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u/Hartman619 2d ago
When's the next election again ? Lol at the current rate america might not be a country where voting is a thing.
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u/Razor4884 2d ago
Midterms are in 2026, which feels like an eternity away. But still, we'll be doing everything we can between then and now.
There are some sporadic elections along the way. I think there's one in September if I recall correctly.
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u/MarlinMr Europe 2d ago
Schumer is elected until 2028...
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u/JoroMac 2d ago
Senator Al Franken resigned 2 years before his term was up... All it takes it enough pressure and enough public outcry...
(not saying Sen. Franken should have, just that he did)
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u/funbob1 2d ago
Franken isn't a ghoul that has coveted his current position for years. Chuckie boy probably loves being Mister Civility and Enemy Of The Left.
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u/JoroMac 2d ago
so it will simply take MORE pressure.
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u/ericscottf 2d ago
MORE WEIGHT
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u/greengeezer56 2d ago
Hopefully with enough pressure we could change that.
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u/MarlinMr Europe 2d ago
Dafuq? You suggesting a coup to overthrow a legally elected representative of the State of New York?
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u/ranandtoldthat 2d ago
He could be pressured to step down, or the voters could pressure the state legislature to put recall laws in place like many other states have.
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u/MarlinMr Europe 2d ago
If you hope to realistically pressure him to step down, you should just put the goal a bit lower and pressure him to vote differently.
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u/Don_Ford 2d ago
This is being pushed because she will lose and it's the only way to get her out of the house.
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u/SnooRobots6491 2d ago
Let’s fucking go! Get Schumer THE FUCK out
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u/PrestoDinero 2d ago
Schumer literally said, “his job is to keep the left pro-Israel.” His job is to represent his constituents which he clearly isn’t focused on after all the help he has given to Trump. Get that out of touch boomer out!
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u/Sheltie-whisperer CO 2d ago
I’m not a boomer, but that’s not Schumer’s problem. Out of touch, certainly. But lots of boomers, including Jewish Americans, see Israel’s leaders for what they are.
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u/PrestoDinero 2d ago
I look forward to Israel being cut off from American weapons and American money in the future. I do think you are right. The younger generations believe in equality and fighting for the underdog. AIPAC really has dug their claws into US politicians and they are all bought off. Israel’s main problem is they have always been a dick to their neighbors and that’s why they need, big brother America to funnel them guns and money. Time to shut off the tap and let them reap what they have sown.
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u/Finely_drawn 2d ago
Well, isn’t that what AIPAC pays him to do? Nevermind those pesky constituents, he has blood money to spend!
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u/SnooRobots6491 2d ago
He’s just not doing his job. That’s it. He’s not up to the task, so he has to go.
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u/KgMonstah 2d ago edited 2d ago
Not to be an objectifyin MF but she wearing the FUCK out them jeans
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u/TheDukeofArgyll 2d ago
It’s not required but I would prefer my elected offices look good in jeans.
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u/PsykickPriest 2d ago
Yeah, I truly believe I’d still adore her even if she wasn’t so (from my POV) so attractive, but dang… but also, she’s so smart & so righteous…
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u/beeemkcl CA 2d ago
RESPONSE TO THE ORIGNAL POST AND THE THREAD:
What’s in this comment is what I remember, my opinions, etc.
AOC would have beaten US Senator Chuck Schumer in 2022 and they both knew it. It’s why US Senator Schumer was being more progressive than he usually was.
AOC would have beaten US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in 2024 and they both knew it. US Senator Gillibrand was openly concerned about her seat until AOC announced she wasn’t going to primary US Senator Gillibrand.
All quotes from: Poll: AOC leads Schumer in head-to-head New York primary matchup by double digits - POLITICO
It is unclear what the Schumer-Ocasio-Cortez poll could mean for the New York primary in three years, however, with surveys this early rarely being predictive. Ocasio-Cortez has also been noncommittal about a potential Senate run. Schumer has filed paperwork to run for reelection.
Frankly, this poll isn’t at-all interesting to me. I’d more far more interested in a poll regarding the Governor of New York race in 2026.
