@WhateverFuck7@barbarismcrit I don't think AOC wants to be the leader of anything. She's been beaten down by republicans, nazis, establishment Dems, and leftists on Twitter. I think she's become less of a fighter and a lot more conciliatory(which isn't great).
like please criticize politicians they are public servants but does it not ring as odd that AOC seems to be getting the brunt of it? Mamdani, The rest of the squad, The progressive caucus as a whole are not some anti Jeffries brigade that AOC is suppressing???
i don’t understand the difference in standard for AOC specifically. Is she a coward for not attacking jeffries? Sure. But last time I checked she isn’t the only congresswoman or even progressive politician that hasn’t spoken up? Tlalib, Omar, and even Pressley have been quiet?
@barbarismcrit@WhateverFuck7 based on what? if anything i think her general meek demeanor and personality would say that’s exactly the opposite of what she wants?
@nfinitenfaculty@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews didn't a new congressman come out today saying he got threatened by the senior members? haven't we been talking about how restricting money from some like angie nixon cost her the election?
@nfinitenfaculty@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews It’s a risky bluff to call cause you do get a challenge to jeffries and then the centrist don’t defect and he still wins…then you’re kinda fucked. I do think it should be call nonetheless but i understand that no house rep seems to want to do it because of that
@nfinitenfaculty@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews i don’t think AOC is concerned about losing her seat. She one of the most popular politicians amongst the base. She’s clearly has higher aspirations like the senate or presidency and is doing her usual thing of trying not to piss anyone off(for better or worse)
@Terryvkcd@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews i don’t worship politicians and i know the progressive caucus is bigger but it’s 105 members out of 255 or something like that. So the math still favors the aipac shills.
@Terryvkcd@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews i’m sorry is that not the case? if i’m wrong on that please correct me but it being a talking point doesn’t stop it from being reality. i’m eager for someone good to run against him but like i said the incentive structure isn’t there
@Exysay_Eastbay@hitternoquitter@IolaElla so the aipac dems would just pick a more effective communicator for the establishment israel support dems and then what? progressive vs a more evil and competent jeffries(aka pelosi)
@nfinitenfaculty@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews the conversation would not shift anywhere enough? aipac has bought a significant amount of democrats(which is bad) but no matter how much that conversation shift if they go against jeffries they go against the people funding their campaigns?
that’s the incentive structure
@Terryvkcd@OhioHogWatch@DropSiteNews he is running unopposed? and if we want someone who is progressive and likely anti AIPAC. it seems logical that the majority or AIPAC bought dems would vote for him no matter disagreement?
is there anything showing that jeffries is unpopular specifically among the dem house??
@Exysay_Eastbay@hitternoquitter@IolaElla if you were pro AIPAC it seems like a good way for AIPAC to be anti-you is to vote for someone anti AIPAC and some who less likely to support your bills and goals?
the incentive structure just doesn’t allow for this to be anymore than a virtue signal
i’m genuinely asking what the end goal of this is when no one else is running against him? and if someone does they need to get the 200 aipac dems to vote for them rather than him which doesn’t seem likely????
@Exysay_Eastbay@hitternoquitter@IolaElla so you throw yourself into a election with jeffries and now you have to work to get the other 200 something aipac democrats to vote for you(hopefully not aipac) instead of jeffries who is? that doesn’t seem like a winning gamble