MicroWaveOct 23

Bernie Sanders floats AOC as potential 2028 presidential contender: ‘Very good politician’

https://lemmy.world/post/37769576

Bernie Sanders floats AOC as potential 2028 presidential contender: ‘Very good politician’ - Lemmy.World

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders floated Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a potential presidential candidate in the 2028 elections, saying that even though it’s “her decision to make,” she is a “very, very good politician.” Speaking to Axios, Sanders said that he has been “out on the streets with her” and noticed how she responds when people come up to her. “It’s so incredibly genuine and open.” Ocasio-Cortez is seemingly positioning herself to run for higher office, whether it is challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his seat or to make a run for president.

Show threadthespcicifcoceanOct 24
I would like to say: clinton didn’t lose because she’s a woman, she lost because she’s a sleazeball. harris didn’t lose because she’s a woman, she lost because she was courting the right wing for some reason. AOC can win because she’s not a sleazy right winging neolib. I’d vote for her for president.
Show threadthe_crotchOct 24
What you said is true. But any woman, even a great one, is going to have a tougher time than a man would. Sexism is still a problem in this country.
Show threadn1ckn4m3Oct 24
Sexism and racism. It’s absolutely foolish for anyone to think that Americans won’t vote against a woman or a non-white person. It’s abysmal to think about, but it’s true. If a woman or a non-white person runs, there will be a subset of the population who refuse to vote for them specifically because of their race or gender. It’s why the republicans always run an old white asshole, because no one refuses to vote against old white assholes.
Show threadZaktor
It’s like you guys forget that Barrack Hussein Obama lead us to the largest victory in recent memory. The black guy with the Muslim name less than a decade from 9/11. He just never happened because if you tried to account for him, your whole theory would look like a steaming load.
Oct 25 at 2:47amWeb
Show threadn1ckn4m3Oct 25
I didn’t say that they couldn’t win, just that it was an additional hurdle a white man wouldn’t have. But I appreciate your strawman all the same.
Show threadZaktorOct 25

Ok, some won’t, but not enough to prevent a black guy with a Muslim name from leading us to a supermajority win. If that’s your theory, then it’s worthless because it’s too little to matter when you put up an actually talented politician with an inspiring message. We should just do that, then we won’t have to wring our hands over whether you think they’re demographically optimal for the bigots in your head.

People had the same “what about the racists” message in 2008 and they all fell flat on their faces when the election happened and it had no meaningful impact. Obama won freaking North Carolina. The only Democrat to do so in the last 45 years.

Show threadn1ckn4m3Oct 25
You go ahead and keep pretending racism and sexism don’t exist, ostrich is the way.