I like Zohran Mamdani. I like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

But if you think they have any chance to win a presidential election against Eric Trump or JD Vance, you are kidding yourself.

People living in Nevada, Texas, Michigan or Wisconsin are never going to vote for a muslim socialist or a latina.

Many americans get their news from Fox News or X.

They believe California/New York/Boston/Seattle/Chicago are disgusting shitholes full of crime, murder and pink-haired weirdos.

The next candidate should be :

- MALE

- WHITE

- Not from the West Coast or East Coast

- MILITARY VETERAN

I’m not talking about the ideas. I’m talking about the appearance. Please don’t think a muslim New Yorker or a latina stand a real chance against JD Vance.

They would be ANNIHILATED by Musk’s X and Fox News before the presidential campaign even sta

Many american progressives don’t know their own country.

I say this as as a foreigner

  • imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    24
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    6 days ago

    they already won, that’s how you know about them.

    Do you also believe an African-American can’t win the presidency?

    Because have I got news for you.

    • MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      6 days ago

      They won in some of the most progressive places in America. And Mamdani barely did that.

      I disagree that the Muslim or Latina bit is the bar but in a country where trump, even right now, seems to have a 40% approval rating doesn’t bode well for a hard Left candidate.

    • Aweigh@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      12
      ·
      edit-2
      5 days ago

      I expected this argument.

      "Kansas voted Obama"

      It happened after George W. Bush triggered TWO WARS and a FINANCIAL COLLAPSE. It was also before the rise of Fox News.

      • imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        edit-2
        5 days ago

        And I’ve heard your argument of “things cannot change despite them constantly changing.” a thousand times without any supporting evidence.

        Things change, have changed, and will change.

        Fox News started 12 years before Obama became president.

        trump just harshy lost his first war, has depleted US defense stock without being able to resupply, ceded technological superiority to China, gas prices are double what they were two years ago, has historically low approval ratings and the general US economy is in shambles.

        You are sad. fine. whatever. Time marches on.

      • CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        6 days ago

        And this is happening after Trump destroyed the economy, started and lost pointless wars, and increased inflation to unbelievable levels.

        Trump is worse than George W in more ways than one. I never thought we’d have a worse president than war criminal Bush, but here we are.