Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is building a fundraising juggernaut that is rivaling some of the Democratic Party’s core infrastructure, prompting questions about both her future and the party’s.
The media is trying to frame this as fighting the party, but this is the DNC working with progressisves
Small-dollar donations – contributions of less than $200 – are the lifeblood of campaigns and a key measure of voter enthusiasm. And on ActBlue, Democrats’ largest online fundraising platform, the New York congresswoman received the third-most small-dollar donations in the first half of the year.
That trailed only the Democratic National Committee and the party’s Senate campaign arm, key party infrastructure. Ocasio-Cortez beat the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House campaign arm, and every other individual candidate.
DNC is also up because of small donors…
And they’re using that to reinvest in red/purple state parties, who are using it to bring Sanders and AOC on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to those states
Ocasio-Cortez raised nearly $15 million total in the first half of 2025 from 736,000 contributions, an average of $20 a donor. Notably, her fundraising spiked after the March announcement that she would join Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ national “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
It’s a feedback loop, and it’s intentional. This is how we’re supposed to run a party
Yep. I am appreciative of your moderate perspective. It’s not business as usual but every sign points to that Americans haven’t given up on democracy just yet.
Nope, but I’m worried about that risk becoming realized. Americans are now living in an authoritarian country, but with enough effort and resolve from Americans there still appears hope for a way back out. There is a lot of nihilism abound, but I’m commending you for bring forth the idea that it’s not irreversible.
The media is trying to frame this as fighting the party, but this is the DNC working with progressisves
DNC is also up because of small donors…
And they’re using that to reinvest in red/purple state parties, who are using it to bring Sanders and AOC on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to those states
It’s a feedback loop, and it’s intentional. This is how we’re supposed to run a party
Yep. I am appreciative of your moderate perspective. It’s not business as usual but every sign points to that Americans haven’t given up on democracy just yet.
Lol
Is there like an autocorrect thing going on here?
Cuz it sounds like you’re implying that the best result is for Americans to give up on democracy…
Nope, but I’m worried about that risk becoming realized. Americans are now living in an authoritarian country, but with enough effort and resolve from Americans there still appears hope for a way back out. There is a lot of nihilism abound, but I’m commending you for bring forth the idea that it’s not irreversible.