politics
You Can't Erase Woke
YOU CAN’T ERASE WOKE. This political season, like the last couple, has featured Democratic candidates not only running for office but running away from things they said from 2019 to 2021.
TL;DR
- Democratic candidates are distancing themselves from controversial statements made between 2019 and 2021.
- Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, has walked back statements about canceling Thanksgiving, defunding the police, and abolishing the Senate.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests focusing on a candidate's current statements rather than past ones.
- The article argues that past statements are relevant and voters should question why candidates held those views.
- Kamala Harris's past statements on issues like the Green New Deal and Supreme Court packing resurfaced and impacted her political standing.
- The article implies that 'woke' ideas from that period were misguided and candidates should be held accountable for them.