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Remember when we were all laughing at McCarthy because he wanted to be Speaker so badly and kept failing, over and over, to get enough votes? And how it was funny when he got ousted because of the rules he had to agree to in order to secure the votes from the crazies? And laughing because that, predictably, bit him in the ass?

I feel like that stopped being funny when we got Mike "Shares his porn watchlist with his son" Johnson as Speaker. At least McCarthy was a politician and not a crazy, religious zealot two heartbeats from the presidency.

Republicans --We Always Have Someone Worse Than the Last Guy

AOC, and progressives in general, taking over the Democratic party is the only hope for its successful continuation. Assuming we have elections.

She IS the leader of the Democratic Party.

I'd be happy to see an AOC/Buttigieg ticket in 2028.

Warren for sec of treasury. Walz for HUD or even better, cabinet level position in charge of figuring out the young man problem. He's representative of the role model a lot of young men are missing imho.

I don't wanna see another dem pres candidate that's older than me (mid 50s) EVER AGAIN. The problems my kids are facing aren't going to be fixed by old people, and while I'm not quite there yet, I'm fucking close enough.

Kevin McCarthy is a traitor to the American people, a disgrace to Bakersfield, and just a weak example of a male human.

The dems have been in dire need of a new leader and new ideas. Hopefully not just AOC but many more young inspired people will stand up alongside her.

Who cares what Macarthy thinks. He’s a republican that bent the knee. He belongs in prison with the rest of the traitors.

Don’t buy into this garbage. Just another attempt at dividing people.

About time. The Dems need about as much fixing as the rest of the country. At the moment, they are not even a functioning opposition party.

She's young, she could decide to run for Chuck's Senate seat in 2028. She would be just as compelling a Presidential candidate in 2032 or 2036....

.... But if a fair election is held in 2028, it is essential that Democtats field the best possible candidate, not just the next one up. (Hi, Gavin!) If AOC thinks that's her, then I will happily support that. If she supports someone else (Booker, Walz, etc), I will also be listening. But if we fuck this one up, and Vance or Eric Trump or Sean Hannity get elected, that might be game over for Democracy here. We may not get another chance.

As a NY State resident, I am eagerly looking forward to voting for AOC in some capacity in 2028, whether it's for Senator, VP, or President. I'll let her decide where she thinks she can create the most change.

this is one case where I hope McCarthy is right. Might be a few election cycles before some tangible change, but it needs to happen.

Kevin McCarthy can go fuck himself. Seriously. I don’t care WHAT he says. He’s a fucking shill and helped flush the country down the drain. Fuck anything that bastard says.

God willing

McCarthy's dumb as a bag of pea gravel and this is his idea of scaremongering.

I do believe that is the intent yes.

Cheers bro i’ll drink to that

Oh, just STFU, and GTFO.

Sure looks like republicans are scared of AOC.

But centrists saw a progressive woman seizing the moment and suddenly decided that women can't win.

Its possible. There's nobody I can see who could lead the party at this point? Gavin Newsom? He's a DINO.

Don't threaten me with a good time.

McCarthy is a moron & part of the reason we have Trump. Let him die in obscurity, the sooner the better.