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5. AOC being the Dem nominee would result in a nightmare for all of us.

Reply to mvd (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2026, 12:22 PM

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Our candidates in 2016 and 2024 were extremely competent and would have been infinitely better than the crook that got elected.

But this misogynistic electorate is NOT about to elect a woman, and especially one who isn't lily-white.

And on top of that, it may not be popular here, but the Dem nominee will have to appeal to a broad swath of voters - and I don't see AOC achieving that. (We need someone who will campaign successfully to the electorate we have, not the electorate we wish we had.)

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Interesting poll on potential 2028 candidates (Vance loses his lead to Rubio, AOC ahead of Harris and Newsom) [View all] Polybius Saturday OP

AOC being President would be a dream come true for me mvd Saturday #1

AOC being the Dem nominee would result in a nightmare for all of us. RandomNumbers Saturday #5

Well, it's a ways away. I'll give her a chance mvd Saturday #6

Thank you for the reality check. yellow dahlia Saturday #10

While encouraging, it should be noted that Atlas is a highly biased RW pollster Fiendish Thingy Saturday #2

They were the most accurate polling organization in each of the last two presidential elections BeyondGeography Saturday #3

It was called biased because certain people here didn't like their poll numbers, and laughed at them Polybius Saturday #4

IIRC, Atlas significantly and consistently over samples Republicans Fiendish Thingy Saturday #8

"Who knew in 2024 that 9 million fewer voters" Polybius Yesterday #13

What does your crystal ball say about turnout in 2026 vs 2022? Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #14

My guess is probably better than 2022, because Trump is so hated Polybius 18 hrs ago #16

I really hate "polls." gulliver Saturday #7

The Republican side looks realistic (Rubio vs Vance), but the Democratic side is just early name recognition Midwestern Democrat Saturday #9

Agreed. My top contenders are Mark Kelly and Chris Murphy. yellow dahlia Saturday #11

These numbers are kind of amusing fujiyamasan Saturday #12

It is a massive outlier: Celerity Yesterday #15