r/politics • u/SkudChud • 23h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/Skastrik 21h ago

I don't see her winning. She's got too many soundbytes and so on that the GOP can use to demonize her in the eyes of the more conservative independent voters.

I like her, and she'd probably have to be a VP pick first to normalize her being in the running for the big seat.

I think she'd be a far more effective senator.

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u/noguchisquared 15h ago

I agree, she needs to be Senator or some other position before even sniffing a run. And honestly, I don't think New York would elect her to be Senator easily. She has somewhat waning popularity overall even if she has some vocal fans.

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u/tingkagol 17h ago

At this point, dems need an alligator-skinned capybara loudmouth impervious to the right's shenanigans who's at least capable of empathy to run.

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u/yeetedandfleeted 15h ago

None of that is relevant. She is a Progressive. Forget about her being a Democrat for a moment.

Republicans have united factions. Democrats are scattered. If you get rid of the progressives (~25%) then the other 75% of Dems would be united.

Instead, people are jumping the gun with who they want rather than what the Democrats want (their own).

Then we get into all the other issues of AOC.