Fox News’ token liberal pundit Jessica Tarlov is now jumping on board with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s efforts to rebrand herself ahead of what seems likely to be a run for the presidency in 2028. In fact, Tarlov is going so hard in her support for Ocasio-Cortez — also known as AOC — that it almost seems as if she’s become her one-woman public relations team.
Tarlov recently made an appearance on Scott Galloway’s podcast where the two talked about the current pool of leftist candidates that are running in the current election cycle. During the program, Tarlov made the claim that Republicans in Washington, D.C., are big fans of AOC, despite not presenting a shred of evidence to support such an audacious claim.
The rebranding effort became clear when AOC sat down for an interview with Jon Karl and the two laughed about how bad “Woke One” is as if neither one of them contributed to the movement’s creation. For those not in the know, Woke One is the peak-era of identity-driven progressive activism that started in the 2010s through 2020.
The point of AOC laughing at the movement, which she was a huge part of, is to distance herself from extreme liberals and make herself appear to be moderate, thus making her a much more viable candidate during the 2028 presidential election cycle. Tarlov assisted in the effort during the lengthy interview with Galloway.
“I mean, she is, now compared to the real core DSA wing, like the far, far-left stuff, like, the Darializa [Avila Chevalier], AOC is a moderate Dem on a comparative basis,” Tarlov went on to say. “She’s very good and Republicans, I’m not saying voters, her relationship with Republicans on the Hill, I think is one of her most under-discussed and most important qualities,” she continued.
“People genuinely like her and I think it’s good. Listen to Tim Burchett, for instance, super conservative representative, loves AOC. You cannot get him to say a bad word about her. So, you know, she’s got it,” The Five panelist explained. A report from Gateway Pundit noted that if Ocasio-Cortez really does toss her hat in the ring for 2028, the media will kick into overdrive to make her look as moderate as possible, despite all of the very radical things she’s said and supported over the years.
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Folks on social media had strong thoughts about Tarlov’s comments, with one individual writing, “‘She left Woke 1!’ Yeah, she’s moved onto Woke 2, which is twice as bad.” Someone else responded to that reply, saying, “Woke 2 is when they abolish prisons and the border.” Another user said, “If you’ve already been Woke anything, you’re unfit to lead.” Someone else commented, “The idea that she’s abandoned these views is laughable. The gaslighting levels on this moving forward are going to be insane.”
“@JessicaTarlov is a disingenuous shill. All she excels at is lying. It is really disturbing that she does so with such ease & such disregard for the well being of our nation. Tarlov is smart enough to know an AOC presidency would be disastrous for the US. She doesn’t care,” another individual said, focusing their anger and ire against Tarlov for pushing the false narrative that AOC is a moderate.
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