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AOC Calls Millennial Wave Redefining Politics, Joins Sanders

8/10/2026

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Ocasio-Cortez on Millennials

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said a tidal wave of millennial voters is reshaping the electorate.
She told ABC News “This Week” Jonathan Karl Sunday that millennials are not “punk kids.”
She described millennials as adults and kids who feel anger at being ignored and at generations mortgaging their futures.
Ocasio-Cortez joined Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Senator Bernie Sanders at The People V. rally at Opera House on July 18, 2026.

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Third Way Counter

A poll of 1,076 adults (July 22-29) gave the Democratic Socialists of America a –30 net favorability, versus –26 for the MAGA movement.
Bernie Sanders was favorably rated by 45 % of respondents, while President Donald Trump received a 38 % favorable rating.
Centrist Democratic group Third Way announced a multi-million-dollar effort to counter the progressive surge.
Visa reported that about one-quarter of millennial homeowners used parental down-payment assistance.

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Ocasio-Cortez on Millennials

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said a tidal wave of millennial voters is reshaping the electorate.
She told ABC News “This Week” Jonathan Karl Sunday that millennials are not “punk kids.”
She described millennials as adults and kids who feel anger at being ignored and at generations mortgaging their futures.
Ocasio-Cortez joined Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Senator Bernie Sanders at The People V. rally at Opera House on July 18, 2026.

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