Joy Reid just did a panel asking about whether it’s better for Democrats to go after suburban white women or new voters. I think the answer is both, but the answers the panel gave weren’t what struck me. What struck me is the way the three men on the panel, Howard Dean, Marcus Farrell , and Jimmy Williams, referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The two white men mentioned Conor Lamb by name, but referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “The young lady who’s about to be on.” Marcus Farrell didn’t mention Conor Lamb, but referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “The young lady who’s about to come on right now.”
Dudes! Listen up. Y’all need to learn her name. She is our future. She kicked a major fucking powerful Democrat right out of office because she knows what her district needs. We women are really sick of being invisible and we’re coming after your asses in November. We’re strong, we’re smart, and we’ve been organizing. Say it outloud.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
You can do it. Really you can. You know you want to.