“I get it that it makes people feel good to see people yelling,” Slotkin told the audience. “But not one of those words is stopping the actual things that Donald Trump is doing, and I am about action, not words, and I will stand by that as long as I live.”

Ok, so let’s have them. What specific actions are you taking against this madness? We’ll wait.

“The senator noted that she also serves Trump voters of Michigan”

There it is. As somebody who has an ®President, ®governor, ®Senator, ®Congressperson I can tell you that not a single one feels the need to represent my point of view or interests. This statement by Slotkin strikes me as nothing more than idealism that serves to only inhibit the party’s ability to pass meaningful legislation.

Sure, go ahead and demean one of the most popular and beloved politicians in office. That‘ll totally make people listen to you. AOC is the single best communicator the Democrats have on their bench. Other Democrats need to be learning from her and making more space for her style of leadership, not talking shit about her. That’s yet another thing they failed to learn from the 2024 election.

I think it’s pretty telling that to much of the progressive and leftist base, Slotkin comes across as a Republican from the 1990’s (with all her Reagan-worship crap) and is generally not a particularly popular politician outside of neoliberal DC power circles. While on the other hand, AOC is incredibly popular across the nation, and is widely liked and respected not only because she comes across as a real genuine human being, but because her ideas and political approach appeal to almost everyone, including many Republicans. I heard some interviews with Trump voters where they were asked how they felt about AOC, and a surprising number of them said they agreed with a lot, but not all of her opinions, but they consistently said they respected her because they believed she meant what she said and that she seemed to genuinely care about the right groups of people.

From the end of the article:

Ocasio-Cortez “best reflects the core values” of the Democratic Party, a CNN poll of voters recently found.

Sounds like much less than an AOC.

AOC/Sanders aren’t even that leftwing.

It’s just an optical illusion looking at them from inside the burgeoning fourth Reich of Stupid Hitler’s crazy town.

Interesting choice of words. “Defends” as in “fails to defend.”

“I get it that it makes people feel good to see people yelling,” Slotkin told the audience. “But not one of those words is stopping the actual things that Donald Trump is doing, and I am about action, not words, and I will stand by that as long as I live.”

Please, Senator, tell us about your actions that are stopping Donald Trump from doing what he’s doing. No need to be coy. Its what you “stand by as long as you live”. This should be an easy answer for you.

Constituent Kristin Fellows, 62, asked the Democrats how they are pushing back against Musk and President Donald Trump.

“We know that you are against these current awful happenings going on in the world, but it is simply not enough for you to repeatedly tell us that you are,” Fellows said, according to the Associated Press, and the question was met with a round of applause from the audience.

“My job is to be more than just an activist. It is to answer the call when there’s an immigration raid and we need to figure out where our people are,” Slotkin said. “All of those things require me to be more than just an AOC.”

Slotkin ought to know where “our people” are since she voted for legislation requiring any immigrant who’s baselessly charged with petty nonsense like shoplifting to be detained (archived).

Slotkin might as well be another Sinema.