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[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

A 74-year-old who is dying of cancer was chosen over a 35-year-old rising star at the insistence of an 84-year-old woman (who is currently undergoing hip replacement surgery) just months after an 81-year-old Presidential candidate was forced to drop out of the race because he showed sever symptoms of cognitive decline during a debate. If this were a satire about a gerontocracy, I would think it was too over the top.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And a 78 year old is president elect

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Oh yeah, if we're talking Republicans too, don't forget that the 82-year-old Senate minority leader, who has had mysterious freezing spells this year, was hospitalized for a fall just last week.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are you talking about this? The guy who has cancer?

https://lemm.ee/post/49960079

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In my original comment, yes, he is the person with cancer I'm referencing. In the comment you're replying to, I'm referring to Mitch McConnell, who suddenly froze mid sentence during a press conference.. Twice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

The state of politics is truly terrifying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

talking about?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That does it for me. I'm changing my voter registration to independent. This party no longer represents me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I did mine the day after they lost to trump again. This party needs to die so a real oligarch opposition party can take it's place.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

As a young voter, I've always been Independent because I knew Democratic party was shit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunate, but it'll give her more time to work with Bernie and labor leaders to organize a general strike

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

They will never let her. She'll get the Bernie treatment time and again.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Let's not forget that AOC voted to protect the rail corporation from a union strike.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

kindly take your scarecrow to another field.

[–] [email protected] 198 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I’m glad congressional Democrats are finally taking steps to deal with their sclerotic, ineffective and increasingly out-of-touch leadership and building a future with younger—oh wait.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 week ago (9 children)

The thing that made me so pessimistic about the future of this country was when I learned that the people who advised Hillary's 2016 campaign were still advising Harris' 2024 campaign. They failed multiple times and the consequences have been catastrophic, but they held on to their positions anyway. I have no reason to think they won't be back in 2028, because the people who have a say in who gets party leadership are people selected by the old leadership. We need a borderline hostile takeover of the Democrat party, and after Trump did it to the Republicans, the existing powers in the Democrat party only entrenched themselves further.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

The mayor from Jaws 1 was still the mayor in Jaws 2.

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[–] [email protected] 137 points 1 week ago (29 children)

Shit like this (Pelosi putting her thumb on the scale) is why people are questioning if they'll ever vote Democrat again.

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

AOC runs several investigations that lead to results.

Connelly... Is old and has seniority.

Great fucking job Democrats. Getting my seat warmer ready for ~~2022~~ 2026 already!

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (53 children)

AOC should abandon the Democratic party. She should join Bernie as an god-damned Independent.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She and Bernie should start a progressive party.

I'm tired of Democrats bowing to oligarchs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I read that as Democrats blowing oligarchs... Same feel tho

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago (3 children)

"Everyone sort of made the case that they would be the best to help change the message across the country. ... He's a very good communicator," said Beyer.

Oh yeah that's exactly what's going to fix the problem Democrats have. Electing another old ass Clinton era Democrat to a position of power. It's not like everybody's pissed at them for losing the Presidency, the House, and the Senate all in one go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

See it from their perspective. They are doing their hardest to be as useless as possible and people still vote them.

At this point, how pissed everyone is matters jack shit because they know their public loves outrage for the sake of outrage, and the very same public that votes them, is totally neutered and incapable of choosing or voting for anything else

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They are using the fact that people can't go anywhere else and are weaponising that to do absolutely nothing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

They have played their voter base for absolute fools

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago (5 children)

AOC loses key vote in House Oversight race to Gerry Connolly

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago (6 children)

an Old. White. man.

Seriously. It's pissing me off; more so the republicans doing it. we need minority voices. We can't expect the republicans to do it- lets just be honest here. and I doubt very much if Connolly will be able to push back nearly as much as AOC can and will. (never mind, whether or not he's willing.)

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago

HEADLINE: AFTER SEVERAL BEATINGS, DEMOCRATS LEARN NO LESSONS

More the stupid us for thinking things would be any different this time.

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