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Vox is pushing her. They ask several people in south Carolina and only show one cite Palestine against wanting her to run again. One woman says no don't run, she's too smart so people won't like her.

The harshest criticism they give AIT time to is that somewhere around minute 28 a democratic insider says "the campaign needs to be Bye Bye Biden. Like the backstreet boys". But not for any reason other than the biden campaign being unpopular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux0Y9utkAkw

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[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why on earth would you ask people from South Carolina. The Carolinas exist in a cursed rural Grand Theft Auto pocket dimension, they're what people think Florida is like. South Carolina politics infamously doesn't map to the rest of the country at all and the Democrats there are basically just the James Clyburn Party.

It's a state that's only ever used to manufacture consent for centrist Dems because it has an early primary and some of the most right wing voters in the country.

[–] Crucible@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

"South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."

[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Every state should race to make its primaries the earliest for both simple self interest and to end this electoral bullshit.

For anyone who is all hopped up electoral reform, add this to your list.

[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Liberal Trotsky about to unleash permanent elections on the first world.

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 10 points 4 weeks ago

I've actually been thinking about doing this for NY

I've been getting real pissed at all those establishment ghouls saying shit like "well that worked in NY but that's too radical for the rest ofnthe country" and I wanna make them choke on those words

[–] Goretrain@lemmy.today 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes DNC, release Morbius again, we’ll all vote this time, we’ll all bring our zoomer friends you can burn a wicker man Bernie Sanders at MSG it will be great!

[–] miz@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

we're bringing back all the Morbius memes but with Kamala

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Remember when they were in full "soul searching" mode trying to autopsy 2024? The searching is over, you WILL submit to Madam Harris yet again.

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

Hard for the soulless to soul-search!

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They investigated themselves and found that they were not at fault. It was, as always, the crazy lefties!

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

They concluded that it was the fault of those damn uppity trans people who got into their heads and forced them to acknowledge their existence. maybe-later-honey Even though trans people were never mentioned during the campaign, except when Kamala was asked about anti-trans laws during an interview and gave a non-answer about how laws have to be followed or some shit. 🤡

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago

Baby we were born ... to lose!

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The money backing them knows Republicans are bound to lose (if, by some miracle, our electoral process resists enough of their tampering), so they're arranging their backup plan now.

Frankly, I think it's going to have to come to progressives splitting away from the Dems due to too much money controlling the party.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The money backing them knows Republicans are bound to lose

Didn't they think the same in 2024, 2016 and several times earlier too?

[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

The “we’re definitely going to win so let’s push a deeply unpopular candidate because it’s her turn” strategy will surely work this time

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You have mi$$pelled KKKamala

[–] fox@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

ϟϟouth KKKarolina too

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

Kamala has no chance whatsoever. I'm not at all worried about her

[–] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Someone here mentioned aoc should run, and yeah I think that's the dem's best shot if they're trying to win

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think she should or would win.

Should: Remember that "tirelessly working for a ceasefire" lie? She hitched her wagon to the genocides by running cover for them and I don't see principled anti-imperialists on the left trusting her or rewarding her for that. Plus demonization of Venezuela, Cuba, Iran. I certainly won't vote for her. She's called AOCIA for a reason.

Would: she's got terrible political instincts and has shown herself to be very fickle. That doesn't inspire public confidence. If she won't stand up to something as clearcut as genocide she won't stand up for anything.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

she doesn't need hexbear votes, she needs trump fanatics to stay home, wine moms and radlibs to be enthusiastic, and to do better with black voters than sanders did.

until it happens a second time i have to think 2024 swinging on a foreign policy position is an anomaly in american politics, but maybe trump will drag this shit out long enough for "peace with iran" to be a 2028 election issue.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

If Dems can't win with aoc they can't win with anybody.

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I don't see principled anti-imperialists on the left trusting her or rewarding her for that.

That's... A nearly nonexistent demographic in America, though. I have no opinions on whether she would win but if she doesn't it's not because she's soft on imperialism.

Edit: fuck hahaha I completely misread your post. Yeah i totally agree.

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 9 points 4 weeks ago

The Democrats would rather lose than win with someone even nominally left-wing. The entire media apparatus would side with the Republican candidate.

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago

Kamala vs AOC would be a boon for popularizing the differentiation between leftists and liberals

AOC would be forced to reckon with her capitulation to Harris in 2024, in fact Harris will likely throw it in her face "You supported my foreign policy in 2024, why the flip flop?"

How AOC responds to that is frankly irrelevant, just the fact that exchange will almost certainly take place is educational enough for left-lib wafflers

Harris running would be useful enough, since libs will be stuck arguing in favor of a proven loser and so will always be on the defensive, which makes rhetorical concessions (especially on Palestine) likely

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

I know right? che-smile

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

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