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Kat Abu is amazing and just the kind of grass roots candidate we need everywhere.
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Been on your side up to this point.
All those things about the new deal you pointed out are true in the abstract. Within context, all the most progressive wins of the new deal were compromises based on "saving capitalism from itself" under the pressure of activist and labor movements (much more radical and empowered than what we know) and the spectre of revolution.
It was activists and popular pressure (largely driven by communist and anarchist organizers) that advocated for these wins.
The powers that were didn't do these things out of the kindness of their hearts. But it's been too our benifit that fdr was willing to be won over in this way. Consider how he engaged with A Philip Randolph (who would later go on to be lead organizer for the March on Washington for jobs and justice) for further proof on his ability to be swayed.
Remember, the Bolshevic revolution happened not long ago at this point and was an ideological threat to capitalism. And the Spanish revolution had just happened and presented an even deeper ideological threat.
Tldr: there were popular movements domestically and external pressures abroad that made the concessions of the new deal necessary.
And again, generally agreed with you in this thread but your point here risks misrepresentation of the history of people power and agitation and how crucial it's been to the few good things we know in this country.
I always imagined that if I won an office and lobbyists were throwing donations at me, I would spend all of it plus $1 on charities they despised
If by grassroots you mean suspiciously funded by 80% out of district and living off her rich republican parents money to do it
You seem to be literally the only one who is saying this ....
.... If you had some type of proof we'd be willing to see it
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/17/progressive-media-star-kat-abughazaleh-raised-378k-congressional-campaign-only-small
Here's proof. Basically entirely outside funding.
It's interesting how no one else is saying easily findable information.
Minor Internet Influencer uses minor internet influence to raise funds for campaign.
No mention of her parents was made in the article linked.
,,, yes, I didn't make the claim that her parents donated to the campaign
Why are you upvoted
because they're not pissing all over someone doing some fucking good for a change.
Christ, you're acting like joe rogan or pewdiepie or mrbeast or hawk tua girl are running.
I think her tiktok audience doesn't understand the actual issues at hand.
She's from outside her own district. That's the primary thing that shows her blatantly questionable goals. She lives in a challengeable district with a dem who should be taken out. And she chose to campaign in an entirely different one.
Yes, she's very likely corrupt. She's unemployed, runs a sketchy campaign with astroturfing and refuses to address in any AMAs why she's moving to our district later and why she's going straight for the highest seat in a district that isn't hers.
It makes me question where she's funding her lifestyle.
That's bad. Real world efforts are necessary. Giving campaign funds to charity is sketchy at best when you're showing it off to pretend you're morally superior
Irrelevant as the 80 year is retiring anyways.
So? Genuinely hilarious how irrelevant this point is.
I had not heard this. However, it will not change my viewpoint that she's as this post demonstrates running an extremely questionable and too early campaign, as well as being an out of district plant by not even trying to have lived a real period of time in the district she's planning to run in.
The vast majority of the district is out of Chicago. Also, she's not campaigning in Chicago. She's campaigning online.
Any one of the points is enough to make her not worth voting for. Her being out of district alone is ridiculous. If she genuinely cared, she should be running for a district she actually lived in. You are blatantly ignoring how much an issue an out of district congressperson is. Pretending it doesn't matter just because you like the vibes of the candidate. And it really is just that and nothing more, just vibes. She has zero lower experience in politics, no record, no evidence of capability.
Especially when she's consistently astroturfing reddits, it makes me question where her actual in district relations are. If she even has any.
Yes. It's buying votes. Giving people food sith the clear implication of asking them to vote for her.
So her astroturfing is irrelevant just because it's on reddit. Ah, you're that sort of person. I don't even have reddit downloaded anymore; you're making a bold assumption on that front.
This is pure what aboutism. Seriously? You're seriously pulling what aboutism?
Yeah surely swarms of people saying only good things about her and drawing 5x more engagement on city specific subreddits than other posts is just people loving her.
I did not instantly make up bullshit about her husband. And additionally, "past jobs" are not important, past political experience is important.
It's relevant when my current representative is not. She's valued under a million dollars. You're bringing in other reps corruption
when jan was, while too old, she was not some corrupt ass mfer.
That's exactly how whataboutism works.
You're completely ignoring that she still doesn't live in district ---instead of trying to contest a republican, or someone actually determinatal, she selected a safe seat to run, in a place she does not live, and never has. that alone is a major issue.
You are the type to see gangs providing people food and disaster relief and think "yeah, it's purely good! We shouldn't question it!"
She only just moved into the state less than a year ago...
Not caring about the location is for a different political system. In ours, location is important.
What indicates that to you? You don't live here, do you know the values of the area?
I have provided explicit evidence in the form of largely out of state donations and not being in district as to show why she should not be elected in the district. As well as vote buying through using campaign funds in charity.
No, you just think it's fine for someone who has not even lived in an area to represent them. That's just a recipe for pure corruption. It means they won't actually understand the values or wants of the areas. You are simply pretending it is fine because it suits your views best
I feel like you're failing to understand that my annoyance at her not living in district is not the same issue, though it is a contributing factor, in why I think she's likely corrupt.
A complete difference in foundational thought of what makes someone a good fit for an area will go no where in discussion.
My point on her being out of district was from the start.
You don't have kids do you?