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AOC says many Democrats who want Biden to drop out don't want Harris on the ticket either (www.usatoday.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The same Hilary Clinton that won the popular election in 2016?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Exactly.

In the states that actually matter, Hillary drew more Trump voters to the polls than Hillary voters. It doesn't particularly matter that she won landslide victories in states where Democrats always win landslide victories.

In 2016, both parties tried to throw the election, and the Democrats succeeded.

The lesson (that should have been) learned is that a blue state Democrat can't win if the red states are united. The solution is pretty straightforward: find a red state Democrat, and suddenly the former swing states that went red 20 years ago are now in play again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Agreed. I would love for AOC to get the nomination, but I honestly don’t think she couldn’t this particular election. I think she’s been too polarized by the media and is considered a “radical pick”.