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The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party

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The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party - lemm.ee

Elijah Manley was still a teenager when his frustration with President Trump pushed him to get involved in politics. Today, he’s finally old enough to run for Congress. Upset with how his own Democratic Party is responding to Trump, he’s decided to do just that.

Apr 23, 2025 at 9:47amWeb
Show threadvaguerantApr 23, 2025
Good news but also butterfly meme.
Show threaddanc4498Apr 23, 2025
Now is the time to do it. Definitely not in 2029 though.
Show threadsamus12345Apr 23, 2025
No, because the election would be over by then.
Show threaddanc4498Apr 23, 2025
Oof, 2028? I just woke up…
Show threadMrkawfeeApr 23, 2025
Critical that the next generation are immune to AIPAC. That is the only way to break free of the Zionist chokehold
Show threadThe D QuuuuuillApr 23, 2025
They need to be immune to so many different PACs. And they need to learn the lesson Biden and Kamala didn’t: you actually get more funding my courting us, the people, than you do the corporations. Yeah, the corporations have more money, and they’ll give you some, but they’ll give more to the republican candidate, and what’s more, there’s more of us.
Show threadsticklyApr 24, 2025
You’re high as a kite if you think a super pac doesn’t have infinitely deeper pockets. They just bid the minimum for these politicians. If millions of grass roots donors gave everything they could, it would be a rounding error for them to match it.
Show threadThe D QuuuuuillApr 24, 2025
No I know the PACs have more monetary power than we do. But Kamala stopped getting as much funding when she turned to them instead of us. The PACs love republicans because the republicans will do anything for money
Show threadcabron_offsetsApr 23, 2025
That’s great n shit but how about we get AOC the fucking nomination?
Show threadIheartcheeseApr 23, 2025
This country is nowhere near ready to elect a woman. Put AOC up and you hand the election to the republicans again.
Show threadSirMaple__Apr 23, 2025
Good! That party needs a major shake up. Oh. And some damn balls(metaphorically speaking)
Show threadtimbuck2themoonApr 23, 2025
Yes to both of these. This is precisely what Democrats need.
Show threadOrangutanionApr 23, 2025
No, we need literal balls. The last two women to run both failed. Now isn’t the time to risk it all just to check in a box. Call me a troll or whatever but when the DNC forces Harris 2028 and she loses don’t come crying back to me.
Show threadsamus12345Apr 23, 2025
The DNC sucks and all, but they aren’t a cult and don’t run people who lost again.
Show threadOrangutanionApr 23, 2025
They do run people who lost the primary though
Show threadsamus12345Apr 23, 2025
If they got picked as VP, true!
Show threadsupernicepersonApr 23, 2025
Except VP isn’t a position that is elected, so its pointless to pick them for president.
Show threadsamus12345Apr 23, 2025
It is elected, but as a package deal. If they’re popular it’s not a bad idea to choose them as a nominee, but…yeah, Harris was not.
Show threadsupernicepersonApr 23, 2025
Its not elected, no one votes for VP. In the olden days, sure, but if the VP is elected than so is any family members of the president, making the trump kids political appointments the explicit will of the people, and no one wants that to be true.
Show threadsamus12345Apr 24, 2025
The ballot has the President and Vice President on it. You do indeed vote for VP, but as I said, as a package deal. None of Trump’s kids were on the ballot.
Show threadSprocketfreeApr 24, 2025
This conversation hurts my head… Yes you vote for the vp (it’s on the damn ballot) but I’d wager most tie their vote to the actual president.
Show threadsamus12345Apr 24, 2025
Of course they do. But saying it’s not an elected position is incorrect.