AOC doesn’t want to be New York City mayor. Most likely, she has bigger plans
www.independent.co.uk
She called for Eric Adams to stand down — but she doesn’t want his job. Meanwhile, seasoned New York politicians fear a primary challenge from her. That’s exactly why she isn’t launching one
  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    She’s obviously Bernie’s heir apparent and will replace him as The Left Wing Democrat to come in 2nd in the primaries now that he’s too old and she’s old enough.

    • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      On a more optimistic note, a true heir to Bernie will know how to negotiate with the center left to accomplish some of their goals in exchange for the support of progressives to win elections.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I feel like she might go for Senator in 2028.

    Outside of Trump, Presidents typically win a state office before going on to President. While AOC could go for governor, I don’t see her really going for that role.

  • frezik@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    If she wanted to be President, mayor of NYC isn’t a path that’s out of the question. It’s one of the only places where the office of the mayor gets a lot of national attention. It can be more prestigious in practice than NY governor.

    That said, former NYC mayors haven’t exactly done well in runs for the President, either. Rudy ran in the Republican primary in 2008, and his performance was summed up as “noun verb 9/11”. Bloomberg tried in the Democratic primary in 2020, but nobody wanted to vote for a stodgy billionaire. I conclude that this would not be a good fit for her if she wanted to be President. This conclusion comes to you from two datapoints, which is the typical level of data to produce strong conclusions in the media.

    • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Mayor of New York seems like a pit trap. I admire the city from afar but any meaningful way of making it better will be met with red tape, corruption, and mob like fuckery.

  • robocall@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    She has presidential material. that’s why conservative media was so quick to try to vilify her.

    • BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world
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      5 months ago

      I also assume that’s why she’s pretending to play ball with Harris. If she continued being an actual progressive the Democrats would never let her get nominated.