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AOC clarifies her message for 2026 reelection: “I’m not running from the left. I’m running from the bottom in fierce advocacy of working class Americans.”

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[-] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 44 points 1 month ago

Why is she afraid of rhetorically connecting the left with the working class?

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 52 points 1 month ago

the last year or two i keep seeing people say shit like "it's not left vs right, it's down vs up" and they always get very mad when i tell them "that's literally just left vs right"

anyway she's probably leaning into that

[-] Speaker@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

The only difference between communism and fascism is a reflection over the authoritarian-libertarian axis. QED, checkmate, I am very smart.

[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

Her advisors are all Warrenite dipshits who hate the left

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

1: She's surrounded by a bunch of dem insiders who she relies on after she no longer needed a "left" groundswell to get into office.

2: She got a lot of feedback that some people who voted Trump also view her positively (Yes, really) in 2024 (For "standing up to Trump" and "being authentic") and she for some reason wants to capture that demographic.

[-] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

She should go Forward Party. Whether an independent, dem, republican, green, etc. Be ethical and put the needs of the many before the few!

[-] frisbird@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

Because of electoralism in the US where there has been 2 red scares and what looks like a bourgeoning third. I don't like AOC, but I also don't think that we have to self-identify as "left" to be effective

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago

The whole point of running in elections is to demystify socialism as a boogeyman. Otherwise you're just doing opportunism.

[-] frisbird@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 month ago

Hate to break it you, but she's always been doing an opportunism

[-] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

Oh we're definitely doing opportunism.

[-] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

Finally a politician that represents ME bottom-speak

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago
[-] miz@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

the bottom of an oil well

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

Don't you dare run from me AOC fake-peppino-run

[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives

[-] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

"Oh, you think the bottom is your ally? You merely adopted the bottom. I have borne it, molded it." thicc-trump

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

started from the bottom now we're here

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

She should run from both otherwise they'll catch up to her and she'll have to do some explaining of her voting record.

[-] Speaker@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

At least a bottom might actually wield power. 🥴

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

It’s not a race for office. It’s a race to the bottom.™

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