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AOC's answer on running for president leaves political world speechless (www.rawstory.com)
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"What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional. They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever."

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[–] 27 points 3 months ago* (7 children)

Im pretty sure that is a "no, not this time" answer.

I think she knows where she can do the most good, and survive to do the most good.

I like AOC but i dont think she is ready for the international political scene. I think she knows it as well. Domestic issues need her more, which happens in Congress.

And Jon Stewart, well i like him too but ... another celebrity/actor president? Really?

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    At this point I don't care. Trump set the bar so low that a colony of fermenting yeast would do a better job.

    Let alone someone with actual good intentions.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You cannot give weapons to Israel and say you have good intentions. But if we reach a point where actual democratic orgs can tell her what to do, her personal intentions aren't so important.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You also can't pick just one line item and use it as a showstopper for everything else.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Before and during the primaries is exactly where these issues should be highlighted. Both to find the candidates with as few dead bodies in their closet as possible, but also to force the candidates to publicly address these issues.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    The bigger issue is that presidency usually is a final political position with the only one people take after it being supreme court justice. She may worry that young representative with integrity won't be replaced with another

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Jon Stewart would be better than another establishment Democrat.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    I think she'd be great because she would hire very smart people to advise her on her weak areas. "If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. And if you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you." She's smart, and she knows a lot of smart people.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    celebrity/actor isn't the issue.

    It's the content of one's character. Jon Stewart has already proven himself very aware of the political state and being able to bully Congress into submission on behalf of vets and first-responders.

    So yes, this is not a non-starter in any way shape or form, if we know they're intelligent, authentic, charismatic, and empathetic.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Im just saying the past 2 were Reagan and Trump.

    So maybe the 3rd time will be the charmed one?

    Reagan sure sold authentic, charismatic, and empathetic vibes to get elected. And he had the Bush family push.

    Trump just sold intelligence (dont ask me how), charisma, and empathy to the dumbest and the bigoted. The wealthy and the supremists were already on board.

    Jon may well have all 4 aspects down, but he is too close to the establishmemt democrats and the financial economy, imo.

    Kinda wish we had a peanut farming, nuclear engineer that we could turn to.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    But can we try two celebrity Democrats for a change before making up our minds?

    The problem is more they were conservatives; less so their celebrity status. All Republican presidents sucked since Ike, celebrity or not.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I see the problem as the financial sector having the reigns of both parties national commitees.

    And remember the DNC can just pick who they desire, no matter the primary process.

    At least nobody is suggesting Oprah this time.

    Stewart's brother is/was COO of NYSE iirc. Not to shame anyone, just saying there is a connection there.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    100%. Both her and Stewart are in the exact positions they need to be in to be the most useful to our country. Stewart gets the views of the center, while she works on progressive projects, where she can. Politics gets folks emotional, but it's best to plan from reason.

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