2 months before election, every shit box MSM channel:
"AOC is a Communist! She loves North Korea! She wants to let violence run rampant in NYC and give candy to pedophiles to help them catch children! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DONT VOTE FOR HER!"
AOC has very much demonstrated over the past few years that she understands how to be a politician and not just a tankie firebrand.
So she would at least be able to answer that with something like "No. I actively condemn the human rights abuses by North Korea and . What I do not condemn are government programs to assist those in need and..."
Whether that would be enough? I doubt it. But it would give her a fighting chance with familes that actually understand how horrific these "communist" regimes actually were. Rather than refusing to condemn them because they had good branding like certain other American Left Wing politicians.
So she would at least be able to answer that with something like "No. I actively condemn the human rights abuses by North Korea and . What I do not condemn are government programs to assist those in need and..."
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That implies they even give her the chance to talk as opposed to just having talking head asshats tell you these things about her. They wouldn't dare interview her and accidentally expose their audience to anything positive about her.
It's the same thing they did to Bernie, even "far left MSNBC" ran "Bernie loves Castro" stories constantly and had one chucklefuck talk about getting put to the firing squad if Bernie won...
Senator Ocasio-Cortez has a nice ring to it.
Never again hearing the name 'Schumer' again also has a nice ring to it.
Almost as nice as "the first female US president: President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez".
The GOP (and some Democrats) have been demonizing her since day 1. It would be a major uphill battle cause they know how to start the messaging early.
As opposed to... A straight, white, old, rich, cis-gendered, moderate male? That was our last president, and he didn't get reelected. They'll attack and demonize and exaggerate no matter what. The "appeal to both sides" approach has failed spectacularly, every single time. The only options left are to fight for progress, or roll over, and ignore as millions of people are harmed. I know what I'm choosing...
People keep saying that the Republicans have a magical ability to sink a politician by "demonizing" them in order to convince themselves that Hillary Clinton wasn't a shitty candidate.
They know that any charming or well funded democrat needs to be shat on years in advance of any presidential ambitions in order to make whatever groaning pork mound ends up on their ticket stands a chance
Day 1 is 7 years ago. Hillary was being demonizing in 1992 and ran for president in 2016.
Oh yes do it AOC do it!
The election isn't until 2028. I doubt Chuck even runs again, he'll be 78. That Senate seat is likely AOC's to claim, as long as she doesn't run for President instead.
(And I bet that Senate seat will be her reward for not offering a primary challenge to Gavin Newsom....)
Per the article:
Schumer has filed paperwork to run for reelection.
Remember Dianne Feinstein. These mummies want to stay in power long, long after they should step down.
Of course he filed paperwork, that just lets him raise money. I expect him not to run, and spread the money around to candidates he likes....
Maybe he "stays in the race" for as long as it takes AOC to decide to not run for President ....
For real, I don't get why everyone is so excited over this. The political landscape will look very different in 2028 anyway.
The political landscape in 2028:
Seems like an accurate prediction.
Also in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
It is unclear what the Schumer-Ocasio-Cortez poll could mean for the New York primary in three years, however, with surveys this early rarely being predictive. Ocasio-Cortez has also been noncommittal about a potential Senate run. Schumer has filed paperwork to run for reelection.
This is a fluff piece, with zero real substance.
How so? It's reporting on the surprising and interesting results of this new poll.
Is it indicative that Democrats in New York (and elsewhere, surely) are primed for the people they elected to grow spines? Sure. We knew that, I think.
Does it have anything at all to do with Schumer's Senate seat three years from now? Not really.
Sure. We knew that, I think.
Schumer may not have known that, and now he does. And he knows we know it too. That's why this is an interesting new piece.
It shouldn't be surprising after what he did. Run a poll for two representatives in a state, one who is doing something and one that backstabbed efforts to help the public, I would hope the first is favored.
I would hope she runs for president not senate.
Senator Ocasio-Cortez. Has a nice sound to it.
Look out dinosaurs, the mammals are coming!
That's just because of the... Uh... checks notes Anti-semites! Yeah!
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