Can AOC win a general election?

[Tartarus Sauce]

I tend to think not, but maybe.

I don't believe she's got what it takes to do the hard work of learning what it takes to actually BE President, but she may surprise me.

As the current occupant of the White House demonstrates, this is no obstacle to actually getting elected.

[SN2903]

Lol no she literally would be Jermey Corbyn of the US

She would do even worse.

[Orser67]

Not in the 2020s, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out after that.

[Cassandra]

Underestimate her at your peril. The liberal/moderate dems who would throw a fit at her nomination are all cowards who will fall in line in the general. And like Sanders, she has huge upside potential when it comes to turning out low-propensity voters.

[slothdem]

Of course she could. It's pretty clear that in the near future she'll be able to make it out of a Democratic primary. Once you make the general election and have that (R) or (D) next to your name, you have a very high floor of support (probably something like 44% for R's and 46% for D's) and then from there you only need to win over so many swing voters, who are some of the least ideological voters out there, and mostly vote on outside conditions.

Someone like Tom Cotton, who is ideologically insane and a disgusting pos, is still capable of winning the general election, because the nominee of a major party is always capable of winning a general election.

[McGarnagle]

Quite possibly at some point from 2028 to 2040.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No, she is considered Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Dem party

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

She will obviously be supporting Prez Bernie in 2024.