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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 128 points 1 day ago (4 children)

MAGA voters seem pretty unlikely to vote for women.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 59 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I mean it's a trippple doom for her. She's a woman, she's half way shedding maga siding with dem's on the epstein files, and on protecting healthcare, and she has a history of being outright crazy in multiple directions.

In short, I don't think her recent forays into sanity are going to erase the stain the R party has on it now, nor erase her claims of weather controlling machines and space lasers to earn any support from the left.

Then to court maga... obviously they'd need to be less sexist, and she'd need to seem more... on trumps side.

I think AOC's comment is probably right, she got snubbed for senate seat by trump... and now she's pissed and wanting to break that glass ceiling.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Newsom/Greene 2028, lmao (please let this be a joke!)

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

DNC: "THATS A FUCKING BRILLIANT IDEA"

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

if this turns out to be true, I will hate you.

in the mean time, this got a chuckle.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

If there’s any organization that we can count on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory it’s the DNC

She is crazy enough, however, to make a big stink if Trump doesn't step aside and let her have a crack at the Presidency.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don’t think her recent forays into sanity

Her insanity and bigotry syncing up with some key issues isn't "sanity". It's random chance.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

I can give that on Isreal, she takes anti-semitism without the caveat of "except the ones that are in power commiting a genocide". The release the epstein files, and protect healthcare, is either she's actually concerned about helping people or punishing bad guys... or she's just pissed off with something in her party and is playing a contrarian to get something she wants (which yeah, I'd lean more towards the second, but general bigotry doesn't quite explain those 2).

[–] SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you're underestimating the potential power of "vote for a woman to own the libs and show them we're not sexist. They're stupid!"

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

They'd be faster to transvestigate her first

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sadly, I think the only way we get a female president is if all candidates are female. AOC vs. MTG would be a good history maker.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Disagree. For one, it'd be an underwhelming point as a historic marker if it's the only option. And two, we haven't gotten a female president yet cuz the women we keep running are shit candidates. Sexism is absolutely a factor, but I don't think it compares to the absolute fuckton of baggage (actual or perceived - doesn't matter) that comes with Hillary, or Harris's last minute embrace of Israel's genocide.

We haven't actually tried running a woman who's also a decent human being. AOC would wipe the floor with her opponent's face, regardless of that opponent's gender.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Eh, it doesn't have to be the most stupendous, amazing victory for women to be important and good. Two female candidates would still be a huge deal, assuming proper primaries were conducted. That said, I would be astounded if the Republican nominee is a woman any time soon.

Yeah, fair enough.

And who fuckin knows on the Republican nominee... I'm sure if MTG says enough slurs, or stomps on enough puppies, or shoots enough kindergartens, etc, on live TV the republican voter base could be persuaded to overlook the fact that she's a woman. She's already got behaving like a fucking dumbass down to a science, and the R's love that shit, so... as Republican standards go for presidential material go, she checks a lot of the boxes.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

The one flaw in an otherwise brilliant plan.