• DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    I just hope their primaries keep some unity and don’t make her or Newson losing votes depending on the pick. Dems are too split inside and I could see neo-liberals not voting for her or lefties not voting for Newson. If Dems can’t find unity they will not win.

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      We’ve gotta do everything we can to prevent a Newsom or other craven neoliberal lunatic from getting the nomination, otherwise we are going to get a much much worse traitor lunatic next time around.

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        America will not vote a minority woman as President in this century. They would never even vote for a woman.

        Right candidate, wrong country.

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            Popular vote isn’t enough in the United states. Also, Hilary is Bill’s wife. That’s part of why she got as many votes as she did. If I was American, I would vote for AOC but I know she’d never win. A woman of colour has no chance down there. I hate saying it, but it is what it is.

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          I think there’s something to that, but I think with a sufficient mass movement behind it, such a candidate could overcome the obvious treason.

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          No, of course I would vote against the Republican if the Democrat were Newsom, that’s just common sense. I’m saying that we need to do everything we can to prevent him from being the nominee now, while we can still affect things.

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          Yes, and as many of us need to say it as possible or they will ratfuck their way to running an unelectable republican-lite in the general.

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      I consider myself a neoliberal, and I am going to vote for AOC. I have grown quite fond of her over the years and she is quite the politician these days. She’s extremely sharp and polished. I think she’s ready.