AOC is on US House Energy and Commerce:
House Committee on Energy and Commerce - GovTrack.us
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce. It oversees multiple cabinet-level Departments and independent agencies, including the Departments of Energy, Health and Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission. (source)
The only US Senate Committee more powerful is US Senate Judiciary and AOC isn’t a lawyer. She doesn’t need the US Senate to get more media attention. The US Senate would be a demotion for her unless it’s guaranteed she’d be US Senate Democratic Leader. And it’s more likely she’d be US Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Finally, it’s better for AOC to run for POTUS in 2028 than run for US Senate. If she wanted to be a US Senator, she could have run for US Senate in 2022. Or 2024. She didn’t.
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u/veryparcel 2d ago edited 2d ago
I agree 💯. This whole Senate crap is a bid by aligarchs to get rid of her and make her useless. This post stinks of it.
Also, the poster has over 6 million karma. Bought account obviously.
Subterfuge.
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u/YoungCubSaysWoof 2d ago
My spouse and I were just talking about this.
This is great news, but let’s think about this: when has AOC ever said this was an ambition of hers??
I get that you don’t reveal your plans, but we think that this discussion about AOC going to the Senate is a play by outside forces.
If we believe the media is a tool of the elites, we can also imagine that the elites are concerned about AOC catching fire with the public while out on the “Fight Oligarchy” tour with Bernie.
To counter her rise, the media could be pushing this story of AOC going after a Senate seat, so as to put a ceiling on her. If AOC is a Senator, that is great, and could be a stepping stone for the future. But if that is the case, who does that leave for us for the Presidency in 2028? Pete Buttigieg? Cory Booker?
We know the sort of corporate Democrats those two are. The cycle will continue again.
The systemic change we need happens via the Presidency, not by a solitary Senator. Therefore, I propose that we reject the calls for AOC to be a Senator…..
We need to push her to the front of the line as the 2028 Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
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u/rocket_beer 2d ago
trump got elected with no political positions.
America cares not about that anymore.
AOC for (anything she wants to do)
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u/hypercosm_dot_net 1d ago
Please stop with this.
As much as we all love and adore her, let's be real.
Dems are 0/2 with women candidates.
Not only that, but this is AOCs first real step into the national stage. She's a good candidate for a cabinet position, and people would probably like to see her in that type of role before running for Pres.
While I get it, I'm politely asking you to stop, because it takes focus off of what we need now.
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u/m0nk_3y_gw 1d ago
Dems are 0/2 with women candidates.
Kamala's issue was that she had a 3 month rush campaign against someone campaigning for years, and the billionaire-owned media wanted Trump tax cuts, not that she was a woman.
but this is AOCs first real step into the national stage.
She's been on the national stage for years.
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u/YoungCubSaysWoof 17h ago
Thanks for your comment. I’ll take it from a place of good faith on your end, so we can discuss more, should we wish.
Remember that Obama wasn’t a long standing Senator when he was elected. He simply spoke on the pain points in a way that galvanized the people.
I’m of the opinion that the content of what AOC brings is going to resonate more should she run for President. In addition, she is in a better position to paint herself to the people as she wants, and has less history to use against her.
For Hillary, she was not only a total insider of the D.C. machine, not only did she have a hard time building a connection with others, she also centered her campaign about her own self-actualization and dream fulfillment. The slogan of “I’m with her” didn’t spell out a vision to help regular people; from my view, at least “Make America Great Again” gave people a vision to latch on to. Sadly, Trump squeaked out a victory there.
Kamala was never really popular. Remember that she was polling at 3% in the 2020 Democratic Primary and dropped out before the vote in California. We all jumped on the band wagon for her because Biden’s brain was mush (as we saw from the debate) and we were relieved that we had a switch. It had flickers of genuine excitement, and her policies were sounding good, and Tim Walz gave us “weird” to work with…… but her team’s political instincts were bad and she stopped talking about those policies and she lost ground.
We’ve had plenty of men run for office and choke, so let’s treat women with the same fairness and objectivity. The golden question that a good candidate will answer for people is, “how will your presidency make my life better?”
And I think AOC can nail that question easily.
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u/Potential-Judgment-9 2d ago
That ass tho.
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u/chatterwrack 2d ago
She could be my mommy, my senator, my president, my sister—or all of the above. This woman is magnificent. Smart, relatable, empathetic, fierce . . . I'd follow her anywhere.
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u/schwagbender 2d ago
Democrats will sabotage her in some way
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u/Lebowskiakathedude 2d ago
Yeah for sure, but that’s why we must support her even more firmly. Regardless of your political stance, you have to admit that the establishment is hopeless due to its cowardice and corruption. The only way to counter the MAGA crowd is to put forward our own anti-establishment leader.
