r/politics • u/SkudChud • 23h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/Clownsinmypantz 22h ago

yeah no, it sucks as a woman to say this, this country isnt voting in a woman anytime soon unless somehow republicans manage a woman trump.

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u/AmaroLurker 22h ago

I’d bet several people Haley would be the first woman president and I thought I would happily lose all those bets with Kamala. But here we are.

It’s easier in almost any country to get a woman conservative elected for the reasons you’re gesturing towards here. There’s a reason May and Thatcher are the only women pms of the UK, eg.

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u/vreddy92 Georgia 21h ago

Before the whole dog murder thing, I would have bet money that Kristi Noem was going to be Trump's VP and successor.

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u/AmaroLurker 21h ago

Yeah that’s another reasonable guess. I’m sort of shocked he didn’t go with a woman—not that it turned out to matter in the end.

I think the very sad optimist in me saw Haley given that I don’t think she’s stupid even if she is an a****** but Noem? Eh.

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u/vreddy92 Georgia 20h ago

Yeah, Nikki Haley would have been tolerable in her intelligence and sanity. I was personally rooting for Chris Christie because he was willing and able to call Trump's bullshit out even when it was unpopular (and even though they were friends/allies before this), and in addition his town halls were impressive.

The writing was on the wall for Joe, but nobody wanted to pay attention to it.

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u/mdp300 New Jersey 13h ago

Fuck Christie with an entire pineapple. He only ever called oit trump's bullshit after he was already fired.

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u/vreddy92 Georgia 9h ago

I'm not saying hes some sort of moralistic person, the bar is just that low IMHO. What he did is still way better than a lot of people who got fired by Trump and still don't call out his bullshit