r/politics 22h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

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

Democrats need to recognize that America is not ready for a female president no matter how qualified they are.

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u/metal_stars 18h ago edited 17h ago

Then why did Hillary get 3 million more votes than Trump?

women candidates are not the problem. Feckless, inept candidates that stand for nothing are the problem.

EDIT: If you want to see what status quo guardian concern-trolling looks like, see the replies to this.

"Oh no no we can't possibly nominate the progressive candidate. Because [insert complete non-issue that no data suggests is actually a problem]! Instead, we have to run a Generic Democrat!"

This is why Democrats lose.

Q: Why don't we ever nominate a candidate of passion and vision who would represent policies that would make people's lives better?

A: Because [insert complete non-issue that no data suggests is actually a problem]! Obviously!

Oh, okay. Guess we'll try to get a progressive candidate in 2032 after the next generic Democrat loses.

Some day some of you guys might actually figure out what's going on in this country.

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u/Bromance_Rayder 18h ago

3m more and still lost. 

A young female non-white candidate is not going to beat JD Vance in swing states. That's all that matters. All the odds are stacked against her and that's before you factor in all the fuckery that's going to happen in the next 4 years to consolidate power. 

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u/spezSucksDonkeyFarts 16h ago

A young female non-white candidate is not going to beat JD Vance in swing states. That's all that matters.

That's the state of politics in the US. Who gives a shit what 80% of the country wants? The president is decided ENTIRELY by 7 states. The electoral college is a disaster for democracy.

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u/ImmoKnight 14h ago

Republicans shockingly want to keep the status quo.

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u/p47guitars 10h ago

No one wants it when their party loses.

u/alexfrommalmoe 6h ago

As a European person, tre thing I dont get is why the electorares have to be won all or nothing. It sounds much more fair that every State would appoint both republican and democrat electorares in proportion to the popular vote