• AugustWest@lemmy.world
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      I wish people would stop saying this. She would lose. I like her, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is not going to be president.

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        She’s a real feisty one who’s only willing to go so far into being “corporate.” With the inevitable loss of Bernie, she will become the most recognized face of progressives in Congress. Her sharp tongue and wit, combined with an excellent ability to get her points made succinctly would serve her well in any attempt to run. She’s more lively and personable than Harris ever was.

        I’d say she has an excellent shot at the White House if she so chooses.

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        Why would she lose?

        The normies would project whatever fantasy they want onto her, and she’s hot so it could be positive delusions.

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          She’s also brown, a liberal, and from New York. Even if she had the cure for cancer White America would rather crucify themselves than let her become president.

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            See, this is why I don’t buy the “Harris lost because she’s a woman of color” crap. Centrists don’t want to admit that moving to the right has hit a wall, and it has the added bonus of being an excuse to shut out AOC.

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              She didn’t, we know why she lost. The number one issue in polling was the economy and she didn’t convince people she was better on the issue. It turns out that saying nothing will change while homelessness is at a record high (since the Great Depression), and groceries have double or tripled in prices in a couple years is not a winning message with the working class.

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                Well, now we’ll all get to find out what happens when someone fucks it up as hard as possible instead of just doing nothing.

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          Why would she lose?

          I mean, there is no way she would get through the primaries. The party would disband before running a progressive for president.

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            Everyone says that can’t happen until it happens. We’re getting very close to the era of millennial dominance

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          I’m not them and I’d happily campaign my ass off for AOC, but I expect Whitmer. Who I’d take over the likes of Shapiro or Newsom any day.

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          I didn’t say AOC wasn’t the best person for the job, only that she won’t win. If I had a better answer, I would gladly offer it up. That said, I’ll keep voting as progressive as i can.