AOC Accepted Donation From Billionaire Tom Steyer in 2018, Despite Swearing off Big Money in Politics

I think the point of “don’t take money from billionaires” is and always has been

Nope. AOC and others have listed the billionaires who donated the max 2,800 to Pete Buttigeig. AOC is the one who said no to any billionaire donors and told other democrats to say "no to the billionaire donors". Then she took the money and ran with it.

Also, AOC has been hanging out at private events with wealthy, politically connected CEOs:

https://observer.com/2018/07/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-political-event-audrey-gelman-the-wing/

Are you saying that she needs to keep a meticulously detailed list of who every billionaire is?

She knows who tom steyer us. Certainly she knew if him when this story broke last year.

Then refund those donations?

Just like Bernie refunded? Yup.

Sounds like you’re way over exaggerating the intent of the policy. You’re saying that this requires a new line for AOC but I see it as the original line staying the same and no need for a new one.

Because you literally made up her new position for her; I quoted her word for word. You should do the same or drop it.

Do you think she meant billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to partake as normal citizens in the political process? Should we remove their right to vote once they get $1,000,000,000? Because I don’t think that’s at all the intent.

That's exactly what she meant when said "no billionaire donors" he called it a standard. A standard she won't follow when she wants help from the elite.

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