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Mamdani says there is ‘absolutely’ a path for a progressive candidate in 2028: Full interview (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 days ago by yonderbarn@lazysoci.al to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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He can't run for president but he's already running the country.

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't think AOC would do it. She absolutely could, but my impression of her is that she'd rather take the safe path and run for Chuck's seat.

[–] whalesnrainbows@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

We absolutely need a real progressive candidate to win the democratic nomination in 2028 in order to prevent another fascist regime in the near future.

But I also do not want to waste an AOC presidential run before she’s successfully built momentum in the senate.

We are in dire need of more prominent progressives.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For a young politician, running for president is somewhat a dead end. What do you do for the rest of your life?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

Damn being president is like flipping burgers now.

More seriously, whatever Obama is doing. A former president AOC would have a lot of influence I think. That said I can see the lack of appeal.