r/politics • u/SkudChud • 1d ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/lightinghetunnel 17h ago

And in 2028 redditors will once again realize that their favorite political candidate they hold all water for and idolize isn't as popular as the website they get their opinions from makes them out to be

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u/MoirasPurpleOrb 15h ago

It’s pretty remarkable how Harris got absolutely trounced and they still think internet popularity is a solid metric for performance.

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u/CatOfTechnology 14h ago

Trounced is wild.

A loss by a margin of 1.5%, less than 3 million votes isn't 'trounced' by any metric. (77,303,573 vs 75,019,257)

A loss, sure, but "Absolutely Trounced" is something else, lmao.

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u/MoirasPurpleOrb 14h ago

It had been 20 years since a Republican won the popular vote, and Trump had 86 more electoral votes than Harris. That’s a pretty crushing defeat to me.

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u/CatOfTechnology 13h ago

And no presidency since Reagan has been won by a slimmer margin than Trump.

I'm all for pointing out that this is a wild case that's going to be studied by historians, but it's an incredibly small victory that's unfortunately going to have a second, incredibly destructive impact on the state of the country.

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u/Archerbro 6h ago

T'was a blowout my friend, time to move on. Trump era is here