Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, a sign of the president’s strength in uniting his party to have the backing of one of its most liberal members

  • @LexiconDexicon
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    1 year ago

    Why doesn’t AOC run? I’d vote for her. I’ve been impressed with her job so far

    • @givesomefucks
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      121 year ago

      Run in the primary the party isn’t allowing?

      She can’t run in something that doesn’t exist.

      Run 3rd party in the general?

      Progressives tend to care enough about America they won’t hand the election to trump

      • @Zaktor
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        11 year ago

        If someone big declared (AOC included), the party would have to run a primary, because arbitrarily shutting them out would be more damaging than debates and internal dissent, but all the big names know they couldn’t win a primary and would only hurt Biden in the general so they’re falling in behind him. As long as it’s joke challengers like RFK Jr. and Marianne Williamson though, they can scrap it without worry.

      • @Zaktor
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        31 year ago

        She’ll be old enough by the time she’d be sworn in, which is the actual age requirement.

      • @Reptorian
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        11 year ago

        2028 would be the earliest that she would be viable on one condition. If millenials and Gen Z voted Democratic nearly 100%. Ideally, this should happen because that would mean 2-3 red states and every other state is blue. So, we’re going to have to wait for 2032 at the earliest or 2036 for AOC to have her time to shine. I’d gladly vote for her.

    • @Veltoss
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      51 year ago

      I think they know she can’t win right now. No real progressive can yet. They need to build up her record more and let more of the old neo-libs die off first.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        51 year ago

        Bullshit. It’s because they don’t want a real progressive to win. They did everything they could to keep Bernie from winning when he ran. The left wing of our government is further right than the right was 50 years ago, and the DNC will do whatever they have to do to keep it that way.

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          1 year ago

          Kinda feels like you’re angrily agreeing with me while using different words while acting like you’re arguing against me.

          This isn’t reddit, not every comment section has to be A vs B arguments.

    • Backspacecentury
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      Isn’t she too young still? I was under the impression you had to be 35 to run for president.

    • HobbitFoot
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      She probably couldn’t win a statewide office, let alone the Presidency.

      • @LexiconDexicon
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        31 year ago

        Yes she could, she has the most support in the Democratic Party, much more than Biden does because Americans relate to her, no one except old boomers relate to Biden