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Opinion: Who should really be scared of the far left?

Many from the far left have consistently stated that Republicans keep talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because they are obsessed or scared of her. While these individuals typically do not specify what Republicans are obsessed or scared about, it is safe to assume that they are speculating that Republicans fear that the young Democratic Socialist poses a threat to Republican control of all three branches of government—specifically the executive and legislative. The truth is that the Democratic party should be scared of far left congresswomen like Representative Ocasio-Cortex and Omar.

Other than President Trump, Ocasio-Cortez has undoubtedly been the media’s favorite focus since her election in 2018. While she has voiced inaccuracies regarding simple civics, the Israeli Palestinian conflict and other aspects regarding government—topics that have been major points for Republicans—it is her policy stances that should have Democrats in complete fear of her success and fame. For example, the Green New Deal was proposed by Ocasio-Cortez, with the plans to reconstruct every existing building in the country to make them energy efficient, rid the country of air travel, guarantee a job for every person whether they want them or not, and to ban all affordable energy.

The Green New Deal is estimated to cost the United States $93 trillion but has been praised by many Democratic presidential candidates and many liberal voters. The Green New Deal will only destroy the chances of re-election for current members representing moderate districts.

Moderate Democrats should also be concerned about holding strong control of heavily African American and Jewish districts. While this country has proudly witnessed African American unemployment dropping to the lowest rate in U.S. history, celebrities like Stephen A. Smith have stated on CNN that Democrats have taken the black community for granted. While this statement does not encompass all Democrats, there are too many Democratic candidates that have used the typical voting history of the African American community as a reason to abstain from focusing campaign and legislative policies on this demographic. In November, 2018, a Rasmussen poll showed that support amongst black voters for President Trump was 40%, which is typically higher than a Republican presidential candidate would receive during a general election.

Finally, Democrats should also be prepared for the people of Jewish faith to walk away from the party. With Representative Ilhan Omar making comments that many from both parties view as anti-Semitic, Democratic party leaders had trouble deciding whether to back Omar or to condemn her by stripping her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Now Democrats are using her Somalian culture as reasoning for her anti-Semitic comments. Speaker Nancy Pelosi even stated, “She has a different experience in the use of words.” This excuse is disgraceful and should be fair warning to Jews across the country that the tide of the Democratic party is not in their favor.

Further, with the Democrats support of the United Nations, an organization that has proven to stand against Israel, it is apparent that Jewish Americans have already begun to look toward the Republican Party as a champion that will stand with them every step of the way. This is already becoming the case with the new Jexodus movement.

I am not generalizing that every Democrat is against either Jewish or African American people. There are many state representatives and senators in Missouri that I have had conversations with that are extremely supportive of both demographics. Unfortunately, those voices are being overrun by far left Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez and Omar. It is not the Republican party that should be scared of far left Democrats—it is the Democratic party that should be in fear.