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I remember her speaking about this quite candidly not too long ago (I want to say last year or two but time flies these days) about going into a side room off the House chamber and seeing herself giving an interview on a major outlet, and a fellow Democrat -- knowing she was there -- just shaking his head at the TV.
That cruelty exemplifies what is wrong with the party, and precisely why the likes of Schumer and Jeffries must go.
She needs to overhaul the party. I kind of lean toward her primarying Schumer, but I am amicable to a 2028 run. Whichever she decides, I'm with her.
If she doesn't, the best compromise I can see that can viably win is probably Ossoff, which given what he said here I think is generally the right message to carry forward.
Edit: I do think it's worth pointing out that she of course wouldn't even be viable under the Republican ticket. That like Sanders, she chooses to caucus with Democrats for good reason. Perfect? No. Better? Undeniably so. On every single issue, frankly.
That said, the 2028 Democratic Primaries are officially on, and it's time to make Democrats a little more perfect.
Their unabashed support for Israel, including AOC's decision to vote against discontinuing Iron Dome funding (in other words, if you remove the double-negative, voting to continue funding it), seems like a bit more apt exemplification of "what is wrong with the party" than someone shaking their head at a TV.
She's part of the problem. Ilhan Omar is a much stronger example.
(Edit: My mistake, she actually voted "Present', and her excuse was basically "the bill didn't do enough so I decided we should do nothing at all". Very Democrat of her indeed.)