Ex-Democratic Donor Criticizes Sanders and AOC’s ‘Fight Oligarchy’ Tour

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) have joined forces to launch a national “Fight Oligarchy” tour—a campaign designed to rally public support against the growing influence of billionaires and corporate power in American politics. Framed as a populist push to energize working-class voters, the tour is a direct challenge to what the two lawmakers see as an entrenched political and economic elite controlling too much of the country’s wealth and decision-making.

However, the tour has sparked sharp criticism—not just from conservatives or political moderates, but from within the Democratic Party’s own orbit.

One of the most vocal critics is John Morgan, a prominent trial lawyer and former megadonor to Democratic candidates. Morgan, who has increasingly distanced himself from the party’s progressive wing, appeared on NewsNation with host Chris Cuomo and didn’t hold back. He called the Sanders-AOC tour a “massive mistake” and suggested it was out of touch with political reality, especially at a time when the Democratic Party is struggling to regain momentum after being pushed out of power by former President Donald Trump’s ongoing “America First” movement.

Morgan and other insiders argue that instead of helping Democrats reconnect with voters, the tour risks alienating moderates and independents. They say it plays into Republican narratives that paint the left as extreme and anti-capitalist, especially with its confrontational messaging about “oligarchs” and the billionaire class. For critics like Morgan, the optics of this campaign—coming at a time when Trump-aligned Republicans are dominating headlines and policy direction—make it feel like a misstep that could backfire.

Still, Sanders and AOC appear undeterred. Both are longtime critics of corporate influence in government and see this tour as a necessary wake-up call to Americans about wealth inequality, economic justice, and the need for deep structural reforms. To their supporters, the campaign is a bold and timely response to an increasingly unequal system. But to detractors, it risks reinforcing political divisions and distracting from more pragmatic efforts to rebuild Democratic strength at the national level.

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