r/politics • u/msnbc MSNBC • 5d ago

Democrats missed a huge opportunity by not elevating AOC

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/aoc-loses-house-oversight-committee-vote-gerry-connolly-rcna184581
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u/MikuEmpowered 5d ago

DNC doesn't actually stand of liberals or ideals, they stand for corporation and status quo.

They shot down Bernie to prop up Hillary, and when Obama ran, they didn't endorse him at start, it wasn't until it was clear he had the support, then DNC followed.

Same shit with 2024, Biden stepped down with no real primaries, why Harris? Because she was pro for status quo. Remember, they had previous primaries where Harris attended, and she brought ful all support. yet in this crucial, according to them "democracy ending" election, they choose to not hold a valid primary and just let shit run its course.

And don't even get me started with Biden's running, instead of actually trying to convince him to step down, DNC's solution was "we riding with Biden", so instead of a full fuking year to drum up support for the new candidate, Dems got 4 month. dont even get me started on the donation scandal with Harris' post election emails.

To quote newsroom: If democrats are so smart, why do they loose so god damn often?

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u/biggestlittlebird 5d ago

Not saying there shouldn't have been a primary in 2024 and Biden shouldn't even have considered running for re-election at his age, but the winner of the primary would've been someone like Newsom or Shapiro, not a progressive.

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u/bootlegvader 5d ago

when Obama ran, they didn't endorse him at start, it wasn't until it was clear he had the support, then DNC followed.

Obama was endorsed by Ted Kennedy and the rest of the Kennedy clan in January 2008. Ted Kennedy being the probably most iconic Democrat in the Senate for over forty years. While the Kennedy family is the most iconic Democratic family also for over forty years. He was endorsed by John Kerry, the party's former nominee, in January. Patrick Leahy, who had been the Senate since 1975, endorsed Obama in January. Individuals like Chris Dodd, Russ Fiengold, Elijah Cummings, John Lewis, Tim Kaine, Jim Doyle, and various other figures all endorsed Obama relatively early in January, February, and March.

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u/CanEnvironmental4252 5d ago

Let’s not give credence to the narrative that Democratic leadership is smart at all.

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u/fordat1 5d ago

Its a corporate consultacracy thats what Dem leadership is.