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David Harsanyi: If 'woke 1' was 'crazy,' what does AOC call the DSA?

Headline from Union Leader, from the development of Aug 14, 2026

Newest development Aug 16, 2026 · 2 reportsSunday News Shows Help Dems Defuse AOC’s “Woke 1 Was Crazy” Quote

Hey, remember that unhinged cultural revolution we launched a few years back? That was insane — amirite? That’s essentially what Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told ABC News host Jonathan Karl recently, quoting a New York City Council member who describes…

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    David Harsanyi: If 'woke 1' was 'crazy,' what does AOC call the DSA?

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    Sunday News Shows Help Dems Defuse AOC’s “Woke 1 Was Crazy” Quote

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  1. Conservative Daily News

    If ‘Woke 1’ Was ‘Crazy,’ What Does AOC Call the DSA? (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Hey, remember that unhinged cultural revolution we launched a few years back? That was insane — amirite? That’s essentially what Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told ABC News host Jonathan Karl recently, quoting a New York City Council member who describes socialist …

  2. Conservative Review

    Every Democrat Should Be Asked: What About ‘Woke 1’ Was ‘Crazy’? (opens Conservative Review)

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    No one who lived through the past 10 years should allow Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to giggle away the hell called “woke” that she and Democrats inflicted on this country. It can’t possibly be that easy for them to move on from what they did just because they know it’s unpopular and it complicates thin…

  3. NewsBusters

    JOURNALISTIC EOD: Sunday Shows Help Dems Defuse AOC’s ‘Woke One Was Crazy’ Quote (opens NewsBusters)

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    JOURNALISTIC EOD: Sunday Shows Help Dems Defuse AOC’s ‘Woke One Was Crazy’ Quote The Elitist Media had a narrative bomb on its hands after Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said last week that “Woke One is crazy.

  4. The Righting

    Every Democrat Should Be Asked: What About “Woke 1” Was Crazy? (opens The Righting)

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    No one who lived through the past 10 years should allow Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to giggle away the hell […]

  5. The Righting

    Sunday News Shows Help Dems Defuse AOC’s “Woke 1 Was Crazy” Quote (opens The Righting)

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    The Elitist Media had a narrative bomb on its hands after Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said last week that […]

  6. The New Republic

    What AOC’s ‘Woke” Comments Say About Her and the Left (opens The New Republic)

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    You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t the only prominent progressive distancing themselves from “Woke 1.0.

  7. Union Leader

    David Harsanyi: If 'woke 1' was 'crazy,' what does AOC call the DSA? (opens Union Leader)

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    Hey, remember that unhinged cultural revolution we launched a few years back? That was insane — amirite? That’s essentially what Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told ABC News host Jonathan Karl recently, quoting a New York City Council member who describes…

  8. The Washington Free Beacon

    WATCH: 'Woke 1' Was Crazy. But It Wasn't Just a Passing Phase. (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    "Woke 1 was crazy," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) said earlier this month on national television. "During lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today."

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