cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

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[–] 111 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Wonder if he'll get "primaried". Chuck's definately lost touch with the democratic base. How he handled the NYC mayoral race demonstrated that.

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago* (13 children)

    My pet theory is that Schumer will agree to not run again, and AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition, as long as she promises to not run against Newsom for President.

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  • [–] 70 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition

    I have bad news for you about how the DNC operates

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    What do you mean? Making a backroom deal to get the Next One Up across the finish line is exactly how they operate

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    yeah but AOC is someone the public could get behind as a genuine crusader for the small fry.

    DNC historically backstabs people like that the hardest, in order to push the totally-not-republican-in-everything-but-name candidate on America.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The DNC backstabs those folks if they run for President, but would have no problem backing a certain victory for a Senate seat.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They just backstabbed someone running for mayor...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I really want AOC as president, but it's already fucking clear with the past 2 women nominees that the USA, despite claiming it is "progressive", will not vote for a woman. Even a white woman couldn't make it, what makes you think a brown one will again?

    Only time I see it happening is if there is mass social upheaval, a desire for change like with Obama. Today, the propaganda machine has amplified and division is rooted deeply. We crossed the Rubicon as a nation.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I think AOC will make a perfect Presidential candidate, in 2040 or 2048 after a few terms in the Senate. She will still be "young" by Presidential standards. Maybe by then many of the misogynists will have died off.

    Don't get me wrong: she would make an extremely good candidate in 2028 too. But I don't think she has a chance of winning in the current climate. Too many people won't vote for a woman right now, but are self-aware enough to know they can't admit it anymore, so will come up with bullshit reasons why they can't do it.

    If she is on my ballot she is getting my vote, full stop. But I want to keep her for NY for a while longer.

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