Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 25 days agoWhy AOC should run for president in 2028www.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square345fedilinkarrow-up1850arrow-down141
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minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down1·25 days agoIn all likelihood, yes, she will lose. But she should still run for the same reasons Bernie ran. Change the discourse and prevent unfettered ratcheting of the Overton window; force Democrats to respond to her challenge. If she doesn’t run, we all lose. Winning isn’t quite everything.
minus-squareJolly Platypus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down4·25 days agoIf the dems lose in 2028, assuming there is an election, the fascists will consolidate power and the U.S. will be a dictatorship for 40 years.
minus-squareShoeThrower@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-222 days agoAnd your solution is to vote for the people who are doing nothing to stop the fascists, instead. Bold strategy.
minus-squareJolly Platypus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-222 days agoFalse dichotomy. The U.S. has proven a woman can’t win because the U.S. is a bigoted shithole with a flawed constitutional system. The alternative is to vote for someone who can win and can beat the fascists. Assuming there are free and fair elections in 2028. A big if.
In all likelihood, yes, she will lose.
But she should still run for the same reasons Bernie ran. Change the discourse and prevent unfettered ratcheting of the Overton window; force Democrats to respond to her challenge.
If she doesn’t run, we all lose. Winning isn’t quite everything.
If the dems lose in 2028, assuming there is an election, the fascists will consolidate power and the U.S. will be a dictatorship for 40 years.
And your solution is to vote for the people who are doing nothing to stop the fascists, instead.
Bold strategy.
False dichotomy.
The U.S. has proven a woman can’t win because the U.S. is a bigoted shithole with a flawed constitutional system.
The alternative is to vote for someone who can win and can beat the fascists.
Assuming there are free and fair elections in 2028. A big if.