Do not fear the possible candidacy of AOC. Though she believes she is invulnerable, that belief is built on a misconception of both what her role is, and the sturdy and deep-rooted tenacity of Americans as a whole. Boston U and even her district in Queens are not the entirety, or even a very significant part of America, a fringe at best.
Should we embrace or support her in any way? No, she needs no help from us. Plenty of dark money and malefactors of great wealth already have her back, and even now control her like the puppet masters they are. There is no popular support for her candidacy. But as Joe Biden before her, all the other potential candidates may well be thrown into the ditch before the first primary election is held.
A much more likely path would be to declare her to be the Vice-Presidential candidate, in support of an only slightly more viable nominee, Gavin Newsom or someone similar.
A much more likely path would be to declare her to be the Vice-Presidential candidate, in support of an only slightly more viable nominee, Gavin Newsom or someone similar.
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Good post. Very plausible scenario.
I don’t think we should dismiss the chance that duo has to get elected. The country is very naive and easily misled, our culture has deteriorated, demographics have fundamentally changed and of course the Dems always enjoy the full support of the media.
On top of that the Republican Party is a pathetically weak, unprincipled and inept “opponent”. The chances of more radicals governing us in the future are pretty strong IMO. Our decline seems inevitable.