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jfz9580m

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25. AOC is an actual populist

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:08 AM

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She is not beholden to any billionaire either.
Whatever your race or gender, the more willing you are to take on the real power structure, the likelier it is that your qualifications, intelligence and character come under scrutiny.
She gets flack from purists as well as the powerful.

I am glad I am a scientist and not a politician. The tightrope act AOC especially has to pull is hard. Good for her though..she was one of the first of this new crop, many of whom I hope get in.

I am not American..but I live near the equator and it is so hot today, I actually feel like I am on fire. It would be hell without an ac.

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