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Like her or not, that lady got some hard as steel balls. AOC for president woooo!
Hey, DNC, aren't you desperate to put a woman up for election? You've got a fiery, quick-witted, awesome, young one here that is full of ideas and not afraid to try stuff. The conservatives haven't had time to run decades of smear tactics against her and she hasn't been threatening her husband's SA victims. I bet she already has a plan to deal with someone accusing her of being born in Mexico (I understand she's Puerto Rican, but that's not the bogeyman) and shut it down before years of idiocy bring it up again.
She's standing behind Biden this time around. I'm hoping for a run in 2028. It would be the first presidential candidate in a while that I didn't hold my nose to vote for.
She’s a firebrand—that’s not an insult. But it is a fact that if the DNC puts her to run, she will mobilize a lot of voters who may otherwise sit this one out. Hard to say definitively how many on either side; but I think she’s likely more hated by the rightwing base than she is loved by the left wing/centrist base.
I don’t think it would be a good strategic move in this cycle. Although I’d love to see her in the Oval Office and would vote that way should the chance arise.
Any good leftist candidate would mobilize opposition voters, that is unavoidable. It's no reason to not run a good candidate.
Uh, late 40s here. I didn’t want to vote for Clinton (I did), but I’ll be first in line for AOC. She’s the right kind of direction to inspire us Genx who vote liberal. Time for Joe to step down.
Agreed on this cycle. Agree or not we've got Biden. That's not changing and that's who I'll be behind. But damn, next cycle if she's in the primary I'm going to get even more involved than I already am.
You've got a fiery, quick-witted, awesome, young one here that is full of ideas and not afraid to try stuff.
All evidence suggests that's the opposite of what the DNC wants
A moderate Crusty old white guy or bust! And then when he's too old say he shouldn't be running....
AOC suffers the same problem as Nancy Peloci: she's too demonized by the GOP. It's an odd problem to have but she would need to retire from the House for a few years and run later.
If you want AOC-like, Kathy Porter is actually a very viable candidate. The question is whether the DNC is willing to let her actually run or if they'll pull a "It's Hillary's turn" like they did to Bernie.
Who gives a shit what the GOP wants.
The GOP demonizing her is a good thing. It means they are scared of her.
Right? We get it, the GOP wants to watch the world burn.
Voters do after decades of shit tactics, but she hasn't been embroiled in anything and they haven't had time to really put it into people's subconscious.
Also, I agree with your sentiment. I can't give the slightest shit what a bunch of homophobic, regressive, hateful, Nazi cuntbags and their enablers think. If we work hard and get lucky we may be able to live in a world where what they think never matters again.
Democrats always want to please the GOP. Anytime they appoint someone (for example a special counsel) it always has to be a Republican to avoid the bad optics. Fuck that noise.
Meanwhile the GOP takes its gifted position and furthers it's goals.
she's too demonized by the GOP.
This will be true of any candidate another party runs. It is their primary MO, so ultimately, it needs to be factored out of discussions like these. If Joe Voter believes that shit anyway, it doesn't actually matter what candidate you run.
I think AOC has a lot of the same features that made Bernie so popular on 2016 with the added benefit of youth.
The GOP will try to demonize, but she will rise above the noise the same way Bernie did. Given that she is so young, she can stay relevant and pick and choose the exact moment she wants to run for president. Or even VEEP as the gateway to presidency.
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I'd vote for her, but I don't think she's ready. Better than Biden though.
Personally, I want Jon Stewart. He's not perfect, but there's not a single person on the planet better equipped to take down Trump.
I don't know if Jon or AOC would make a better president, but Jon would be better at campaigning against Trump.
But really just give us someone under 65. (Note: I'll still vote for the good person who's too old for the job if the alternative isn't better.)
pls no more reality tv presidents.
There's a bit of a difference. Jon Stewart has made his reputation and career in political commentary. That's not exactly The Apprentice.
Yeah Jon is very intelligent, very quick witted, and a deep thinker. He reads a lot, listens, and learns from his mistakes. He knows to admit he doesn’t know something and listen to advice. And most importantly, he actually wants to do what’s right. I’m pretty sure he’d be a top 10 president.
To compare him to a reality tv personality like Trump is a little disingenuous.
