• Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    During a debate, AOC would smash any Government of Putin candidate. The problem lies with the Democratic Party.

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    The democrat leadership did everything in their power to stop bernie in 2020 they will do the same against AOC

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      It’s “Democratic” when used as an adjective.

      Don’t use Rush Limbaugh-speak. (May he rot in hell.)

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              Then why did you add an “a” in front of an adjective? It’s either “I’m Democratic” (adjective) or “I’m a Democrat” (noun). This isn’t dictating language, they’re two different parts of speech. The name of the party is “the Democratic Party” and its members are “Democrats”. They’re proper nouns, not linguistic styling. There is no “Democrat Party”.

              The people who try to rename the party aren’t doing a whoopsie, it’s a conscious effort by conservatives to say the thing in a dumb way for extremely dumb political purposes. It takes effort to do that.

  • Jolly Platypus@lemmy.world
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    I love AOC, but she will lose.

    The American people have shown that they would rather have a convicted felon, rapist, fascist pedophile than a highly qualified woman.

    It’s stupid, but it’s reality.

    A woman candidate is a non starter.

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      Unlike Kamala and Clinton she actually believes in something, and not just the Dems’ very rich corporate donors.

      look at Zohran Mamdani in New York. He’s a Muslim, foreign born, socialist. Plenty of things that by the same logic would make him loose. But he won the primary and odds are he’ll Winn the mayor position.

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          The issue is we’ve never actually tried to run a populist left candidate. So everyone saying, “it’ll never work!” have no real bases for that statement. (the closest we’ve ever been was Sanders, and the DNC ensured that he was not going to be on the ballot.)

          A TRUE LEFT POPULIST WILL WIN! in my opinion

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            (the closest we’ve ever been was Sanders, and the DNC ensured that he was not going to be on the ballot.)

            Ah, yes, when the DNC forged millions of votes to make Sanders lose. Twice.

            Fuck’s sake. Show up for the primaries next time, goddamn you.

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      In all likelihood, yes, she will lose.

      But she should still run for the same reasons Bernie ran. Change the discourse and prevent unfettered ratcheting of the Overton window; force Democrats to respond to her challenge.

      If she doesn’t run, we all lose. Winning isn’t quite everything.

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    AOC is a fantastic candidate in an ideal world. But she won’t win. She’s too divisive for Conservatives and moderates and I don’t expect progressives to actually vote; complaining is easier than showing up.