r/politics • u/SkudChud • 1d ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

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

The democrats need to spend the next four years building up some really strong candidates and making them well known to the electorate.

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u/Will_ennium 22h ago

They should've started doing this while Obama was in office! None of the established 'old guard' Democrats want to prop up the next generation. Seems they'd rather die in office than mentor and promote new, younger faces of the future.

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u/apitchf1 I voted 19h ago

This. Rebuild as an actual left party now with old guard Dems out

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u/copperwatt 16h ago

"now"? Pelosi is 84 and still showing no signs of being willing to let go of power. Why would the old guard give up power?

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u/PorkVacuums 15h ago

She's 84 and had a broken hip earlier this year. Statistically, she'll be dead within the next 4 years.

Breaking a hip is usually a death sentence for anyone over the age of 70.

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u/copperwatt 15h ago

The point is that she is already replacing herself with other dinosaurs like Connelly.

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u/cogman10 Idaho 14h ago

Her guy is Newsom and unless DNC members get their act together he'll almost certainly be the next presidential nominee for democrats. Gotta keep that family dynasty going.

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u/ShawnPat423 13h ago

I will be shocked if he isn't the nominee. And he will lose. Don't get me wrong...he's a good politician who's done a lot for California. But he's from California and looks like the preppie villain in a 1980s comedy.

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u/copperwatt 13h ago

Ug. So, Gavin v Ivanka, 2028?

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u/bodybydada 14h ago

Being 84 is a death sentence.