Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, a sign of the president’s strength in uniting his party to have the backing of one of its most liberal members

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[–] 73 points 3 years ago (26 children)

Well that’s unfortunate. Wish we could find someone other than an old fucking white guy to represent us.

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  • [–] 59 points 3 years ago* (7 children)

    The fact that someone like Biden and Bernie exist in the same party tells you how awful the 2-party system is.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Bernie has said some really nice things about the Biden Administration.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Too be fair - the Biden administration isn’t all bad and I think when they do something good we should acknowledge that so that maybe they keep doing good things. That doesn’t mean I don’t think there are better options, though.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    You can hope for better options, but it says something that the Progressive leadership doesn't see a reason to challenge Biden in the primaries. And as some didn't like hearing, the Progressive leadership has found Biden to be an ally in passing significant legislation. The problem of moving forward isn't the Presidency, but Congress.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago

    I wish more people understood that. Biden might be centrist, but every single progressive policy that has come his way he has endorsed. He would go even farther to the left if we had the right Congress.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I agree with all that - but the presidential candidates do a lot of heavy lifting in congressional elections. They can help drive voters to the polls and get more progressive candidates the attention they deserve. Biden isn’t getting anyone excited to go vote.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 years ago

    For real. Even as a white guy, I’m tired of this shit as well. Wish we could get someone younger and more progressive on the ballot. It’s time to get those old ducks out of office. They have no grasp on how shit really works these days.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    I'm hoping for Newsom 2028. In the meantime, Biden will probably be infinitely better than the alternative in the general election.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    What specifically do you like about Newsom?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    I agree, but generally a party will back a sitting president of that party, additionally division of the Democratic party is what caused trump's election in the first place.

    I wonder if she's being groomed to be the next candidate. I would like that a lot, but what the Democratic needs right now is unity, because the Republican party is very divided.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    She's probably being groomed for House leadership. She has a relatively safe seat and seems willing to put the work in being a good representative. However, to do that, she needs to build the caucuses that she is in.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If the Democratic party needs unity when the Republicans are divided, when exactly would dissent ever be acceptable? Seems like this is just a pitch to always be unified, which in turn means never challenging the party establishment.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    There are many that believe Biden won't run and the seat is being saved for Gavin Newsom.

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