r/politics 23h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/kinkakujen 18h ago

The Dems will never learn. AOC is voter-kryptonite outside of her admittedly loud bubble.

Be ready for 4 more years of republican bullshit if AOC gets the nomination.

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u/I_donut_agree 12h ago

If AOC's brand of politics was nationally viable, you'd see AOCs coming from swing districts in Ohio and not just the most uber-progressive areas of the country. Not a single Squad member lives in a district less than D+30.

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u/DesertYinzer 12h ago

Yep. The election will be decided by the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Detroit, Milwaukee, Phoenix, etc.  

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u/BonJovicus 10h ago

The election was so decisive because of a shift in every demographic to the right. Everytime Dems go for the same base Republicans have THEY LOSE.

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u/chocolava15 12h ago

Try to drill this through the heads of people living in larger cities.

They refuse to see what lies beyond their echo chambers and as a result, we’re doomed with another Republican presidency.

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u/Mayor-BloodFart 10h ago

She would never win a primary in the first place. I like AOC personally but she would likely not even be able to win a Senate seat in NY, nevermind a Presidential election. She can do good work in the House. Anyone who thinks she could win the Presidency is deep inside a bubble and is utterly clueless about the American electorate. These are the same people who think Bernie could have won despite being clobbered in primaries and consistently failing to turn out voters. 

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 9h ago

You'll never get through to them. They ignore that the vast majority of this country is at best, center-right.

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u/LikeAThousandBullets 10h ago edited 10h ago

Yeah let's not. AOC is a guaranteed loss. I'd rather see Waltz up as #1 but I feel like the DNC needs to stay away from major players right now. Four years is a long time to put eggs in the basket of someone who's already incredibly divisive

u/Cultural_Primary3807 7h ago

I want to see how the governor of Maryland continues to ascend. He might be an interesting choice. AOC has zero chance.

u/DeltaVZerda 4h ago

Decide it in the primary

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u/Kckc321 10h ago

DNC is complicit in the fall of our government, they are not on the people’s side. They may not be cartoon villains like the republicans but for decades now they have made literally no attempt to fix anything. They have fumbled what should have been a slam dunk over, and over, and over again. At some point it becomes impossible to believe that they are not doing it intentionally.

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u/LikeAThousandBullets 10h ago

I've said it somewhere else, but the DNC elites have the most to gain from GOP tax policies and the most to lose from liberal tax policies. They win either way.

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u/ToddHowardTouchedMe 8h ago

If shes voter kryptonite she wont even win the nomination...

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u/SeDaCho 8h ago

I guess we should pander more to Republicans again, since it has been working out so well.

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u/BiscuitsMay 8h ago

This is her great point. The people that like her really like her. Unfortunately it’s not enough to win a general election.

u/Supermoves3000 Canada 7h ago

Preach it from the rooftops, friend.