“What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional. They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”
Im pretty sure that is a “no, not this time” answer.
I think she knows where she can do the most good, and survive to do the most good.
I like AOC but i dont think she is ready for the international political scene. I think she knows it as well. Domestic issues need her more, which happens in Congress.
And Jon Stewart, well i like him too but … another celebrity/actor president? Really?
celebrity/actor isn’t the issue.
It’s the content of one’s character. Jon Stewart has already proven himself very aware of the political state and being able to bully Congress into submission on behalf of vets and first-responders.
So yes, this is not a non-starter in any way shape or form, if we know they’re intelligent, authentic, charismatic, and empathetic.
At this point I don’t care. Trump set the bar so low that a colony of fermenting yeast would do a better job.
Let alone someone with actual good intentions.
You cannot give weapons to Israel and say you have good intentions. But if we reach a point where actual democratic orgs can tell her what to do, her personal intentions aren’t so important.
You also can’t pick just one line item and use it as a showstopper for everything else.
Before and during the primaries is exactly where these issues should be highlighted. Both to find the candidates with as few dead bodies in their closet as possible, but also to force the candidates to publicly address these issues.
I think she’d be great because she would hire very smart people to advise her on her weak areas. “If you’re dumb, surround yourself with smart people. And if you’re smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you.” She’s smart, and she knows a lot of smart people.
100%. Both her and Stewart are in the exact positions they need to be in to be the most useful to our country. Stewart gets the views of the center, while she works on progressive projects, where she can. Politics gets folks emotional, but it’s best to plan from reason.
Presidency would actually kill him, I think
Jon Stewart would be better than another establishment Democrat.
We do not need another TV personality who picks low hanging fruit in politics.
Stop promoting celebrities for high office
I mean, when you have like the next 40 years to run, it’s not a hurry.