Is this headline actually accurate?
Did this really leave the "political world" speechless?
why?
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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This is why I love her.
Baby accounts in here chirping about Jon Stewart and AOC running for president after killing Reddit. Getting prepared for the primary. AstroTurf moving over here.
What do you mean?
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I like her mentality. <3
I hope she makes it but I doubt she will. Not in America.
In the world of politics governed by nepotism greed and optics, I am absolutely positive that the political world is anything but speechless about this particular statement.
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?
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.
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.
You also can't pick just one line item and use it as a showstopper for everything else.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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It's really great to see one of our politicians answer questions as if they were actually a public servant concerned with the good of the country. I mean, obviously.
But it's equally tragic how unique it is for a politician to answer like that, and how many people in her own party (in addition to 99% of Republicans) will assume it is BS political talking points to suggest that somebody is serving a high profile political position for any reason other than blind personal ambition.
"And a waitress will lead them... "
Better her than Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio by miles. If we are picking teams, AOC all the way.
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