AOC Says 'Woke 1 Was Crazy' as She, Bernie Sanders Withhold Endorsements from Socialist Francesca Hong
Ocasio-Cortez defended judging candidates by their current statements and explained why she had not endorsed Hong.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYBreitbart is an opinion-oriented publisher, and this article uses a strongly critical frame while relying on selected interview excerpts and recollections of past positions. The named author and attribution to interviews provide some transparency, but the text offers limited countervailing context.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented publisher; this is a strong downward prior for institutional credibility.
- Editorial standards — The article mixes attributed quotations with a pronounced critical frame and selective historical examples.
- Author attribution — A named author is identified.
- Transparency — It identifies several interview sources, but provides limited information about sourcing for some historical claims.
The article includes direct quotations attributed to interviews and media appearances, but it is heavily framed as criticism and gives little space to alternative interpretations or fuller context for the older remarks.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes the candidates’ and lawmakers’ own comments, including Hong’s response, but most of its framing and historical examples support a critical case against progressive politics. It offers little counterargument or contextual examination of the remarks.
- Loaded language — Uses evaluative language and juxtaposition that portray progressive positions as extreme or inconsistent.
- Counterarguments presented — Includes responses from Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, and Hong, but does not develop counterarguments to the article’s critical framing.
- Omitted context — Offers limited context for the circumstances and evolution of the older statements it recounts.
- Source diversity — Quotes several public interviews and statements but presents little independent analysis or context.
The article repeatedly presents progressive politics as extreme or hypocritical and selects examples that reinforce that critique. Its language and framing lean strongly right rather than neutrally recounting the interviews.
- Language tone — Uses labels such as “radical leftwing” and frames the remarks as exposing a contradiction.
- Framing — Centers the story on alleged inconsistency between current remarks and past progressive positions.
- Source selection — Emphasizes critical examples of past statements and positions, with little broader context.
- Headline — The headline foregrounds a mocking phrase and the absence of endorsements.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended judging candidates by what they say now, while Bernie Sanders said he did not expect to endorse Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong. Their decisions come as Hong faces scrutiny over past statements and positions.
In an interview, Ocasio-Cortez said candidates should be assessed by what they are saying now, describing the rhetoric of the COVID lockdown period as different from what candidates would use today. She said her focus was on winning back Congress and did not endorse Hong. Sanders also said he did not think he would endorse Hong, explaining that he was not familiar with the governor’s race and was focused on congressional races and opposing President Trump.
Hong said she respected Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders and was focused on reaching voters. The article also recounts Hong’s past comments on policing, Thanksgiving, and other issues, along with more recent statements that people can evolve and that she would not defund the police. It contrasts Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks with her earlier positions and political history.
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SWIPE →New York representative whose comments on evaluating candidates and past progressive rhetoric are central to the story
Vermont senator who declined to endorse Hong
Sanders's version of this story ↗Republican representative who could face Hong in the general election
New York City Council member whose phrase Ocasio-Cortez quoted
President whom Sanders said congressional Democrats should stand up to
Maine Democratic Senate nominee whom Sanders previously supported in a gubernatorial race
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