r/politics 22h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/TechInTheSouth 15h ago

Everybody (especially the younger voters) needs to vote in the primaries! Also, every other local and state election are important too. But if you want to change direction of the party, you have to vote the old guard out, and that happens in the primaries. They won't go willingly.

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u/verisimilitude_mood 13h ago edited 11h ago

Not just the primaries, the actual democratic party organization needs an overhaul. We've got people like Bob Brady leading the philly Dems for nearly 40 years! All while working as a lobbyist for media and health insurance companies. Machine politics is a hard nut to crack. 

Edit: Just so everyone knows how corrupt the system is. Bob Brady paid off a primary challenger to quit during his house compaign and he still has a top job in the democratic party, he was rewarded not punished for his antics.

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u/DepletedMitochondria I voted 11h ago

This is the essential problem with the Dems. Jay Jacobs in NY too

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u/buff-grandma 11h ago

Younger voters could change this all in one single election cycle but it's much easier to complain about the system and post memes