(Crossposting from x…) AOC deciding to run for Pres would be a step back for the left.
We need to step forward: build the institutions capable of *deciding* our own strategy and candidate for 2028, with a broader base of working people disaffected by our political system, not tail AOC’s decisions.
We need to step forward: build the institutions capable of *deciding* our own strategy and candidate for 2028, with a broader base of working people disaffected by our political system, not tail AOC’s decisions.
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She doesn’t seem to have interest in collective decision-making and serious organization building, but if we build it she might come along.
I’d like Rashida tho
What I mean is that in 2016 + 2020 Bernie chose to run + it kickstarted a new dem socialist mvmt. That was good, but he has never been accountable to or officially representative of
But now, the left + working class forces need to build the institutions capable of making decisions like who to field + on what program. I hope in 2028 those mvmts can drive, not tail, the strategy.