• TheLowestStone@lemmy.world
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    Cool… AOC is leading in the polls about an imaginary election taking place more than 3 years from now. Meanwhile yesterday I spent $116 on groceries and didn’t even need help carrying them up the stairs.

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      $116 of groceries that you can carry up the stairs‽ So like, a few bananas, an avocado, and some stale bread (no toasting required)? Quit bitching, you’re spending wayyy over your means, obviously! Lemme guess, you occasionally enjoy cheese as well. Have you tried $116 worth of beans instead?.. I bet not, you bougie peasant

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        Importing that avocado is the real problem, should have picked up a Florida orange and a Georgia peach instead.

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    2028 primary election polls?

    I’m busy planning the Orlando Magic’s NBA title parade, while we’re worrying about realistic concerns.

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    AOC has it all. She’s progressive, well educated, from a humble background, intelligent and good looking. I am rooting for her but I don’t expect the Democratic Party to have a fair primary for that Senate seat.

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    Someone should tell the Boomers that it’s time for them to get out of politics and let the younger ones replace them.

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    My hope is that more “quiet Democrats” get primary’d. Usually they would say “don’t primary me, you’ll risk losing us to the Republican candidate in the general and we have a moderate agenda that’s the lesser evil”.

    Right now they don’t have an agenda at all, no rudder, no direction. This is the time to primary tf out of the old Dems.

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      I remember a time when the United States actually took a break from reporting on elections instead of manufacturing hype for four solid years between major elections.

      The current political media landscape is exhausting, and I’m so sorry to everyone who is young enough to think that constant election projections are “normal.”

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        Multiple 24hr all-news channels + produced as an entertainment & engagement product + people thinking that what smart informed people do is watch the news channel all the damned time. It all adds up to this crap we have today.

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    Schumer has already started cozying up to the most important election lobby.

    Israel.

    Activate AIPAC

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      If she loses, it could be the end of her political career. So it’s definitely a risk. At the same time, if he loses it will be as well. He better resign if he thinks it will be even close.

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        If she loses, the country is cooked. We might be cooked anyway, but like, double cooked. Refried.

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        If she loses, it could be the end of her political career.

        If she loses, it will mean the party has been dead a while.

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          Because, in the game of thrones, you win or you die.

          Seriously, though, I don’t necessarily agree. Though it’s not the norm, people DO come back after losing high profile races.

          Just look at how establishment media can’t kick their Hillary addiction, or how Kari Lake somehow remains relevant in spite of never winning anything but Arizona GOP primaries, which are basically just bigotry state fairs.

          If they can, AOC DEFINITELY can.

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          It could be… I just think in politics when you lose big races, you have a stink on you that’s hard to get off. People won’t believe she can win another big race, so they’ll take her less seriously.

          It’s not guaranteed, it’s just a thing that happens in politics.