AOC Reportedly Prepping for 2028 Presidential or Senate Run | Common Dreams
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US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is gearing up for a potential Senate or presidential run in 2028, igniting excitement among progressives nationwide.  #AOC2028

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is gearing up for a potential Senate or presidential run in 2028, igniting excitement among progressives nationwide.  #AOC2028

  • DancingBear@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    I guess I can kind of see your point, but I just disagree. Literally my entire life, every presidential election has been “vote for the lesser of two evils”. I’m not doing it anymore.

    I do however live in a blue county in a blue state, so I can see how that allows me to make decisions that folks in purple states might not want to make.

    I vote every year, but I left Kamala Harris and the presidential option blank. I would have voted for Cornell West but he wasn’t on my ballot.

    Kamala got all of my states electoral votes I believe, if not, she got my county’s or my district’s or whatever.

    • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      That’s because there should be no president, no governor, no senator. The more power becomes concentrated. The more it necessarily becomes a choice of the lesser evil. Failing to take concrete action in the face of that. Is nothing to crow about or admonish others for not following.

      I live in a blue patch of a red county in a red state. A state that just tried and failed to take what little non existent representation we had away. By making our districting worse. Believe me I know intimately what it’s like to feel like your vote doesn’t matter. I could take schadenfreude at those usually isolated from their poor decisions in blue states. Facing concrete negative consequences. Re illegal deployment of national guard etc. Or ICE brown shirts. But I don’t. And honestly there’s not a lot more people in blue states could do beyond not campaigning against the best possibly achievable option. Living in a blue state isn’t a right, it’s a privilege. It’s easy to forget and become detached from others.

      Voting won’t fix anything on it’s own. It’s not even half the equation. Without being or supporting the people worth voting for. Voting can only slow disintegration at best. When it comes to herculean lifts like corrupt national offices. It’s gonna take us all working together. If there are elections next year or after. I have some small hope. But only time will tell.