TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 年前A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Dealwww.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down124file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkA Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Dealwww.thenation.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square31fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前There is no way the Democratic Party would let her win the primaries.
minus-squarePeleSpirit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前That is currently true. However, 2028 is a trump presidency and an insurrection away from now so things could change.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前She needs to build enough of a base within the party to make it viable. That means creating the bench of local and state officials that share her politics.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前The party needs to stop opposing progressives harder than it does republicans.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前Progressives need to be so infested in the party that you can’t do that.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前It’s neat how even centrists’ opposition to progressives is progressives’ fault.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 年前What, everyone should just do whatever AOC says and clap? I’m not blaming AOC, just describing the politics of what is going on.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前 What, everyone should just do whatever AOC says and clap? Would be a nice change of pace from doing whatever Manchin says and clapping.
There is no way the Democratic Party would let her win the primaries.
That is currently true. However, 2028 is a trump presidency and an insurrection away from now so things could change.
She needs to build enough of a base within the party to make it viable.
That means creating the bench of local and state officials that share her politics.
The party needs to stop opposing progressives harder than it does republicans.
Progressives need to be so infested in the party that you can’t do that.
It’s neat how even centrists’ opposition to progressives is progressives’ fault.
What, everyone should just do whatever AOC says and clap?
I’m not blaming AOC, just describing the politics of what is going on.
Would be a nice change of pace from doing whatever Manchin says and clapping.