TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoA Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Dealwww.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkA Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Dealwww.thenation.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square30linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoThere is no way the Democratic Party would let her win the primaries.
minus-squarePeleSpirit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat is currently true. However, 2028 is a trump presidency and an insurrection away from now so things could change.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoShe 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.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe party needs to stop opposing progressives harder than it does republicans.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoProgressives need to be so infested in the party that you can’t do that.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s neat how even centrists’ opposition to progressives is progressives’ fault.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years agoWhat, 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.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years ago 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.