FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 3 months agoAOC surges to lead in 2028 primary for first timewww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square131linkfedilinkarrow-up1389file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoBecause a non-terrible candidate would do popular things they don’t want to do? What even is this question?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoSo either AOC is a terrible politician or the DNC won’t push her.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoI mean it’s fucking obviously the latter? What’s even your point here?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIf it’s the former, why be excited, if it’s the latter, who cares?
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoThere is such a thing as forcing elites to make concessions. Not that I think Americans can or will do it, but it’s a thing.
minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoThe DNC likely won’t push her, they’ll push Newsom or Harris (she’s already mentioned she’s thinking about running again)
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoAnd they’ll say AOC shouldn’t run because a woman can’t win up until the very second Harris announces.
Because a non-terrible candidate would do popular things they don’t want to do? What even is this question?
So either AOC is a terrible politician or the DNC won’t push her.
I mean it’s fucking obviously the latter? What’s even your point here?
If it’s the former, why be excited, if it’s the latter, who cares?
There is such a thing as forcing elites to make concessions. Not that I think Americans can or will do it, but it’s a thing.
The DNC likely won’t push her, they’ll push Newsom or Harris (she’s already mentioned she’s thinking about running again)
And they’ll say AOC shouldn’t run because a woman can’t win up until the very second Harris announces.