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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Any poll three years out is worthless bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Plenty of time for her "own side" to stab her in the back.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

she better research if schumers districts only vote for someone like him over her, because if they do, she isnt likely to win regardless.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

It’s a statewide race.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Good. I'll never forgive that simpering, cowardly, weak, spineless bitch for stabbing Al Franken in the back. He should quit while has a chance to do it without looking too bad, but if he won't, she should run him out in embarrassing and humiliating fashion.

AOC got into Congress by beating the #4 Democratic Congressional leader in the primary, now she's poised to beat the top Senate Democrat in the primary. She's an actual giant killer. All other Democrats should take note - it's not her politics that people are responding to, it's her strength. We need people who aren't afraid to stand up to the Nazis, and she is fearless.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just want her to run for president. But after fielding 2 uninspiring establishment centre-right candidates with no grassroots base, that offer nothing exciting, the Democrats and even many voters think that women in general are unelectable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (30 children)

I just don't think very highly of Americans in general. They are too sexist, too racist, and too elitist.

They want a rich old white man. Only one time ever did they attempt something else, and that lead directly to a third of the country becoming extremists.

I love AOC. Hope she will become president one day. But please just run with someone that your sexist, racist, elitist neighbors can actually vote for.

Let AOC become Senate majority leader first. That would be really cool, impactful, and help people get used to her.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah I vehemently disagree with this. The racist sexist bigots aren't going to vote democrat no matter what. Kamala spent a lot of time trying to court the """moderate"" republicans and it didn't work.

Obama won because he had a base and he got people excited. People still remember "Yes we can" and just the general hope and inspiration he brought.

And honestly to even suggest the radicalisation of the right was due to Obama is crazy.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I'd LOVE to see AOC as president, but I think this post is sopt on perfect. I think she could do some amazing good as Senate Minority, and eventually Majority Leader, and become president a bit later in life.

Gerald Ford was once addressing a classroom, and one of the kids asked him if a woman would ever be President, and he said that a woman would definitely be president someday, but the first woman president wouldnt be directly elected. He thought the first woman president would be a vice president, who gets promoted when the president dies. After that, a woman wouldn't have a problem getting elected. I thought that was a pretty insightful read on the weird bigotry of Americans.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago

It is her politics and her strength, and Also her transparency and her target demographic. She represents the people - not the big corporations, even the corporations that favor Democrats. She's here for the 99%, and to help her people, she is willing to take from the top 1% that never should have the money they possess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is in 3 years… not many Americans can remember that far

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That's why he needs to resign now, so she can navigate whatever mechanism NY has to replace him (special election or governnor appointment). He might as well quit now, he has no coherent plan to resist the Nazis for the next 3 years, just appeasement and capitulation. Get out of the way and let someone who wants to do the job have a crack at it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Also her politics though. They’re pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I shouldn't have made it sound like her brand of politics isnt important. I also heavily agree with her politics.

There are others who have the same ideals, but they arent considered the leaders of the young progressives, and Bernie's heir apparent. The reason she is out front is because she has never been afraid to get in people's faces when they come after her. They demonized Hillary for 30 years, and in the end it was what blocked her path to the White House. AOC isn't going to let them do the same thing to her.

Her Politics of the People make us trust her, but its her relentless strength that makes us want her to lead us. That will only increase as she spends time in the Senate, and we see her grow. It would be great to see her in the presidency in her 30s, but she'll do a better job in her more-experienced 40s.

If America lasts that long.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Try lowering your glasses even further Chuck!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He'd have to have his nose surgically elongated first 😄

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Nah, he can just tell a few more lies.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I was thinking more like President but you do you.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The country will be long gone by then

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

At least things will be different. This is a circle jerky post for the “go aoc” SoMe activists

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cue the next learned essay about how what Democratic voters really want is centrists in 3, 2, 1...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The US has a centrist party? I thought it was right-wing or far right-wing, but to US voters, the former is "left".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You thought correctly.

No matter how much the billionaire owned establishment media narrative tries to tell people otherwise, state and federal level politicians in the US are significantly further right wing than the electorate they're supposed to accurately represent and have been for decades.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The ONLY thing I'm learning from these Polls is that we need to go FURTHER RIGHT and Bring Back HARRIS!

-The DNC!

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago

Biden is already offering to come out of retirement to help!

Fuck off you old POS. I’m so ready for someone like AOC to be the front runner. This country needs it whether the majority of people realize it or not.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The only way to unite this country is to launch Manchin for president.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

hes only going to be "independant" he already is going to lose his seat to a magat.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

President Liz Cheney (D) because it’s her time.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

With vp Hillary

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