AOC Reveals Path To Unseat Democrats

In a shocking interview, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time weighing in on the end of the shutdown. She called for Democrats to primary Members of their own party, arguing that leadership isn’t progressive enough and that the party needs to be more radical. 

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“I think what is so important for folks to understand is that this problem is bigger than one person, and it actually is bigger than the minority leader in the Senate. You had eight Senate Democrats who coordinated their own votes on this, as well as you have two retiring members,” she replied, adding:

Many of them are also up in several cycles from now, with the hope that people are going to forget this moment. And I think what’s important is that we understand that this is actually—this is not just a leader—it’s a reflection of the party. And Senate Democrats have selected their leadership to represent them. And so the question needs to be bigger than just one person.

We have several Senate primaries this cycle. I know I’m being asked about New York; that is years from now. I have to remind my own constituents, because they think that this election is this year—we actually do have Senate elections this year. And my hope is that people across this country actually participate in their primary elections in selecting their leadership.

Historically, unseating incumbents in statewide races is a monumental challenge. But AOC is clearly aiming for the long game. She’s pointing to the success of candidates like Mamdani in New York, suggesting that a similar approach could reshape the Democrat Party from the inside out. Combine that with her alliances in New York and California, and you’ve got a strategy to push the party further left, despite the risks.

Incumbents would have to weigh whether they want to defend their seats against challengers within their own party while also preparing for general elections. It’s a strategic mess, and from a conservative standpoint, it could be advantageous. Infighting at the top filters down and weakens candidates in key battlegrounds.

AOC’s push is essentially a shot across the bow . . .  of her own ship. The radical Left seems willing to challenge long-standing incumbents to push them out and push their own radical, socialist agenda further. From a strategic standpoint, this could backfire, especially in swing states where moderate candidates have traditionally found success.

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Ric Grenell joined us on the broadcast to share his analysis of the way the far Left has  handled the government reopening and how it may come back to haunt them:

Look, I think the Democrats are really regretting what they did. They could have had this deal on Day One, could have rolled this over, and had this deal. They chose not to, and then they blinked, and I think it is a problem for the media because they, in this lead-up, have not been being honest with the Democratic Party.

You know, I’m old enough to remember when we’ve had issues in the Republican Party with leadership or losses – I’m thinking when Mitt Romney lost to Barack Obama – the media the next morning had a huge push to say, Look, the Republican Party is in shambles; look where they lost. They helped us focus on the problem areas. When Kamala imploded, the media did not do that. They haven’t done a real focus on what happened to the Democratic Party, why they’ve lost so many men, why they’re losing young people. We’ve had conservative media doing that narrative, but the mainstream media have yet to come and force the Democrats to think about what’s been happening.

I think this shutdown now shows the Democrats their leadership is in disarray. They’re racing towards socialism and communism. The people of America who have traditionally voted for Democrats . . . are abandoning them. Young people are seeing this woke way and just saying we don’t want anything to do with it. They need to have a real conversation and a real fight in the Democratic Party. The media is not helping them do that, and so they’re not having that conversation.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more analysis of AOC’s statements on trying to reshape the leadership of her party. ACLJ Director of Government Affairs Mark Kelly also weighed in on the end of the shutdown.

Watch the full broadcast below: