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[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (18 children)

She’s the only federal level Democrat with any sort of broad public support.

No one else is note worthy or generally liked.

She is literally the only option. Anyone else is risking mass voter apathy and a voter turn out flop in an election that should be a slam dunk.

If you’re going to vote in the dem primaries, don’t fucking vote based on who “is most electable”, vote for who you want to win. Choosing the candidate that “is the most electable” keeps losing elections, because that crown keeps getting chosen by corporate owned media who just anoint that tittle to the most corporate friendly candidate, and voters don’t like corporate friendly candidates.

The most electable candidate is one who excites people, no one else even considered for running excites anyone except for corporate lobbyists.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (13 children)

I like her, but I also think Mark Kelly would be a strong candidate. Former military. Retired Astronaut. Wife survived an attempted political assassination. He stood up to the Trump administration who tried to charge him with crimes punishable by execution and waved it off.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

It seems to me that Kelly is a centrist who stands for nothing in particular. Why have you decided to support him? Sure being a navy pilot and a member of Nasa is cool, but we dont need cool, we need a dem who will take a stand on the issues for once. Issue support is what we need to win, not some cult of personality.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But have you considered how electable a zionist white thumb is in Trump's America? /s

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

AOC voted to continue arming Pissrael, so...

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You're right, she is such a zionist I am sure AIPAC will help fund her race for president. 🙄

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Strawman arguments are a weak response to being presented with facts you don't like being reminded of.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I presented a counter factual. You show an instance where she "supported" Isreal and I show you a pattern of Isreal hating her guts. But I guess large trends like that aren't relevant now?

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I show you a pattern of Isreal hating her guts

Uh... where, exactly, did you do that?

Also, voting to send millions of dollars worth of weaponry isn't "supported" with quotes, it's just supported. No quotes necessary.

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