More smackdowns, please Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) brought some heat to her stumping in Nevada for Joe Biden this week. This, this is what I’m talking about. Behold: But what little coverage AOC’s appearance drew missed the fire. Las Vegas Sun: “For women and gender diverse people, it is life and death,” said Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., during a discussion about reproductive rights Thursday in Las Vegas. Ocasio-Cortez later appeared in downtown Las Vegas for a rally to support Biden’s reelection campaign. “It’s not hyperbole. It’s reality.” And Axios? Axios felt the need to both-sides Democrats, placing more emphasis on dissension in the ranks than on her message: AOC holds first 2024 rally for Biden as progressives rage over Gaza. This is what Democrats fight in convincing progressive voices and younger voters that their vote is their voice, that their vote is their power, that their power matters, and that Democrats have their backs. If there is media bias, it is against progressives’ most powerful voices. Democrats themselves are uneasy about putting up a public fight. Several members of Nevada’s mostly Democrat Congressional delegation were absent fron the event. “A Biden-Harris campaign spokeswoman acknowledged the absences and said ‘scheduling’ issues were to blame,” the New York Post reported. This week, Rep. Jaime Raskin (D) of Maryland urged readers of The New Republic not to count out “self-deprecating” liberals. Don’t be fooled by their “essential modesty.” Except reticence in this environment is a liability. “[B]attle-hardened post-Trump liberals have proved tough as nails and…