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In reply to the discussion: AOC is the Democrats' best shot against Trump in 2024 [View all]InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)75. Yes, and as I've said repeatedly, if Joe runs, the nomination is pretty much his for the taking.
Joe has shown he's more than capable of running the country.
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Agree 100% but for the progressive movement to continue&thrive, AOC's the clear "heir to the throne"
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#49
She is talanted but she won't make it through a primary after being cast as the bad guy like
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#138
no, to be sworn in as POTUS in the 2024 lection, you have to be 35yo on or before January 20th, 2025
Celerity
Aug 2022
#223
no, to be sworn in as POTUS in the 2024 lection, you have to be 35yo on or before January 20th, 2025
Celerity
Aug 2022
#224
Of course, if Biden runs for a second term, that changes the political equation.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#51
I live in Ohio...he won't win. Not only will he be consider way to liberal but he is from
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#102
Not sure Gavin would be progressive enough to win, but maybe...have to consider his platform.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#52
Progressive? Newsom is planning to build a facility to provide affordable insulin to Californians.
Hekate
Aug 2022
#72
In any nation on earth, including ours, I'd be in Joe Biden's party.
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#197
Absolutely not. She is in a deep blue district and could not win a national election...Biden will
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#21
If Bernie were to run again, I guaran-damn-tee you he'd win the nomination & the presidency!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#58
I respectfully disagree. Much of the Democrat's progressive agenda has been driven by Bernie's ideas
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#63
If Bernie doesn't win the nomination - assumin he runs - so be it... that's called democracy!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#68
So what?! Bernie is as spry as a 60-year-old... I stand proudly against ageism.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#70
Yes, and as I've said repeatedly, if Joe runs, the nomination is pretty much his for the taking.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#75
Boomers and the Greatest voted for Trump. Gen X only went 3% for Biden.
Cuthbert Allgood
Aug 2022
#171
AOC is "DSA's [Democratic Socialists of America] foremost socialist superstar."
betsuni
Aug 2022
#136
I thought you were also who I initially responding to but see now it was kentuck
Cuthbert Allgood
Aug 2022
#151
I didn't "throw out incorrect labels" so I don't know what your point is, exactly.
betsuni
Aug 2022
#196
Barack Obama was still so new, conservative propaganda hadn't sunk their teeth into him yet.
W_HAMILTON
Aug 2022
#83
Yes, attacks that he was nothing but a celebrity, palled around with terrorists were weak.
betsuni
Aug 2022
#93
I like her mostly...but she simply can't win a national election at this point...that could change
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#104
In AOC's case it wouldnt be easy, but her strong appeal to younger voters shouldnt be underestimated
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2022
#60
My understanding is young voters aren't dependable voters. They may not turn out.
jalan48
Aug 2022
#64
Let's win the midterms first. All of this speculation is intended to divide and conquer
lees1975
Aug 2022
#79
She has zero shot atm to win a general, the US is too slanted to the right, plus AOC lacks the
Celerity
Aug 2022
#92
The US is what the US is, and the very flawed system for POTUS we have pretty much blocks an AOC
Celerity
Aug 2022
#110
You continue to suggest that leading Democratic Socialists are mistaken about their own ideological
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#128
Oh give me a break...there are Democrats and then there are Democratic socialists...I assume
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#192
Celerity is a great DU'er and you should consider that attacking other DU'ers is not what we do
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#193
Regulation is indeed the key. Look how some of the corporations ran up prices while ye,limg about
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#220
They are NOT democratic socialists, regardless of their incorrect self-labelling. They simply do not
Celerity
Aug 2022
#208
I think you are dead wrong not to believe Sanders and Occasio-Cortez when they tell you
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#236
Absolutely not, they do not fit the definition. I have shown their definitions of what they claim
Celerity
Aug 2022
#247
Quite to the contrary. They do meet the definitions and I've provided the evidence
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#248
No you have not provided the evidence you claim. Not at all. You simply rely on the same thing
Celerity
Aug 2022
#249
My replies all stand, and I feel confident that I have more than made the case that I am the correct
Celerity
Aug 2022
#253
No, you refuse to accept the clear evidence that both AOC and Sanders embrace Democratic Socialism
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#254
I was foiled by a spell check accident which undid my entire point.
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#260
and here is a reply to it from the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
Celerity
Aug 2022
#267
That it exactly it...the word socialism scares people but we do have things like the ACA
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#268
It isn't just the quote. She openly aligns with the DSA and antipathy to capitalism
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#238
IMO the best thing we could do as a party is to encourage young people
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#240
You believe there is little to no variance in their experience in governance?
Torchlight
Aug 2022
#129
And Google illustrates for all of us the dramatically wide variance of their experience.
Torchlight
Aug 2022
#159
She needs to gain experience and maybe run for the Senate. She has real talent and if she is pushed
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#269
She's way too polarizing. We would lose almost every state. I can see her in a future POTUS' cabin
beaglelover
Aug 2022
#145
I believe that if AOC were to win the nomination and ultimately the Presidency,
Uncle Joe
Aug 2022
#149
I'm not agreeing with this until we hear that Joe Biden is definitely NOT running
FakeNoose
Aug 2022
#153
Sigh... I have great respect for Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, but not for self declared "progressives..."
NNadir
Aug 2022
#160
Thomas Friedman coined New Green Deal in 2007, Obama ran for president with a New Green Deal
betsuni
Aug 2022
#215
Green New Deal was coined by Thomas Friedman in 2007, Obama ran for president with a Green New Deal.
betsuni
Aug 2022
#265
Someone with four years of Congressional experience is prepared to run the Executive Branch?
brooklynite
Aug 2022
#204
In the 2020 Primary, the aggregate vote of the progressive candidates was about...30%
brooklynite
Aug 2022
#205
The divisive streak is listening to Justice Democrats and doing what they say.
betsuni
Aug 2022
#227