Once seen as an insurgent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a team player for the Democratic Party, Eric Garcia writes. Now, she wants to remake what that team looks like
Black men were allowed into our political environment 50 years before women. I’d like to think we’d have a woman elected president before 2058, but wouldn’t be surprised if it didn’t happen. I think that’s a major reason Hilary lost, no one really expected trump to win in 2016.
It doesn’t contradict what I said. The majority of people back then thought a black man would never win rather than thinking it is harder. Since at least 1970 that was the dominent mentality that makes even people who really want to vote for a black man not voting for one.
You just need the right person in the right timing. Right now is the perfect time dissatisfaction for Trump and the republican party is huge. The wrong person is definitely Newsome
Cause she would never win in today’s climate. US is still too bigoted to elect a woman.
She could absolutely win. The problem is the Dems putting forth unpopular women.
Democrats have the same owners as republicans, but with rainbow flags. Newsom is their candidate
The men aren’t always ideal…
I don’t know… I think it’s more the coding than the reality.,
Hillary and Harris both tried being amicable and aspirational and appealing to people’s better instincts.
But most Americans don’t HAVE better instincts. So when AOC punches back and doesn’t take anybody’s crap, it’s gonna hit different.
People like you used to say a black president could never happen
Black men were allowed into our political environment 50 years before women. I’d like to think we’d have a woman elected president before 2058, but wouldn’t be surprised if it didn’t happen. I think that’s a major reason Hilary lost, no one really expected trump to win in 2016.
It doesn’t contradict what I said. The majority of people back then thought a black man would never win rather than thinking it is harder. Since at least 1970 that was the dominent mentality that makes even people who really want to vote for a black man not voting for one.
You just need the right person in the right timing. Right now is the perfect time dissatisfaction for Trump and the republican party is huge. The wrong person is definitely Newsome
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