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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds a slight lead over Vice President JD Vance in a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup, according to a new poll.

The New York Democratic congresswoman, known as AOC, edges the likely Republican nominee 51% to 49%, in The Argument/Verasight survey released on Tuesday. However, the result was within the poll's 2.7 percentage point margin of error, making the two candidates statistically tied. The poll asked voters who they would vote for if the election was between the two of them.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

The DNC will use all their resources to sabotage her and place a Israeli loyalist that supports insider trading, forgiving the criminals in charge now, not reversing any of the shareholder first policies and deregulation and continuing to ratchet us to Nazi land while gaslighting us about how great the economy is because line go up for the capitalist class.

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Part of the reason why social democracy is so important on the path to socialism is because line must go up for everyone or we’re totally screwed. I have no doubt the DNC will do whatever it can to undermine a candidate like AOC, but if we can implement a policy like Medicare for all, that will be a massive win for getting to the goal in more ways than one.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Shame AOC and Bernie could not hijack the Democratic Party like Krasnov did to the fucking GOP.

I wish her the best of luck if she decides to run and she would stomp on Vance.

[–] vega208@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

I blame suburbanites and another group of people we're not ever allowed to blame for anything ever no matter what.

They didn't want to pay more in taxes and it was 'her turn.'

This is why we have fascism.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago

alexandria ocasio-cortez should indeed run for president. seriously!

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 13 points 6 days ago

Awww, that's fun. People think we're going to have an election in 2028.

Fuuuuck yes!!!!

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

People didn't want Kamala because she wasn't democratically elected as the leader of the party in a primary so they let full blown fascism take over instead. They felt it was more important to send the Democrats a message instead of actually keeping some minimal form of democracy and freedom. 🙄

So they'll probably not vote for AOC if she becomes leader of the Democratic party anyway because of some minor excuse, like how she supported Israel's right to exist, or something. And the US will end up with a third Trump mandate.

I hope the US will prove me wrong. My hope in Americans doing the right thing is pretty low.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (7 children)

This is off topic but God does she have a pretty smile.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The faces of democratic socialism: AOC, Kat Abughazaleh, Zohran Mamdani

The face of the GOP: [ insert bloated face Vance meme here ]

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

We also got Katie Wilson. Sure she isn't classically gorgeous like those three, but damn does that woman represent Seattle.

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[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago
[–] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Jeez, Mike Pence got chubby.

[–] oozynozh@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

natural noose defense

[–] vega208@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

AOC would slaughter vance, lol.

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