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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@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.

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[-] iridebikes@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Yep. I would love AOC to win but there's no chance in America for that to happen. Our populace is deranged.

[-] SeriousMite@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

She’d face the exact same misogyny that Harris did, the difference though would be she’d have a strong enthusiastic volunteer base behind her. I think if the election is fair she’d have very good odds.

[-] iridebikes@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

We tried Clinton. We tried Harris. I know the conditions are different, but do we really want to risk it when abject fascism is the consequence?

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes!? Clinton was the worst possible candidate for that election and Harris just isn't a good politician and was utterly sabotaged from Biden among other things waiting waaaaay too long to drop out.

[-] SeriousMite@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I think having an authentic populist voice is more important than any race or gender considerations. We simply don’t have another candidate that can do this as credibly as AOC. I think if she runs, in the primary, she’ll handily beat out Newsom, Pritzker or any other white guys in the party who are in a position to run.

[-] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Running a milqtoast centrist is just fascism with extra steps. They will do nothing of substance and then people will vote for fascists to enact change.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

We tried neoliberal. We tried neoliberal. Can we really risk it when fascism is the consequence?

Notice how you only focus on a single one of their shared characteristics to say it's too risky?

[-] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Quit with this shit. Hillary won the popular vote, America will vote for a woman.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Hillary won the popular vote as a bland corporate candidate.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Seriously. A bland corporate candidate who gave the opposition two decades of lead time to build up an opposition strategy. One of the worst candidates to have run of all time.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

America will vote for a woman.

Not where it counts.

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