Most of the talk today is about the Green New Deal spearheaded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and one Dem strategist whose Twitter bio also says he’s an alum of AOC and Bernie Sanders’ campaigns noticed that it was trending:
The #GreenNewDeal is trending in the United States. pic.twitter.com/1HjNKiv0hj
— Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) February 7, 2019
While it’s true #GreenNewDeal is trending high today, progressives might not want to know the reason:
You should really start reading those tweets. https://t.co/VFIZD0tdYS
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 7, 2019
You should read what they're saying. https://t.co/YbiECv9fxF
— tasukete.exe (@SizaMaweni) February 7, 2019
99% of the tweets are mocking how stupid it is https://t.co/3JE4TmPQ4m
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) February 7, 2019
Maybe the thinking on the Left is “there’s no such thing as BAD publicity”?
And not in a good way
— Nathan Mark O'Malley (@MalleyNathan) February 7, 2019
(Because we're all laughing hysterically at it) https://t.co/xrfvwnMPF7
— Brittany Hughes (@RealBrittHughes) February 7, 2019
Everyone in America is laughing at it in unison https://t.co/m9HWRCAMVC
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) February 7, 2019
Because it's the most laughable pile of flaming garbage to every come out of a Congress person… EVER https://t.co/ILq6oZcs7H
— ❄️ irritant (@NuLLnVoiD4prez) February 7, 2019
And not for good reasons LOL https://t.co/9gNuCMCF2c
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 7, 2019
It's because people are tearing it to shreds.
— Liberty Liger (@LibertyLiger) February 7, 2019
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