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Why does the Democratic party have a hard on for running failed politicians? Kamala lost, let others step up. AOC would do great in the Dem Primaries
Tim Walz is a white dude. Democrats need to stop fucking around. We're back to a place in history where women nor people of color are winning a presidential election. It's the unfortunate truth.
Obama is one of the most popular presidents in my lifetime. Hillary won the popular vote. The problem wasn't being a woman or a person of color, their problem was being shitty candidates that the public doesn't like, running terrible campaigns.
I don't agree with this take. Most of the people who wouldn't vote for a woman of color for that reason wouldn't vote for Dems in the first place.
The failure of Kamala and Hillary was in trying to pander to the so-called moderate swing voter crowd which largely doesn't exist.
Refusing to run a strong woman candidate to appease racists is not how you win.
I don’t agree with this take. Most of the people who wouldn’t vote for a woman of color for that reason wouldn’t vote for Dems in the first place.
They know. It's just an excuse to shut out progressives.
Dems just need to have a primary. In a perfect world, some kind of ranked choice or popular vote. AOC wins the primary, great. If Walz wins, also great. We just need a primary dude
We’re back to a place in history where women nor people of color are winning a presidential election.
How to tell that a progressive woman of color is having a moment.
Yup, definitely a moment where someone just told me it is working by revealing they can't admit that part of themselves is afraid of a world more progressive than they are because of how it invalidates cynicism core to their world view, life choices and judgement.
Edit, referring to the person you responded to.
As long as we always come up with a fresh excuse for why progressives can't run.
Anyone here who seriously thinks Democrats will win without playing dirty and purging Republican votes in the millions? Please CMV.
AOC would receive my vote.
If Kamala couldn't beat Trump, and AOC is behind her... does that mean she'd win?
It was pretty close, considering. One of the trending searches on Google on Election Day was “did Joe Biden drop out?”
She's an amazing candidate. I'd vote for her. I dunno about the rest of the country tho. They seem to really appreciate white men when it comes time to vote. All other issues be damned.