Is AOC far enough to the left to be the DSA’s pick in 2028?
And does she hate Israel enough? Apparently there is doubt as to the leftist bona fides of the Grand Old Lady of DSA:
The DSA is riding high after the high-profile win of socialist Mamdani in 2025, capped off by a string of primary victories this year that have emboldened its more than 120,000 rank and file members nationwide.
But some DSA leaders are not yet on board the AOC train, and urged caution against getting ahead of the base while still hashing out the big questions regarding their platform, direction and whether her previous stance on Israel should be disqualifying.
The congresswoman previously supported sending defensive aid to Israel, but at a private NYC-DSA forum in April, she vowed to vote against sending any further military aid to the country, including defensive supplies, according to City & State NY.
Can’t have anyone who ever supported Israel, however tepidly. AOC hasn’t moved fast enough for some DSA members.
She’s now thirty-six years old – my, how time flies – and in November of 2028 she’ll be thirty-nine years old. The fresh young thing is being replaced by even fresher and even-more-leftist young things – Mamdani, for example, at 34, although he’s ineligible for the presidency (fortunately) as a non-native-born citizen.
Hard to keep up, things are moving so fast.
AOC – Not leftist enough. That’s a WOW moment.
“Last month, two Democratic congressmen released an open pledge they wanted their fellow Democratic members to sign. It said, ‘We are capitalist, not socialist. We want safety, not lawlessness. We are proud, not ashamed of America. These should not be hard words for a congressional Democrat to sign on to. You know how many did? Eight. Eight out of a 212.” Bill Maher
Well, I guess this election season will have even more stunt candidates than the last one.
I’m looking forward to the return to campaigning of Randee of the Redwoods and Zippy the Pinhead, among others.
Maybe we’ll even see Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel!
She’s lasted longer than Robespierre did, so there’s that.
Which party wins 2028 US Presidential Election?
Republican Presidential Nominee 2028
Yes, MAGA GOP will go for Vance in 2028…naturally (they can’t help themselves).
Democratic Presidential Nominee 2028
Rumors still have Bernie Sanders as DEM kingmaker.
Representative Ro Khanna is another name showing up under the Sanders Umbrella but I’m still going with my early prediction of AOC as DEM Presidential nom in 2028. I think she kicks J. D. “Bootlicker” Vance’s buttocks and we’ll hear MAGA GOP weeping for decades…