"After years of hard work and a lifetime of contributions, our seniors shouldn't have to worry about Republicans meddling with their Social Security," said one House Democrat.
I was thinking the same thing. I also hate it. There are a lot of people that might sign on for the progressive policies of AOC, but see a woman and see someone that is a POC and assume radicalism as some kind of default just by the mere act of being a woman and POC, and get skittish.
If you put the same words and policies in the mouth of a Walz, it’d make the much-needed medicine go down nice and easy. If there was some way we could get a nice folksy white guy and let them be a literal puppet for an AOC (or Bernie), I’d be all for it.
I was thinking the same thing. I also hate it. There are a lot of people that might sign on for the progressive policies of AOC, but see a woman and see someone that is a POC and assume radicalism as some kind of default just by the mere act of being a woman and POC, and get skittish.
If you put the same words and policies in the mouth of a Walz, it’d make the much-needed medicine go down nice and easy. If there was some way we could get a nice folksy white guy and let them be a literal puppet for an AOC (or Bernie), I’d be all for it.
You want America’s Dad and the Fun Aunt?