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u/blockedbydork 2d ago
Could you be any vaguer? For all I know the poll could be "Who has the nicer arse?"
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u/Piscator629 2d ago
I like her but she should not be the 2028 candidate. The anti female vote is not a burden we need right now. I voted Hillary and Harris.
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u/mrgarrettscott 1d ago
No thanks! I used to think AOC would be the first female president. Now, she is great at giving speeches and sucks at using available leverage which is a key political skill.
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u/abfanhunter 2d ago
Lol The DNC allowing an Independent run their show? lmfao, we saw Bernie get sabotaged twice!
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u/GarbyTheCat 2d ago
Her and Omar get so much abuse from the very people they're working to help. I don't always agree with certain things, or how they go about pushing for certain things, but I think their efforts to help are genuine. I don't think it's good to see anyone with 'hero status', but if there WERE heroes....
(I'm a 44yo, straight, white, cis dude)
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u/RevolutionaryMime 2d ago
Non-American here, is a Senate seat more desirable than the House of Reps?
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u/foggygazing 2d ago
you know if she got her adniods fixed she would be less irratating to listen to, I agree with her policies just that voice. And to all the over sensitive people out there reading this, grow up.
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u/captaincanada84 1d ago
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Schumer's next election isn't until 2028. Americans have very short memories. Would be amazing, but let's be realistic right now.
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u/thrudvangr 8h ago
"uh oh! gotta get the "liberal media" i.e. cnn, msnbc, bill maher etc to start sandbabbing her the way we did Bernie" - the DNC probably
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u/ForSpareParts 2d ago
I'd also be happy to see Schumer replaced, but posts like this suck.
Poll of what -- general approval, preference for Senate seat specifically, or something else? Who's being polled -- New Yorkers, NY registered dems, NY likely voters, nationwide dems....? And who conducted it? All polls should be taken with a grain of salt, but this could be from literally anyone. With so little context this is completely meaningless.
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u/erikthesmithy 2d ago
my new dem congressional leadership dream team is Cory Booker, and AOC. would also accept that presidential ticket in either order.
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u/Nuggzulla01 2d ago
Uhoh Shumer, looks like your number dropped below '40' yourself there bud. Time to reach across the aisle hoping they are willing to work with you, OH WAIT......
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u/StupidIdiot8989 2d ago
I’m sure Nancy Pelosi will crawl out of her basement to prevent this from happening.
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u/L_E_IT_D_O_R_K 1d ago
Someone needs to remove that dinosaur. It’s high time for old, white men to stop making rules for people they can’t relate to.
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u/Sheltie-whisperer CO 2d ago
With any luck, there will be a presidential election in 2028, and I would be happy to see AOC run for that instead. As long as she has increasing ability to help families in this country, I’m good with it.
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u/0hmyscience 2d ago
Honestly... fuck that. She shouldn't even try it. If the race was this year, sure. But it's in 2028. She needs to run for president.
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u/david13z 2d ago
The old guard needs to leave. The Republican's long game was run on their watch. I'm not saying they're bad people; they just weren't paying close enough attention.
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u/youarenotgonnalikeme 2d ago
Good. She’s like the spirit child of Bernie and I fully support her. I wish Bernie had made it further bc he deserves it but he’s old now and need to be on a beach. Let AOC take the trash out. We’re all behind her. We got her back.
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u/SmoovCatto 1d ago
another genocide accomplice, another identity politics hustler, another kept political concubine in michael bloomberg's harem . . . fake socialist like bernie, has never once contemplated a strategy for legislating universal health care, housing, living wage, free university . . .
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u/Jackaroni97 2d ago
UGH PLEASE I need someone with a backbone in there. All these limp-backed babies are destroying the country and rolling over like scared dogs.
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u/GodDiedIn1990 2d ago
Tipping should not be a thing. Businesses should pay their employees a livable fucking wage. When you grow up you'll understand.
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u/GodDiedIn1990 2d ago
Except he's not. They haven't even so much as introduced legislation to remove taxes from tips and OT. And repubs control house, Senate and presidency. They could've passed it in a day. They never intended on doing that, they just said it to get gullible people to vote for them.
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u/big__cheddar 2d ago
She will be no different whatsoever than Chuck. She's the person version of Booker's pointless 25 hour bluster.
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