AOC

Is AOC the face of the democratic party? Polling data consistently shows she has high approval ratings among Democratic voters. Some polls indicate she is the individual most often named by voters (around 26%) when asked who the face of the party is, outperforming other prominent Democrats like Vice President Kamala Harris and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Here are some of her policy positions. The New Green Deal, Medicare for all, free college tuition, stricter gun laws, housing as a human right, defund police, supports cancelling student loan, supports biological men in women’s sports and locker rooms, supports LGBTQ community which includes drag performers in elementary schools, support CRT and keeping information from parents. Her stump speeches along with Bernie Sanders are composed mainly of negative remarks about Trump. He is described as a corrupt authoritarian and a threat to democracy. This is a policy also followed by Mayor Mamdani of NY City. Missing from both is a plan to grow the economy and create good jobs other than using government subsidies in the Green deal to create jobs. The main emphasis is on using tax money to provide benefits to certain groups. The question is, will this approach appeal to moderate democrats. Her one interest about the private sector is to raise corporate taxes.