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[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 23 points 1 day ago (6 children)

She should distance herself from that sinking ship. It's like continuing CPR on a victim who is already dead. Yeah you're trying but ultimately it's no use. Both main parties have been so tarnished that even being associated with the name is a smudge on the record.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago

I agree with you, but I also feel that AOC is what the Democratic party is supposed to be. She is not the status quo.

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Coming in a distant second was close ally Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The pair recently went to various states with their Fighting Oligarchy tour. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) placed third in the survey with 8%.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris came in fourth with 6%. Following her was Pete Buttigieg with 5%, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) with 5%, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) with 4%, and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) with 2%.

LOL, Chuck Schumer didn't even place. That gives me a little hope.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I keep forgetting he's a Democrat

[–] propaganja@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If Chuck Schumer placed I would know that the end is nigh.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Agreed, but let's take a moment to recognize that he is the highest ranked Democrat in the country, and the fact that no one sees him as the face of the party should be humiliating for him.

the fact that no one sees him as the face of the party should be humiliating for him.

I fucking hope so.

Other than just generally being far to the right of the people he's supposed to faithfully represent, he's so far in the pocket of fossil fuel interests that he needs a custom snorkel to breathe and he literally claimed that his "job is to keep the left Pro Israel" 🤮🤬

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DNC: "Ewwww a progressive? We wouldn't be as rich with a progressive in charge!"

[–] hefejefe@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Her rally with Bernie was pretty electrifying. I can see how her polices might be polarizing to some, but damn she can get the working class support. Just gott keep the momentum up and get people to actually vote.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago

Polarizing like a magnet. We'd have a force for good instead of a lesser evil. That's a lot better at getting people to the polls.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

"Democrat voters want leftist leadership"

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (9 children)

“Currently, there is no consensus on the face of the Democrat Party, as a majority of voters either give the title to AOC (26%) or simply say there is none (26%),” Co/efficient concluded.

Never heard of Co/efficient, but “Democrat Party” is a bit of a red flag. From mediabiasfactcheck:

FiveThirtyEight, an expert on measuring and rating pollster performance, has evaluated 20 polls by co/efficient, earning 0.7 stars for accuracy, indicating they are Mixed Factual by MBFC’s criteria. They also conclude that their polling moderately favors the Right with a score of -2.7, which equates to a Right-Center polling bias. In general, co/efficient is considered moderately accurate and demonstrates a right-leaning bias in polling.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

MBFC gives The Guardian and Breitbart equivalent ratings for factuality, which is patently ridiculous

It's not a reliable gauge of anything, and it's harmful to trust its rankings

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[–] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Who's the heel and when are they going to have a no-holds-barred cage match on PPV?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Ocasio-Cortez was far ahead of other listed Democrats. Coming in a distant second was close ally Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The pair recently went to various states with their Fighting Oligarchy tour. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) placed third in the survey with 8%.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris came in fourth with 6%. Following her was Pete Buttigieg with 5%, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) with 5%, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) with 4%, and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) with 2%.

Why did they list the percentage for all of these people, but not for Bernie's second place position?

That is a rhetorical question.

I was going to calculate his percentage but 26 + 26 + 22 + 8 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 2 is 98%. Did they lump Bernie in with 'other'?

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) with 2%.

Looks like Newsom will be the candidate for 2028 then...

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Crockett has suggested the major donors have lined up behind a straight white guy

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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"And it's not even close"

She's in a statistical tie with "nobody".

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[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (9 children)

and she is old enough for presidential nomination now. do it, aoc.

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[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For everyone except the ones in charge 🤷

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