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[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 162 points 23 hours ago (65 children)

Many believe Harris lost in 2024 because voters viewed her as too progressive, and that Ocasio-Cortez could face the same problem.

Who’s this “many”? Kamala lost because of her Joe Biden neolib policies, her hard heel-turn to the right, and her “nothing will change, we are the most lethal military” stance on the Middle East.

Instead of reassuring the masses who she thought were a shoe-in, she tried to appease the “I’ll never vote for a black woman” crowd, which alienated the former and would never have worked on the latter.

It was either the greatest miscalculation ever, lead by Third Way focus groups, or someone tugged the leash. Either way, with the GOP rat fucking that was almost certainly happening to some degree.

Pretty shitty of Newsweek to pretend that progressive policies are unpopular with a majority of Americans.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 1 points 37 minutes ago* (last edited 36 minutes ago)

She literally campaigned with Liz Cheney. Too progressive? Lmao no one believes that shit except brainwashed magats.

Crazy how every rag shifts between blaming gaza voters for her loss while simultaneously claiming Harris was "too progressive".

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

You think Walmart Americans thought this deeply? She lost because she is annoying.

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

We'd prolly know for sure if they released the report. Ken Martin needs to be fired.

[–] varjen@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Harris was progressive? Really?

[–] berno@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Progressively endorsed by Dick Cheney

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

Excited to see George w bush on the campaign trail with Gavin Newsome!

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 15 points 10 hours ago

its almost like all legacy media is inherently fascist

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 9 points 9 hours ago

Essentially, she showed herself as who she truly is: an establishment Democrat more intent on maintaining the status quo instead of listening to the left and helping push the party further towards progressive policies and reshaping the party into something that represents the modern constituency.

Yeah that.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 16 points 12 hours ago

Many = the author. Every time.

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

It seems American voters want right wing vs far right.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago

In fairness to Newsweek, based on the sentence before this, I think they mean, "many in the party establishment," not, "many people in general."

She brings significant energy to the primary among younger voters, but some in the Democratic Party establishment believe her progressive policies could alienate swing voters in the general election. Many believe Harris lost in 2024...

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

they do this every time though. The centrists fail, so obviously the answer is more centrism.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

More centrism to the right, of course, never to the left.

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 19 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

She came out look ling like Darth vader in one of the televised things she did and did the war hawk dance. Fuck off forever, you lost to Donald Fucking Trump after spending 1.5 billion.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it was the opposite. I still voted for her cause Trump was worse. But I felt then like I do now. She's a Republican. Her policies are conservative and Republican.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Agreed she’s Republican Lite. Socially liberal but fiscally she acts far more like 1980s republicans.

[–] Postimo@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 hours ago

Socially liberal

And just like most "socially liberal, fiscally conservative" people, she just thinks we should "follow the law" about trans people.

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