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BrianTheEVGuy

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5. Exactly
Tue Aug 13, 2024, 07:40 AM
Aug 2024

Voters didn’t send Bush and Bowman to blow up and remake society in a far left utopia. They sent them to optimize our existing society and help others realize its potential. When Bowman and Bush turned their backs on their voters, voters responded by sending reps to DC who cared about everyday concerns rather than “democratic socialist revolution.”

Ironically, the most successful member of the Squad, AOC, gets this. She keeps her values while also listening to her constituents. It’s why she is so successful — she is gifted at explaining how she believes her ideas will help the people in her district.

There’s a lesson in there.

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