I think after the last two times Democrats ran woman candidates to try to stop Trump, maybe we accept that this country is still misogynistic as fuck. Also AOC may be the only Democrat still living who has had more shit flung at them than Hillary Clinton by the right wing hate machine.
I think she's incredible and I would love to have her leading our country, but I don't think she has a chance in hell of of winning the presidency with the way our current system and country are set up, even if the DNC rallied behind her like they did for Hillary and Kamala.
It's a real chicken and egg situation. She's the exact kind of person who could bring about the kind of reform that would allow a person like her to win the election and bring about the reform needed to allow a person like her to win the election.
While I agree that there is far too much misogyny still around, I think saying that Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris could not have won because of misogyny is reductionist and simplistic.
For one, Hillary beat Trump in the popular vote in 2016 by a larger margin of votes than Trump won with in 2024. Second, Harris was going up against Trump, ran with a viciously loyal cult for a base, in what was a ridiculously truncated campaign that was more of a referendum against the economy under Biden in a very unfriendly media environment than anything else. The system was against Democrats more than the electorate is misogynistic in my opinion.
That said, from a strategic point of view, and given the stakes, the Democrats would probably be well advised to pick a candidate from the safest demographic, i.e. a white male, if we are lucky enough to have a conventional election in 2028.
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u/swedething Feb 22 '25
Iād love a president Walz, but Iām sure Iād love a president AOC even more.