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[–] [email protected] 154 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Uh oh establishment dems... that's a huge margin.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Better pull strings to shoehorn the controlled opposition back in!

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[–] nkat2112 142 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What a dream come true it would be to have AOC primary him.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If she loses, it could be the end of her political career. So it’s definitely a risk. At the same time, if he loses it will be as well. He better resign if he thinks it will be even close.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If she loses, the country is cooked. We might be cooked anyway, but like, double cooked. Refried.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why would that be the end of her political career?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Because, in the game of thrones, you win or you die.

Seriously, though, I don't necessarily agree. Though it's not the norm, people DO come back after losing high profile races.

Just look at how establishment media can't kick their Hillary addiction, or how Kari Lake somehow remains relevant in spite of never winning anything but Arizona GOP primaries, which are basically just bigotry state fairs.

If they can, AOC DEFINITELY can.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

No, she'd just stay in her Congressional seat.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I was thinking more like President but you do you.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (38 children)

Good. I'll never forgive that simpering, cowardly, weak, spineless bitch for stabbing Al Franken in the back. He should quit while has a chance to do it without looking too bad, but if he won't, she should run him out in embarrassing and humiliating fashion.

AOC got into Congress by beating the #4 Democratic Congressional leader in the primary, now she's poised to beat the top Senate Democrat in the primary. She's an actual giant killer. All other Democrats should take note - it's not her politics that people are responding to, it's her strength. We need people who aren't afraid to stand up to the Nazis, and she is fearless.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago

It is her politics and her strength, and Also her transparency and her target demographic. She represents the people - not the big corporations, even the corporations that favor Democrats. She's here for the 99%, and to help her people, she is willing to take from the top 1% that never should have the money they possess.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also her politics though. They’re pretty good.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Any poll three years out is worthless bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I remember a time when the United States actually took a break from reporting on elections instead of manufacturing hype for four solid years between major elections.

The current political media landscape is exhausting, and I'm so sorry to everyone who is young enough to think that constant election projections are "normal."

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

Plenty of time for her "own side" to stab her in the back.

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[–] merc 65 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's amazing to me that she's still only a congresswoman. I can't think of anybody who has been in the national spotlight for that long without moving up to at least senator, if not a cabinet position.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She first got elected in 2018. How many senators got there within three election cycles of their first office? Just because Obama went from Illinois State Senate to US Senate to President in a four year span doesn't make such a climb normal.

[–] merc 17 points 1 week ago

It's not just Obama. Reagan spent only 2 terms, 8 years as governor of California before becoming president. George W Bush spent only 5 years as governor of Texas before becoming president. JD Vance only spent 2 years as a senator before becoming VP.

For people who haven't become president, Tammy Duckworth spent only 4 years as a congresswoman before being elected to the senate. John McCain was only a congressman for 4 years before becoming a senator.

Generally people who get national name recognition that quickly don't hang out in congress that long. Once they hit the senate, sometimes their progress stalls. See Biden, Warren, Bernie, McCain, John Edwards, John Kerry, Bob Dole, etc. But, normally national name recognition = senate, at a minimum.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cue the next learned essay about how what Democratic voters really want is centrists in 3, 2, 1...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The US has a centrist party? I thought it was right-wing or far right-wing, but to US voters, the former is "left".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You thought correctly.

No matter how much the billionaire owned establishment media narrative tries to tell people otherwise, state and federal level politicians in the US are significantly further right wing than the electorate they're supposed to accurately represent and have been for decades.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago

I really hope she runs for NY Senator. We need both Schumer and Gillibrand to go.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Try lowering your glasses even further Chuck!

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (17 children)

AOC has it all. She's progressive, well educated, from a humble background, intelligent and good looking. I am rooting for her but I don't expect the Democratic Party to have a fair primary for that Senate seat.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Cool... AOC is leading in the polls about an imaginary election taking place more than 3 years from now. Meanwhile yesterday I spent $116 on groceries and didn't even need help carrying them up the stairs.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Schumer has already started cozying up to the most important election lobby.

Israel.

Activate AIPAC

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

I’ll be glad to see the back of Corporate DINO Schumer. Though after being booted, he’ll probably regularly show up on Fox News as a token Democrat to criticize anything the government does that helps the people more than the billionaires and corporations.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Come 2028 and the Dems are going to try running with Hillary again.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Carry on AOC, perhaps she will lead the normal Americans out of the fucking orange nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Someone should tell the Boomers that it's time for them to get out of politics and let the younger ones replace them.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Trump already told U.S citizens that they won't be voting anymore after his election.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

My hope is that more "quiet Democrats" get primary'd. Usually they would say "don't primary me, you'll risk losing us to the Republican candidate in the general and we have a moderate agenda that's the lesser evil".

Right now they don't have an agenda at all, no rudder, no direction. This is the time to primary tf out of the old Dems.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

2028 primary election polls?

I'm busy planning the Orlando Magic's NBA title parade, while we're worrying about realistic concerns.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

People are turning against Chuck "my job is to keep the left pro-Israel" Schumer? Say it ain't so!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Lmao we're all going to be in mass graves by 2028

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

That is some good news!

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