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Hoping this is true! (AOC for president) (Original Post) ihaveaquestion Sep 18 OP
love AOC. But i loved Kamala and Hillary. samsingh Sep 18 #1
No, AOC would never win the EC. Wanderlust988 Sep 18 #2
Not 2028, but someday maybe. After she's a senator (replacing Schumer?) for a while. nt ihaveaquestion Sep 18 #3
One specific demographic of women... PunkinPi Sep 18 #4
I do think a woman could win eventually, but it'd have to be a former Armed Forces member probably Wanderlust988 Sep 18 #7
Makes sense! Emile Sep 18 #5
If you wanna keep losing elections. awesomerwb1 Sep 18 #6
We will never have a woman as president Bettie Sep 18 #8

Wanderlust988

(688 posts)
2. No, AOC would never win the EC.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:23 AM
Sep 18

She still has the same problem as Kamala and Hillary. She's a woman. Women don't even vote for other women. They vote like their husbands. That's why it's too early for that. To be president, you have to pass the Commander in Chief test. Too much racism and misogyny in this country. In 2028 we cannot be risky.

Wanderlust988

(688 posts)
7. I do think a woman could win eventually, but it'd have to be a former Armed Forces member probably
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:15 PM
Sep 18

That would be the type of woman that could pass the Commander in Chief test. Voting for president is different than voting for a Congressional member or governor. People really do visualize that person sitting behind the Oval Office giving military orders like JFK did during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I think a woman from the armed forces, someone in leadership, would be that type that could win.

Hillary was viewed as a tough woman, that's why she came so damn close to pulling it off. In 2028 though, we don't have the luxury to experiment. We need a WINNER. We are so close to losing whatever is left of this country.

Bettie

(19,011 posts)
8. We will never have a woman as president
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:23 PM
Sep 18

our country hates women too much for that to happen.

I say this as a woman who was hopeful both times our candidate was a woman.

Turns out, misogyny and racism are the two biggest "American Values".

I've lost hope for our country. Well, is it even "ours" anymore or does it belong entirely to the ultra wealthy?

Give me a few days and I'll probably find some hope again, but this is where I am now.

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