Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: My patience with the America is not ready for a woman meme has grown very thin. [View all]murielm99
(30,717 posts)And Tammy Duckworth does not have a district. She has an entire state, which she won decisively.
I believe she is right. We would lose the Midwest, or large portions of it, if AOC ever appeared on a national ticket, or any ticket here. I would like to see AOC win in a district like the one Cheri Bustos wins, in the Quad City area of Illinois, which Trump won. It would not happen. And yet Bustos wins her elections by 20%. She is in a leadership position in the Democratic party. She still finds time to go to her district offices, to train a new generation of leaders, to legislate in Washington.
Duckworth did not talk down AOC, she merely stated a truth about the Midwest, which she knows more about than AOC, who won her election with a very small number of voters. Duckworth said nothing about shit flying.
I have a hard time respecting anyone who dismisses Duckworth the way you have.
AOC is one of the people who wants to primary good Democrats who are doing the real work in Congress. I believe AOC needs to stay home more, to listen to her constituents more, to work with her caucus more and spread divisiveness less. She might be a leader if she stays in office and wins the respect of her caucus. I don't think she has the temperament for that, and I don't think she will be around for that long.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden