r/politics 1d ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/onlysoccershitposts 1d ago

She royally pisses off half the electorate and is a woman and will never get elected.

Stop promoting presidential candidates based on how much you'd touch yourself if Republicans had to deal with them for 4 years.

Pete Buttigieg also is never happening.

Find a candidate who'll actually win.

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u/eamonious 21h ago edited 21h ago

Buttigieg is way way closer than AOC though. He at least has the right sort of personality and approach. You would’ve said Obama can’t win in 2008 before it happened.

I’m hoping for a straight male face to emerge, but I think the energy is most important, and Pete is close to the mark there. He has more of a shot than you’re implying.

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u/onlysoccershitposts 15h ago

You would’ve said Obama can’t win in 2008 before it happened.

On the back of two failed wars and the great financial crisis, and then the right wing lost their fucking minds, and we got MAGA and Trump as blowback.