Centrist Dems Host ‘Stop AOC’ Summit, Whispering ‘Less Bernie, More Blah’
KEY POINTS
- •Third Way gathered hundreds of Democrats, including Google and Meta officials, in Charleston to champion a centrist 2028 nominee.
- •Jon Cowan criticized AOC for flipping zero battleground House seats and condemned leftwing language and teachers' unions.
- •Liberals rejected the centrist message, arguing a muscular populist vision is needed to excite working-class voters.
In Charleston, S.C., Third Way threw a weekend shindig at the 12-story Francis Marion Hotel, featuring a honky-tonk roast of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, labeled by president Jon Cowan as the 'zero-flip wonder.' In classic centrism, Cowan declared liberals’ 'left-wing siren song' delusional while accusing teachers' unions and 'language police' of utopian sins. Meanwhile, his side welcomed a party mixology of Google and Meta execs, Biden alumni, and a super PAC named Future Forward to brainstorm bland 2028 picks with a middle-of-the-road flavor. Liberals fired back, ‘Moderate is not a message’ — a phrase that apparently doubles as both clapback and existential crisis.
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The Democratic moderates' master plan: Host a secret gala, insult AOC and teachers, RSVP Google, and hope ‘center’ wins because ’extreme’ is too scary. Fun fact: ‘moderate’ now means 'let’s not scare anyone or actually win.'
Third Way's 2028 strategy involves whispering ‘stop the left’ while Facebook and GM enjoy an all-you-can-eat politicking buffet. Sure, that’ll win seats.
When you can’t beat Bernie, just have a fancy hotel weekend insulting teachers' unions and hoping corporate overlords change the ballot for you.
Source: Axios | Published: 3/1/2026 | Author: Holly Otterbein
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