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Barbara Baldwin's avatar

Unfortunately this country is not ready for her, much as we should be. We will get another old fart who has the money and corporations behind him and who will then be beholden to them for the entirety of his presidency. Have you not all seen how broken our political system is?? We need something other than the two existing parties. Unfortunately, the vested interests riding the gravy train will never let that happen.

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United We Won’t Stand For This's avatar

Guve me a fucking break. This is why we lose. Which is why this is probably a bot account whose mission it is to bifurcate the resistance. Someday, maybe. Next? No.

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United We Won’t Stand For This's avatar

Thanks for the clarification. One never knows these days…pushing AOC is pushing to fracture what is left of the resistance.

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Evan Stern's avatar

I appreciate the comment, but I’m not a bot lol I’m a very real person who just happens to have a somewhat different opinion than you. If you listen to my posts, you can hear me narrate them // just in case you think I’m a bot 😅

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Zephyr's Lair's avatar

Dear Democrats....if u want to lose the presidency yet again.....nominate AOC

Do you not understand how voting for president works in our country???

She might win the Primary

She would 1000 percent lose in the general election. The country is not very liberal NYC

N shockingly all the states u folks ignore in the middle of America..

They get to vote too

You also need independent votes n even some sane Republicans to win an election.

AOC will not win that. Period.

You got maybe another year to actually wake up n find a Winning candidate.

Orrrrrtr suffer thru another four to eight years of folks like Vance...I kinda don't think Vance will win his primary but quite frankly....it's way too early to tell. But basically some new n shiny MAGA Steve Miller n Steve Bannon endorsed robot.

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Evan Stern's avatar

Who do you think would be a winning candidate from the Democratic Party?

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Zephyr's Lair's avatar

Oh I saw video of a state congressman in Texas who was standing up to his fellow congressmen n going on about how ICE was terrorizing yes illegal immigrants but for men like him n his family who are legal Texans they have also been harassed n picked up n stopped just for being brown n that was anti American. This man should run for a national position. Sorry I do not know his name but their is a video clip on substack.

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Zephyr's Lair's avatar

Don't know

But I do know not not far left.

More centerist so they can win independent n Republicans who hate Trump. Which is the only way to get enuf votes in our bizarre system.

Not ancient let gen x..

Step it up

Sane

Not hung up on little issues that will lose voters.

Cause u cannot change anything unless u actually win

Not Hillary not Kamala

Love Pete but I doubt this country can handle a first man

We are that hateful.

Not stuck in the east coast....there is an entire country n six or seven of these states in the middle swing elections n Dems have been ignoring them.

Go back to workers n unions matter

Support the farmers that Trump is about to lose at harvest time

N generally stop doing Uber stoopid shit

But the election is a long way away so predicting that is very very silly.

I also got to say even though I hate this fact.

The USA is damn misogynist so unless u get Oprah to run..

I do not think a woman is it.

Also one of the governors is usually a strong presidential choice. Looking forward to the primaries to see who shows up.

Also the Dem party who announys choices like Nancy Pelosi n Clinton who thought a sexual harasser was a great choice in NYC need to step off. Dems really need to pick younger people who are in no way compromised by cons, rape, sex scams, money stealing n on n on n on. No felons need apply.

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Zephyr's Lair's avatar

One add AOC should look into moving up into the Senate if that is a NY option...I have no clue I don't follow my politics anymore

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dee Romero's avatar

I remember her being so young, scsred, traumatized, honest, and brave when she talked to us. She was crying and afraid someone was going to give away her hiding space.

* Can you imagine that? Working with people every day,who .right betray you?

I hope that she does run.fod president. AOC and Pete Buttajuge (sp).

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Porter's avatar

I just finished watching Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's video, relating what happened to her on January 6 during the Capitol insurrection, and it just blew me away. You should consider taking the time to watch her forced descent into terror and trauma. Powerful stuff!

https://youtu.be/fWNWoNaImQA

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Evan Stern's avatar

It’s the day she became our next president

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Myron Buchholz's avatar

How good one is politically is directly proportional to how much your opponents lie about you. Therefore, AOC is very, very good.

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James Richardson's avatar

Liberals have to embrace ALL of the constitution, yes that includes 2A! Go watch Bill Burr’s “Drop Dead Years”

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Douglas Hartman's avatar

I believe she had all the potential to be!

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Gray Zebra's avatar

AOC speaks so clearly and descriptively. She seems unusual in her thinking and clarity. I love to hear her voice. It rings like a bell. Her explanations are spot on. She’s a great communicator; so much so that I wish I could speak like that. She has great insight. If not President she would be an amazing Sec of State. But first she could be a Senator.

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Leslie Bashioum's avatar

Any and all people whether on the far right or the far left, who would torpedo incremental progress because it’s not the total goal need to realize that incremental progress is all that really sticks and is far better than no progress at all. The hard-liners are the ones keeping us from progress.

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Dick Mullen's avatar

I realize AOC's national electoral viability turns off some leftists. Barring some sort of outsider candidate, I just don't see how anyone outside of The Squad brings the type of progressive force that leftists are looking for to that stage. To think AOC could earn the nomination but progressives wouldn't vote for her kind of blows my mind. Maybe I'm coping, but to me, her capitulation to establishment democrats is for show. When push comes to shove I think she would pull through on the issues that matter most.

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Zephyr's Lair's avatar

Cause established Dems know she will not win the general election.

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Doug hall's avatar

Yes indeed

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Lauren R's avatar

Democrats fought Bernie more than they fought Trump.

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Gray Zebra's avatar

But Bernie was *family*.

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Julie Wilder's avatar

I knew she was destined for the presidency the first time I saw her, like I did when I first heard Obama speak. I'm all in.

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dee Romero's avatar

I have pinned to my FB home page the January 29, 2013 presidential Inauguration videos of him and Michelle walking the parade route. Intelligence,class, beauty,love, compassion, and patriotism was on full display that day in January,for the last time. Thd last time that I thought that our country 🇺🇸 was safe,my family and myself were ssfe. JMHO

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Ellen Sue Stern's avatar

I agree that AOC has what it takes! First time I’ve felt encouraged since the Inauguration.

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Cal Quinn's avatar

The real question is whether or not we’ll even have a real election ever again. Otherwise love it!!

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