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Why AOC should run for president in 2028 (www.salon.com)

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[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I don't understand what people aren't getting here.

The last two female candidates to run for president, who were extraordinarily more qualified than their opponent, were denied in favor of a felon rapist clown.

If that isn't proof that this nation is not ready for a female president, I don't know what is.

I voted for both those female candidates. I am not against a female president. But can we exist in reality for a moment and acknowledge that if we run AOC, we're going to lose, again? Because America isn't ready for that shit. You will not capture independents with a female candidate. You will not capture disenfranchised Trump supporters with a female candidate. You will not win. A mayoral race is not the same as a presidential race and Mamdani is a man and that's the country we live in.

Edit: Scroll through this comments section. This is a liberal sub. And even here it's 50/50 about AOC running for president. She won't win guys.

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[-] FarmTaco@lemmy.world -2 points 4 weeks ago

I think running another woman to get absolutely trounced by the populace is a poor choice. I don't believe the people are ready for it yet, that's how we ended up with this. Kamala was a good candidate, but with the wrong chromosomes for a very specific swing vote.

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -2 points 4 weeks ago

AOC has already demonstrated her extreme willingness to fall in line for the DNC. She will not bring change.

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[-] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 month ago

Run? In 2028?

What election?

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[-] TwinTitans@lemmy.world -2 points 4 weeks ago

Stop with the women.

Should it matter it’s a women? No. But the reality is it does to too many people and it’s another uphill battle.

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[-] Floon@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 month ago

Our nation is too sexist and too racist for AOC to win. I'll still vote for her if she runs.

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today -2 points 1 month ago

Pretty much.

If it was just a feeling with Hilary, then it's absolutely true with Kamala.

The excuses like "Kamala is pro-cop!" Or "Hilary is evil", while it can be true, is also what sexists latch on to avoid being called sexists.

And for icing on the cake, a bunch of hispanic dudes voted for Trump and then are getting deported. Sexism runs so deep that it clouded their own survival.

[-] blakemiller@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

Yep — because she is a woman, people with create reasons why they can’t vote for her. Hilary and Kamala were both fine politicians. Most that did not vote for either of them are just afraid to confess they’re real beliefs, so they just pick a narrative and run with it because it makes them appear more sophisticated than a “I hate women” statement.

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today -2 points 1 month ago

Nailed it.

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[-] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world -4 points 4 weeks ago

Ask yourself a question: why can't a woman become a preacher, priest or pastor? All major US religions indoctrinate their followers from birth with the teachings that god does NOT permit women to exercise authority over men.

So if Christian and Catholic men and women believe in a core set of values and reasons for why women are not allowed to take leadership roles over men in the church, what makes anyone think they don't or won't apply that same logic to leadership at the political level, or ANY level?

Christians won't let a woman lead their church, but they somehow will be OK with electing a woman into a much higher role, one that can make decisions that affect all churches/the entire world? I don't see it.

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