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Lauren Boebert Loves Seeing AOC Get ‘Destroyed’

While AOC might be the butt of jokes elsewhere in the country, she remains popular in her reliably Democratic district. She easily won re-election in 2020 and 2022, winning over 70 percent of the vote each time.

AOC screenshot from 2020 Democratic National Convention in 2020.
AOC screenshot from 2020 Democratic National Convention in 2020.

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert continued her ongoing feud with her Democratic colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Boebert tweeted Sunday, “It’s nice to see that some sanity still lives on in New York’s 14th District. In case you’ve yet to see Sandy get absolutely destroyed by her own constituents, just take a look.”

A man stood up at Ocasio-Cortez’s town hall meeting in Queens and yelled at her saying, “Where are you on the migrant issue? I’ll tell you. You’re absent.” He then yelled obscenities at her.  

The meeting became a raucous screaming match between supporters of the congresswoman and opponents.

“America First. Vetted legal migrants only,” “Stop funding Ukraine,” “AOC: An Obvious Criminal,” and “AOC: Stop pushing drag queen story hour,” appeared among the signs held up at the event, The New York Post reported.  

Boebert and AOC’s Ongoing Twitter Fight

The two women represent the most radical wings of their respective parties and have a long history of sniping at each other.

Last fall, AOC slammed Boebert for being “too scared to hold regular town halls” after Boebert accused her of not spending enough time with her Queens constituents.

“Hey Boebert, you seem to have us confused,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter. “I: have attended & hosted 100s of community events, hold regular town halls, don’t take a dime in corporate cash. You: are bankrolled by corporate PACs, Big Ag, & Oil, are too scared to hold regular town halls open to all.”

Boebert slammed her in October on Twitter, posting another video showing an activist lambasting her on Ukraine, “On the rare occasions that @AOC  actually spends time with her constituents, she is reminded that she has sold them out at every turn. She campaigned as an outsider and has now just morphed into #SandyPelosi!”

On another occasion, Boebert trolled Ocasio-Cortez’ “Tax the Rich” dress with a red “Let’s Go Brandon” dress that she wore to a meeting with former President Donald Trump and posted a photo of it on Twitter.

AOC Remains Popular in Her District

While AOC might be the butt of jokes elsewhere in the country, she remains popular in her reliably Democratic district. She easily won re-election in 2020 and 2022, winning over 70 percent of the vote each time.

Her connections with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have generated considerable attention among conservatives and in the right-leaning media; however, among Ocasio-Cortez’s constituents, it has not amounted to much.

She has become powerful in the New York City Democratic Party circles and has succeeded in getting like-minded people elected to the New York City Council.

Boebert Gets Mixed Reaction Among Republicans

By contrast, Boebert has been relatively controversial in Republican circles. She barely won re-election last fall. Some have dismissed her as a “lunatic.”

Her combative Populism does not sit well with many traditional Republicans.

“She doesn’t seem like a traditional Republican at all. She just seems like a bomb thrower to me. So I don’t really have much good to say about her,” a constituent named Mark Schaffer told Colorado Public Radio last year.

Boebert’s GOP primary challenger, state Sen. Don Coram slammed her as “all sizzle and no steak.”

She narrowly won a second term last November to Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch by only 546 votes.

Ocasio-Cortez could be the winner in the long run in their feud because she has a stronger hold on her seat and can afford to stay. Boebert’s personality and her narrow win could lead to her falling from the national stage due to the politics of her district.

John Rossomando was a senior analyst for Defense Policy and served as Senior Analyst for Counterterrorism at The Investigative Project on Terrorism for eight years. His work has been featured in numerous publications such as The American Thinker, The National Interest, National Review Online, Daily Wire, Red Alert Politics, CNSNews.com, The Daily Caller, Human Events, Newsmax, The American Spectator, TownHall.com, and Crisis Magazine. He also served as senior managing editor of The Bulletin, a 100,000-circulation daily newspaper in Philadelphia, and received the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors first-place award for his reporting.

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John Rossomando is a senior analyst for Defense Policy and served as Senior Analyst for Counterterrorism at The Investigative Project on Terrorism for eight years. His work has been featured in numerous publications such as The American Thinker, Daily Wire, Red Alert Politics, CNSNews.com, The Daily Caller, Human Events, Newsmax, The American Spectator, TownHall.com, and Crisis Magazine. He also served as senior managing editor of The Bulletin, a 100,000-circulation daily newspaper in Philadelphia, and received the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors first-place award in 2008 for his reporting.

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