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AOC surges to lead in 2028 primary for first time (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 1 day ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip -2 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Ah, yes, because Biden had such radical forward thinking progressive views. He was in no way a status-quo, pro-corporate candidate that didn't inspire anyone....

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 55 minutes ago

Biden was able to run on a "lesser evil" platform. He won because he wasn't Trump. Hillary or Harris could have won in 2020.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Ah, yes, because Biden had such radical forward thinking progressive views.

Biden ran on a lot of progressive policy. Childcare, revisiting the public option, family leave, rescheduling cannabis. They were all lies that killed the party's credibility and made the 2024 bid a hard sell even before the genocide, regardless of which democrat was the candidate.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 5 hours ago

Biden actively pilfered Bernie's platform after winning the primary, so he was a forward thinking progressive compared to Harris and Hillary. Harris in particular explicitly ran to the right of Biden; she wasn't exactly subtle about this. Perhaps more importantly, however, he had COVID on his side. The 2020 election pretty much came down to whether voters prioritized the economy or COVID handling. If COVID didn't exist or happened under Biden's watch Trump would've wiped the floor with him.