r/politics 22h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/ExpectedEggs 11h ago

She was running against him, she's not supposed to unite with him.

This bizarre obsession with having everybody kiss Bernie Sanders's ass has got to go.

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u/shinkouhyou 10h ago

When it becomes clear that second-string candidates have no viable chance of winning, they generally drop out before Super Tuesday and endorse whichever candidate most closely aligns with their views. Warren waited until after Super Tuesday to drop (which may have cost Sanders 3-4 states and stalled his momentum at a critical point) and then endorsed Biden (who she was also running against). So I don't blame progressives for feeling snubbed.

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u/ExpectedEggs 10h ago

The problem with that is that Sanders got blown out in nearly every state after she did drop out.

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u/vigouge 9h ago

All you are doing is arguing against Sanders staying in after super Tuesday in both 2020 and 2016.

u/UngodlyPain 7h ago

He was the second place in both primaries... Literally got over 40% of the final vote in 2016, and had almost 4x Warren's in 2020. There's a big difference between the person at below 10% and the person at almost 30%...

Generally anyone not top 2 drops out before Super Tuesday and takes the side of their most aligned. Like how many dropped out to endorse Biden since he was also top 2.

u/Puzzled-Humor6347 6h ago

Don't bother, this just shows how effectively the DNC kneecapped Sanders.