“Real Time” host Invoice Maher is just not rallying behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., because the Democratic nominee in 2028.
Maher started the panel dialogue Friday by pointing to how the outstanding “Squad” member and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., have been getting massive crowds at their “Fight Oligarchy” rallies throughout the nation, prompting one viewers member to loudly clap.
“Thank you,” Maher reacted to the viewers member. “There’s that same guy, I call him the ‘always wrong’ guy – I’m kidding.”
“But I feel like big crowds, again, these shiny objects that the Democrats chase. It’s not about the big crowds when you’re talking at a festival or wherever they are, because I think that Bernie showed up at Coachella. That must’ve been fun for the fans,” Maher continued. “It’s who shows up on Election Day. And I just don’t see that’s the ticket.”
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“Real Time” host Invoice Maher mentioned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., shouldn’t be the Democratic nominee in 2028. (Screenshot/HBO)
He took a knock in direction of the 25-hour marathon speech given by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., as Democrats “whacking each other off.”
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., defended Booker’s report flooring speech as one thing that energized their social gathering however conceded Democrats must do much more to win again voters.
“And you don’t really think AOC should be the candidate, do you?” Maher requested.
“It’s not my job to pick who the candidate is going to be,” Smith responded.
“Oh, it’s mine [job],” Maher quipped. “And it’s not – it shouldn’t be her. It shouldn’t be her.”
Los Angeles, CA – April 12, 2025 – U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Addresses A Crowd Of 36,000 Individuals At The Preventing Oligarchy Rally At Gloria Molina Grand Park In Downtown Los Angeles On April 12, 2025. (Sam Ghazi / Center East Photographs / Center East Photographs by way of AFP)
Ocasio-Cortez has seen a surge in latest Democratic major polls, putting second to former Vice President Kamala Harris in a single. Distinguished pollster Nate Silver mentioned this week that she’s at present the more than likely candidate to win the Democratic nomination in 2028, though Ocasio-Cortez has not indicated she’s operating for president.
Earlier within the present, Maher pointed to the viral second from an AOC-Sanders rally the place anti-Israel protesters dropped a “Free Palestine” banner over the American flag and had been ejected by police, prompting rallygoers to chant “Free Palestine” and halt Sanders’ speech.
“I kind of worry that that’s where the Democratic Party is, that this is their next stupid hill to die on,” Maher mentioned. “So the chant of ‘Free Palestine,’ free from whom I would like to ask. Do they realize who is really the people who are enslaving the people of Palestine?”
“If those moronic people had any knowledge, they would say ‘Free Palestine from Hamas,’” creator Douglas Murray responded to an agreeing Maher. “At the very least, they would do that.”
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Maher insisted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is just not “the ticket” that wins Democrats the White Home in 2028. (REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci)
At one other level within the present, Maher mocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her awkward second final week the place she tried to cover her face behind a folder whereas in Oval Workplace with President Donald Trump. The 2-term governor of a swing state, Whitmer is broadly seen as a attainable 2028 candidate.
“We need a better Democrat than that,” Maher mentioned.
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