Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 2024 megathread

[T'Chenka]

I'm not saying that she will run, amd I'm not saying that the timing is right for her to run. There WILL be speculation though, so we may as well have a megathread to discuss it.

[T'Chenka]

Part of me wants to see her run, but as it looks right now in Nov 2020, it might be too early. Many say she should try to become a senator / governor first and get older while staying culturally relevant and slowly growing her base. I'd prefer her to run in an open primary after 8 years of a Dem or after 4/8 years of a Republican.

[T'Chenka]

Hot take: she actually can't afford to wait more than a few cycles if she wants to launch a presidential bid. She is the next HRC in that she is the long-term Republican public enemy no. 1 and that means that no matter how she might politically evolve, she is slowly going to grow increasingly toxic to the national electorate.

She's a hip/cool populist working class hero that's VERY in touch with the younger generations.

Doesn't sound "toxic" or like Hillary to me. Sounds more like Bernie.

[T'Chenka]

AOC is already too tainted by Republican smears and her self-description as a socialist.

Republicans will "taint" any leftist they can as a socialist, even moreso if they have youth appeal and/or are female and/or are not white. Based on your advice, Democrats can never nominate a leftist candidate because the GOP will definitely convince the public that they are socialists or communists, so don't even try.

Dems are not going to allow the GOP to basically shape their party for them. If (massive massive if) the Democrats want to nominate a leftist, that's what they'll do.

[T'Chenka]

But a President AOC would be a nice transition from Christian centrism to Christian socialism.

Does she identify as a christian? I haven't seen that.