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Mamdani says there is ‘absolutely’ a path for a progressive candidate in 2028: Full interview (www.youtube.com)
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He can't run for president but he's already running the country.

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[–] 21 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Unfortunately, I think we'll get a Progressive male president before we get a female anything president.

I still hear people talk about how they wouldn't want a woman president, and some of these people are democratic women.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

    fucking ...alabama... just voted for a trans canidate, the idea clinton or harris lost because they were woman is nonsense. they lost because they were very obviously establishment stooges. one a career parasite most well-known for not having enough self-respect to leave a cheater, and the other flipflopped on all their big rallying cries within 24hrs. it was immediately noticable when harris was brought back on script...not too mention not having a primary and running a fucking Cheney endorsement at the DNC.

    they lost cause they sucked ass and swallow. for the average person, if you have to choose between a corrupt pos smart enough to hide it and someone whose so goddamn proud of their corroption they brag about it...the latter is a known factor and therefor easier to work around.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Hilary lost because of the electoral system ,she won the popular vote

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    She would have won the electoral college if she won more states, which she would have done if she wasn't an establishment Democrat but actually had a popular platform.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Agreed. The misogyny still runs deep in this country, usually expressed as, "She's just not a good candidate!"

    The bar is on the floor, for boys. We already know what kinds of men can and have been good enough to get elected. It takes Penis to spell President, apparently, and it doesn't matter that it's out of order.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    You used to say a muslim senator will never win. You used to say a black person will never win. It is pure ba to hide failures

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I never said those things. I did say, "Well damn, my party would rather run a black man than a woman," and twice I've said, "Well damn, our country would rather elect a criminal than a woman."

    Make that three times. I was around for Shirley Chisolm's run (but not old enough to vote) and like everyone else I knew a black woman couldn't get nominated in 1972. The Dems ran George McGovern instead, and Richard Nixon won in a landslide.

    Like I said, for the boys the bar is on the floor.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    There’s a belief that women leaders will lead to wimpy men because they don’t see that men too can be leaders. I want a good blend. We have plenty of people, who can be plenty of role models.

    We have spycraft now anyways so we’re building shady role models, cunning rather than machismo seems a thing. Or am I speaking from the James Bond times that have calmed?

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