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[–] 9 points 3 hours ago

HELL YEAH BROTHERS

Even if he loses, it'll light a fire under their asses. We want the unhelpful legislators besieged and afraid of progressive challengers money can't beat.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 4 hours ago*

    He seems to know the mission. This was a legitimately good speech. Feels genuine too.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 child)

    I know he's said he's no longer running for president but I hope that isn't the case if he loses his majority leader bid. He gets a huge boost in name recognition so it's a win-win situation for him.

    I'd vote for him over AOC, who has terrible political instincts. Current example: She said she supports Hakeem because he's running unopposed, meanwhile, Ayanna Pressley is making all the moves to prepare for a speaker bid.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago*

    To be fair to AOC, she's been burned several times before by not being more tactical with her (what I perceive as) disdain for established party leadership. not saying I agree with the move now; I think now is absolutely the time she could be outspoken in not supporting Hakeem given she'll likely be campaigning for Pres the next two years. But I can see her calculus in playing cautiously.

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