The Hill’s Top Opinions: Is AOC the Democrats' best shot against Trump in 2024?

View Online  Opinion Thursday, August 4 ©  AP With President Biden's approval ratings stuck in the doldrums, Democrats are looking for a viable alternative for 2024. But with few names that stand out, and with the prospect of another Trump presidential run, Democrats need to try something different.   MICHAEL STARR HOPKINS thinks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is that something. She's "less of a personality and more of a movement," writes Hopkins. "She isn't beholden to corporations, is a prodigious small-dollar fundraiser and could out-Trump Trump like no other politician has been able to."   And in case you're wondering, on Election Day 2024, AOC will have just turned 35 years old, the minimum age to be president.   Hopkins, a Democratic political strategist, says the Queens congresswoman "wields a superpower that is rarely found in Washington: She isn't afraid to lose."   He pays AOC a huge compliment by comparing her favorably to the last Democrat who breathed fresh life into the Democratic Party and pledged to put the country on a new course. Read Hopkins's op-ed here.   Good Thursday evening. This is Daniel Allott with The Hill's Top Opinions. Not subscribed to The Hill's Top Opinions? Sign up here. More Top Opinions Is Russia high on war crimes? By ALEXANDER MOTYL, professor at Rutgers University-Newark There is no escaping the disturbing fact that Russian political culture – or perhaps even Russian culture, pure and simple – bears as much responsibility for the dehumanization of Ukrainians as does Putinite fascist ideology. Just as genocide was not only the handiwork of Adolf Hitler, so, too, the ongoing genocide of Ukrainians is a function of deeper cultural stereotypes that reduce Ukrainians to the equivalent of Nazi images of Jews.  Read the op-ed here Biden must meet Romney in the middle on the child tax credit By BRUCE FULLER, professor at the University of California, Berkeley Biden and Romney would certainly benefit from a late-summer romance. The president desperately needs to deliver for families swamped by rising prices. Republicans will likely lose swing voters in the midterm elections — notably suburban women — unless the GOP visibly lifts households. Read the op-ed here Pushing for a 'negotiated settlement' in Ukraine guts our deterrence credibility By VICTOR RUD, past chairman of the Ukrainian American Bar Association Pressuring Ukraine for a settlement agreement would condemn to the death pits of Bucha and Mariupol the international order born of World War II horrors. Remember that "conflict"? It would make China's certitude and contemptuous threat against America's Speaker of the House visiting Taiwan but a prequel to the next one.    Read the op-ed here Sinema can fulfill McCain's climate legacy By JEREMY SYMONS, principal of Symons Public Affairs The Senate stands at the cusp of passing legislation that would ramp up the production of American-made clean energy, lower costs for families, and help the U.S. cut climate pollution. In a twist of fate, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is positioned not only to be the decisive vote on Democrats' reconciliation package but also to fulfill the late Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) climate legacy. Read the op-ed here 'Inflation Reduction Act' — What's in a name? By CAROLA BINDER, associate professor of economics at Haverford College Naming legislation the "Inflation Reduction Act" when that legislation is not about the Federal Reserve risks confusing the public about the Fed's role and casting doubt about its independence. Read the op-ed here Quick Takes Love him or hate him, Trump is right about crime   Mr. President, take the winning shot in Ukraine already   Democrats' risky election strategy put to the test   Liz Cheney's battle with two 'T' words: Trump and traitor Stay Engaged The Hill's Top Opinions is written by Daniel Allott, an opinion editor at The Hill and the author of "On the Road in Trump's America: A Journey Into the Heart of a Divided Nation."   Views expressed by contributors are theirs and not the opinion of The Hill.   Check out The Hill's Opinion section online for the latest. Interested in submitting an op-ed? Click here. If you find this newsletter useful, please consider recommending it to others: thehill.com/opinion.  Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  Sign Up for Other Newsletters 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.