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I definitely get the love for Stewart. However, he holds no elected position and has repeatedly stated that he has no interest in running for president. So I'm not going to be the one to hold a gun to his head and force him to run.
AOC has the proper ambitions. If she's not ready then let her decide that because the only reason she wouldn't be is because a bunch of out of touch old dudes refuse to mentor her and I'm not sure that's such a bad thing.
I would literally pay hundreds of dollars to see Jon Stewart debate Trump, like pay per view. Jon would eviscerate Trump. He might frustrate him so much he’d have a heart attack right there on stage …. or better yet cause Trump to shit and completely overflow his diaper. Trump should probably wear his brown pants just in case.
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AOC for president woooo!
She's eligible right now because she'll be 35 by inauguration day.
OMFG Her vs trump debate. PLEASE!!
I don't want Trump to be around when she's running. 😇
On one hand, she has more efficacy in congress, on the other hand: fuck those fucking fucks AOC 24 let's fucking go!
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She's the best, incredibly inspiring.
Pretty open and shut for the both of them, presiding over cases they have material interest in.
Kick their ass.
Which is why I'm honestly surprised reich-wingers haven't tried to murder her
Knocking on wood.
There was that creepy anime assassination video by fellow congressman gosar, AOC has mentioned receiving multiple death threats and one of the capital rioters said he'd bring guns next time to "assassinate AOC", so awful threats are happening.
Same guy that tweeted a selfie from inside the capital "just want to incriminate myself a little lol.”
AOC is very clear that she believes had they not escaped during the riot, assassinations would have occurred.
I'm happy that she is safe.
Knock on wood.
I have no doubt they'd have killed more then have people there if given the chance.
I just want you to know, I read this comment after a single toke and got concerned someone laced my weed with something.
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She hasn't done anything to directly go after Fuckface 45. Once she does that...
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Well.... they did just legalize gratuities for political favors.
Not quite as open and shut anymore.
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Good on her for keeping this in the news for another cycle. This doesn’t go anywhere after she hands them the speaker of the republican controlled House. Johnson is basically going to throw them right in the bin.
But I imagine her goal is to get the media to cover the drama, and therefore keep this corruption story in the news.
She and others should just keep filing articles of impeachment every week until Nov. Keep this shit in the news.
Forcing them to put it in the trash is good though... Another thing to report on so perhaps it shifts house seats a bit.
It also tries to help Democratic congressional candidates in close races. Once these get thrown in the bin, they can remind voters that if they flip enough seats, they can have meaningful impeachment hearings in the next Congress.
Doesn't matter, the attempt had to be made for a firm historical objection.
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Thank you AOC for standing up for the American people! Her speech introducing the articles of impeachment is well worth watching: https://youtu.be/1H1R_qtPiVY
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Time to write my representative in support, and have him laugh at me via bulk form letter!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, saying that their refusal to recuse from certain prominent cases "constitutes a grave threat to American rule of law."
In a statement, the New York congresswoman said that justices' refusal to step aside from cases "in which they hold widely documented financial and personal entanglements" has created an "unchecked corruption crisis on the Supreme Court."
The resolutions were co-sponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Rashida Talib, D-Mich., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. and Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.
Both flags have each been carried in recent years by members of the "Stop the Steal" movement, whose supporters claim that President Joe Biden did not lawfully win the 2020 presidential election.
Extensive reporting last year by ProPublica showed that Thomas has accepted lavish gifts like vacations and flights without disclosing them in official ethics forms.
In the aftermath of the election, Ginni Thomas also sent messages to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, urging him to stand with Trump.
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Meaningless since the Republicans run the House.
Action denied is just more evidence of their complicitness rather than supposed. Also makes it very clear who does operate for their constitutes and only for their self interest.
Correct. This isn't an open debate anymore - the bribes were accepted. Every no vote is a vote saying it's ok to bribe the court.
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It’s not entirely meaningless. Her aim is to keep the justices recent rulings in the media so that voters are aware of them come Nov.
AOC isn’t a dummy, and she’s knows that Johnson will immediately throw this in the trash.
I’d like to see someone else do this next week, and then another person the week after, etc etc. keep doing it until Nov. Keep reminding voters about the corruption.
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