The potential future of the Democratic Party (@AOC & @ZohranKMamdani) utterly failed in their response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

They gave one statement each. Broad, vague, as if fearful of being canceled or called out by their supporters, or just not caring.

It is indisputable that extreme left views and complacency with violence (and outright cheering violence) that has been growing and permitting online, from many of their supporters, is a huge problem and risk to our liberal democracy (just as many of us in the past have said the far right is a risk as well)

This is failed leadership. It needs to be called out more. Not just “all political violence,” but speaking directly to your supporters and saying “we can disagree with Charlie but it is not ok to commit violence or promote and applaud it”. @BernieSanders did a bit of a better job, but he’s not the future.

This failure in leadership is another huge reason I do not believe they should lead the Democratic Party or our nation, and will not be a united and good force. Do better. They should immediately call a virtual town hall to denounce this if they want the American people’s support and trust that the are the right fit to lead the Democratic Party and nation forward (but they are not…)

#politcs