Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is gearing up for a big campaign for a bigger office in 2028 -- they're just not sure which.
  • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Obama winning didn’t prove that racism didn’t exist.

    But it did prove that racism does not have enough of an impact to move the needle in any substantial way—it failed so hard to move the needle that, again, literally no candidate since has even matched, let alone topped, his popular vote %.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      31·
      14 hours ago

      But it did prove that racism does not have enough of an impact to move the needle in any substantial way

      Are you sure? Maybe Obama would have swept all 50 states if it hadn’t been for the racism. Maybe the only reason it was at all close was the racism.