and rhetoric were harmful, and voters should hold politicians accountable rather than accept excuses that it was just an old phase.