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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (5 children)

Part of me hates to see her try. As long as she is straddling the line between serious presidential candidate and popular US House member my head cannon reasons there is still some sanity in some small part of our political institutions.

Watching her actually seriously try to get the top job and watching the DNC ruin her for it would be so depressing.

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Yeah America and the DNC is not ready for her. It would be great for the country but they are too beholden to big business to let her win. They'll block her any way they can.

[–] tinfoilhat@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I would rather her primary schumer

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Amen - the thought of another loss just because some people (even women themselves) can't see a woman as president despite women being in positions of power everywhere. 1/3rd of this country is still living in the 1800s in their minds.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

That I could get behind. Probably do more good from that position as a whole as well.

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Katie Porter is a cautionary tale.

Tbh, if she gets the inertia and then the DNC tries to kneecap her, I think enough voters are fed up with the DNC’s leadership at this point that it might not actually matter - that, or it’ll trigger a schism in the party that finally destroys the chokehold on power that the old guard has.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 5 hours ago

Yep that's my thinking. The dems don't do good campaigns and they often don't pick good candidates. Tbh I'd rather see her not get it

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