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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 152 points 2 days ago

she's got my vote

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (19 children)

I have said this elsewhere, but i will not again vote for the Democratic Party until they actually put up progressive candidates. Not pinky swear to pass progressive policy. That means the candidates has to have a provable history of struggling against the Democratic Party to pass progressive policy. There are only two i know of and that’s Bernie Sanders (who is too old for the presidency), and AOC. Else it’s third party until the democrats learn better.

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[–] ExPLiCiT@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (6 children)

My concern is that now that Trump is in office and project 2025 is in full swing, that we will never see another fair election again.

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[–] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (13 children)

So "AOC not even close" with 26% but Kamala Harris + Pete Buttigieg + Hakeem Jeffries + Cory Booker + Gavin Newsom = 22%. And that 26% has almost guaranteed the 8% of Crockett and the 12% of Sanders. So 26 + 12 + 8 = 46% but "not even close".

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 125 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

She's not the face of the Democratic Party

She's the face of a completely new and different party that has nothing to do with old Democrats.

To me, I've been viewing the US as being governed under a one party state for a while ... the Republicans and the Democrats form two halves of the same organization.

The US doesn't need a third party

They need to form a new second opposition party because the old one morphed into the monstrous thing we have today.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 82 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

The US needs a third, a fourth, a fifth and several more parties as viable alternatives.

They to drop any weird FPTP systems, this will allow new parties to come into play.

This would also end the ridiculous gerrymandering shit

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[–] JustAThought@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like this is actually what republicans want. Feels like they want another minority woman to run right into them again. She’s wonderful but it feels like political sabotage.

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[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 days ago (5 children)

That's funny, because the dnc does not share any of her ideology, and it's not even close

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because the DNC leadership doesn't represent anyone except for the donors who own them.

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[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 55 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Water is wet. Wasn't this obvious when the DNC kingmakers, I mean, leadership decided to boot her out of a key committee position with a person that that could have passed for a republican and retired after getting the position? A poll was needed to see this?

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[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

So the Dems are running the campaign for JD Vance now? Wow, easiest election ever

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (10 children)
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[–] chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If she jettisons neoliberalism and takes a stand against genocide and imperialism she could begin to make a difference.

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Is she supposed to physically go to any genocide or potential genocide and fix it? I'm not sure that's the case. I'm really not sure she's "pro genocide". I could be wrong, but given her history of advocacy I would have to be VERY wrong.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 61 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Make it clear to the Democratic Party establishment that progressive candidates will be on the ballot in every congressional district in Nov 2026, and they will be a spoiler candidate if they have to be. Either way, we are done with their shit. There will never be a better time.

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