Sadly, I feel there are still too many bigots and sexists in the US who cannot bring themselves to vote for a woman, esp. one who isn’t ‘white enough’. That, piled on top of the ‘establishment’ Dem factions that will do everything possible to subvert a campaign… which will let the right-wingers/fascists drive right up the middle again.
Feel free to prove me wrong, USA. Please.
I want to see her take more media. I don’t think she’s as prepared many other potential candidates (Khanna is a good correllary). She’s been able to stick to very safe media spaces and that won’t fly in a campaign. Right now she’s the best option, but I’d rather see more competitive options to sharpen her. I’m also not super impressed with her last 2 years as a representative. She’s developing some… bad habits when it comes to triangulation.
I also think Platner could run. They take much harder media interviews. I think Khanna could run. I also think there are some potential candidates out of Minnesota, what with their ability to show leadership during the ICE campaign there, like Jacob Frey.
AOC has been a bit of a disappointment as she’s become more comfortable in her seat. I don’t really get the uncritical cheerleading,.although I have come to expect it. AOCs political instincts went from great in 2018 to very not good in the previous year, and instinct really matters. Her retreat from even safe media spaces also, pretty disappointing and it leaves her vulnerable in a general. Still great policies but seems to prefer communication via a panel or a from behind a microphone where she won’t have hard questions come at her. That won’t fly in a general.
When she runs it will be as a sheepdog candidate like Bernie keeping disenfranchised voters herded up in the party with promises of change and a seat at the table if only they stick around long enough, which is always long enough until they realize theyve been screwed again and it’s too late to form outside coalitions. The DNC has been running these sheepdog campaigns since Reagan
I would prefer Mark Kelly, but she’s way better than Newsom at least.
She is the new Nancy Pelosi
Hardly. This is just a massive misinformation campaign aimed to disenfranchise Democrats and boost Republican turnout.
She’s never shown interest in running for President and most recently has said she has more work and can do more work in Congress.
There’s a reason why this post has been reposted like 5x in the last 24hrs and has gained so much debate. Because it’s made up ragebait.
Edit: if you need more proof just look at the latest push now about Warren from Axios.
She’s never shown interest in running for President
Honestly the best trait of a future president…
We don’t want someone that wants to be president. We need someone who reluctantly steps up because they have the best shoot.
Like the Jeff Winger paintball speech.
She’s the country’s best shot, so regardless of if she wants to be president she needs to run in 2028.
Strategically it would just be stupid to say shes going to now. Which is why billionaire owned media is desperate for her to say she is. Once she says she’s running, she’s the defacto general candidate.
The ideal path is a congressional leadership position in January, and then moving to 2028 presidential. And that could very well already be her plan. She just can’t/shouldn’t say it yet.
I think “openly not wanting to be president” is actually a bad quality for a future president, though I would vote for AOC over Kamala any day, based on their tiny policy differences. Idk how AOC feels about FRAC mining tho
Democrats disenfranchise themselves by running candidates no one wants and never listening to voters. Their wounds are self inflicted.
Republicans are trying VERY hard to make this stick.
I see a lot of disinfo astroturfing pushing this online, too.
And the new sheepdog to replace Bernie
