Who should run for the Dems?

AOC would invigorate most Dems and people on the Left, but would piss off many Zionists. Especially if the war is still ongoing.
 
Tero said:
There is no need to run anyone yet. Get the 2026 mid term win first. The right will Swift Boat every candidate by 2027.
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I agree about winning the midterms first.

I'm not so sure about this conviction that Democrat politicians, as a group, are prone to have nautical gaffes thrust upon them.
 
theprestige said:
I agree about winning the midterms first.

I'm not so sure about this conviction that Democrat politicians, as a group, are prone to have nautical gaffes thrust upon them.
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They will just spin any old story to those proportions. "AOC is not strong enough. She cried on camera."
 
I highly doubt it will be AOC not for any other reason than that she is too far left for the American voters at large.

True her past comments will come back to haunt her during the primary ad blitz. But then again, so did Trump's and look where that got him. Nonetheless I don't see her getting through the first few months of the primaries, if indeed she choose to throw her hat in the ring.
 
theprestige said:
That's an interesting take. The conventional wisdom* around here seems to be that the Democrats lost to Trump because they weren't openly far left enough.
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..which is a fact, given the popularity of the left-wing Democrats compared to centrists or right-wingers with voters.
But they are supremely unpopular with the Donor Class and Executive Class.
 
theprestige said:
That's an interesting take. The conventional wisdom* around here seems to be that the Democrats lost to Trump because they weren't openly far left enough.
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Yeah I think that there's a mistaken impression that the polarization in this country is just Trump vs Progressives. From my experience in political polling, I believe the left writ large is more interested in a more centrist Democrat. I've been wrong before, at least twice.
 
The billionaires that own the media pay centrist talking heads to tell us how popular centrism is. Surely, they couldn't be wrong.

Its not that progressives are super popular because of their ideas. Centrism prizes compromise above all. In case you haven't noticed, you can't compromise with people who just want to dominate you.

So, centrist Democrats look weak and ineffective. And by "look", I mean "are completely". Progressives like Sanders and AOC come out with actual plans and fire. Right-wing DINOs like Tom Suozzi and Rahm Emmanuel try to emulate it, but no one wants to hear from them.

Its been 10 years. Can Democrats realize that no one wants the status quo and establishment candidates?
 
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