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[-] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 9 points 13 hours ago

So "AOC not even close" with 26% but Kamala Harris + Pete Buttigieg + Hakeem Jeffries + Cory Booker + Gavin Newsom = 22%. And that 26% has almost guaranteed the 8% of Crockett and the 12% of Sanders. So 26 + 12 + 8 = 46% but "not even close".

[-] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 7 points 4 hours ago

The headline means "AOC is seen as the leader of the Dems and nobody is even close to her".

The DNC chair is not usually an elected congressperson, and AOC is absolutely not looking for that job. They're just talking about the person people think about as the leader.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago

I don't know half the people you mentioned

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

They get a lot of AIPAC money for ads in their district. Outside of it they have no name.

[-] MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 16 points 11 hours ago

well at least you own up to your ignorance, more than we can say for most.

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 6 points 10 hours ago

Oh, the qurstion was rhetorical -- the function was a relevancy check. The Hill may think all of those names are important but only half are making it out of the political wonkosphere.

(wonk is an mid 20th century word for nerd)

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Was it fairly clear I was just being funny? I hoped so, I try not to tell jokes that actually need to be /s tagged.

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 1 points 5 hours ago

Nah. /s tag is a good call. Never saw one that looked out of place in use.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Comedians have been using the written word for eons. Some jokes don't land when written, and the real solution wasn't invented this decade.

My personal policy is that if the joke needs a laugh track, a rimshot, or any big sign that says "Joke" being waved, the joke doesn't work.

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