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Oopsie Daisy

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2. Nope. That's wishful thinking and not something that would work in the real world.

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 05:51 AM

9 hrs ago

Elections are won from the center. AOC would not appeal to the center, the square states, the red states, the flat states, the flyover states, or any state with "North" or "South" or "West" as part of its name.

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Bernie is really fucking old. He can't leave the door open forever. [View all] SalamanderSleeps 11 hrs ago OP

Sorry, not seeing a broad appeal fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #1

trump never won an election for anything mountain grammy 5 hrs ago #10

Yes, but also rich and famous and able to get away with stunts we would never pull. CTyankee 5 hrs ago #11

And that just proves the point of the need to have at least statewide political experience. n/t valleyrogue 4 hrs ago #15

Nope. That's wishful thinking and not something that would work in the real world. Oopsie Daisy 9 hrs ago #2

Buttegieg 2028 markie 9 hrs ago #3

We tend to elect Presidents with easy, simple last names Polybius 3 hrs ago #17

I liked Bernie becoming a... Mike Nelson 9 hrs ago #4

You have been here since 2022? pwb 8 hrs ago #5

This ticket would not work. bottomofthehill 7 hrs ago #6

Sorry, both need to win a state wide race, the US Senate, serve there like Pres. O did before... brush 6 hrs ago #7

The beginning was 20 years before you joined obamanut2012 6 hrs ago #8

AOC + Mayor Pete equals a Republican elected in 2028. elocs 6 hrs ago #9

I'll join the bandwagon taking your dare. RandomNumbers 5 hrs ago #12

Why not edhopper 5 hrs ago #13

LOL!!!!! valleyrogue 4 hrs ago #14

Too post-modern and academic. David__77 4 hrs ago #16