'...Anyway, that's why I'm excited to give Hakeem Jefferies my full and unconditioned support.'
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I will vote for her in the primary and happily the general election if she wins the primary. I certainly hope she does.
Thats unfortunately not even a little surprising
Her honesty and directness are so refreshing. I wish I could be more like her, just a totally good pure person. It also seems like she genuinely tries hard, like her success is not without extreme effort.
Her honesty, directness, and willingness to continue using our taxpayer dollars to continue funding 'defensive' weapons for an apartheid occupation determined by the UN to be guilty of genocide.
(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.)
It's a choice, she chooses that path, every time. Repeatedly, regardless of what she faces, she tries to make the best choices in that situation. And the more you do that the better you get at it. It sounds simple, in writing it out, but it's usually the hardest choice. It's choosing to stick to your guns, regardless of social ostracism.
Repeatedly, regardless of what she faces, she tries to make the best choices in that situation
Including voting against the bill to discontinue funding for the Zionazi state's Iron Dome?
(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.)
A 100 minute video from AOC? I'd love to watch it, why would she only post it to Instagram? Are there any mirrors out there?
^ yes. Elected officials speaking about elected stuff should never post to closed platforms only.
Why in the hell twitter was ever used for emergency management / communication, particularly exclusively, was a mystery to me
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.)
I remember Pelosi especially was vicious. AOC didn't get brave again for a year + after that shit. Great point about Angie, she would have won with minimal support. We need to form a 3rd party, enough is enough.
How about taking over the Democratic Party? That process is already underway, let's keep it going
We need to form a 3rd party, enough is enough.
"How Republicans Never Lost an Election Again: The Realities of Vote-Splitting"
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Of course. Establishment Democrats are anti-labor, and AOC is pro-labor.
And she's not a Zionist.
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