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AOC surges to lead in 2028 primary for first time (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 1 month ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We weren't given a choice in the matter when Harris was running. I wanted a primary but didn't get it. I had the same sentiment when it was rumored Harris would be the nomination. When it was official, I unenthusiastically supported her campaign and put aside my pessimism to avoid another Trump presidency.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And she's not running now so I'll appreciate it if you don't try to pre-emptively lecture me about how I need to vote for genocide again.

[–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mature people who understand the political system in the US understand that primaries are where you vote your values, general elections are where you vote for least harm/best outcome of severely limited choices.

If you're not voting in local elections and primaries and pushing your values hard, you are failing at democracy.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Mature people who understand the political system in the US understand that primaries are where you vote your values

Harris won no primaries. Until the party starts running honest primaries, or indeed has them at all in the presidential race, this is just gloating that the party forced a genocidal piece of shit on the voters without their permission.

If you’re not voting in local elections and primaries and pushing your values hard, you are failing at democracy.

I voted in my local runoff yesterday morning. Stop lecturing if you ever figure out how.

[–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

We weren’t given a choice in the matter when Harris was running. I wanted a primary but didn’t get it.

We had a primary and Biden/Harris won.

If you're complaining that you didn't get a second primary when Biden dropped out, then maybe it would interest you that legally no one but Harris could have taken the significant war chest that the Biden/Harris campaign had on hand. Furthermore, as a term of the deal for Biden to drop out, Harris was not allowed to deviate from ANY of Biden's positions. This is why she had so much trouble with questions about the genocide. She was not allowed to answer the way she wanted to.