Sanders and AOCs lefty tour: Letters to the Editor March 28, 2025

The Issue: Sen.Bernie Sanders and Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holding rallies across the country.The Democratic loss to President Trump left behind a political wreckage (“In Dems’ civil war, one side is doomed,” PostOpinion, Isaac Schorr, March 27).Instead of facing the real cause, Democrats are stubbornly blaming it on messaging, which was never the issue.Now, one of their solutions is to push Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen.

Bernie Sanders to lead the charge.This will backfire.Again, the problem was never messaging, but the message itself.

Voters heard it and rejected it; now Democrats refuse to accept that.Also, AOC and Sanders aren’t just Democrats, they’re progressive Democrats.Sanders calls himself a socialist, and AOC is his protégé: They’re like Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars: We don’t need a Darth Vader on our hands.

Arthur SaginianSanta Clarita, Calif.Democrats are mistaken to enlist AOC and Sanders as their spokespersons.Must the American people be forced to listen to these two ramble against Trump and Elon Musk every single day?Democrats should select someone else with the ability to deliver their message.

But given the lack of talent in today’s Democratic Party, it looks like we’re stuck with AOC and Bernie.Earl BealTerre Haute, Ind.Sanders and AOC are traveling across multiple states, distorting facts about the accomplishments of Trump and Elon Musk.This does nothing to help their party.Robert NegliaThe BronxAOC and Sanders’ latest fixation is the idea that America has become an oligarchy.An oligarchy is a small group of elites running the country — kind of like the people in Washington.

AOC is part of that small group.Like her multimillionaire colleagues, she has little contact with the struggles of average Americans.If you work in Congress, the White House or the Supreme Court, you are essentially a part of the oligarchy that serves over 300 million Americans.

That’s just the way the w...