New York Democrats Could Eliminate Ocasio-Cortez’s District After 2020
theintercept.com
After the census, New York state is expected to lose a congressional district. But powerful Democrats have an incentive to keep AOC comfortably in her seat.

ofc they won't do it -- not until they write in some rule that blocks her from immediately running against and inevitably beating the shit out Chuck Schumer. know your real enemy, folks

  • sexywheat [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    There has been a lot of skepticism towards electoralism in the wake of Bernie and Jezza and for very good reason, but it would be insane to just surrender and entire theatre of war to the ruling class just because it’s too hard.

    • PhallicsJones [none/use name]
      2·
      4 years ago

      electoralism

      Except this isn't a real thing. It's just a word. We need to target actual human beings within the process that are doing the cheating. McKinsey (Mayor Pete) and Bloomberg using hundreds of millions and fraudulent app to steal Bernie's momentum on Super Tuesday.

      Even controlling the entire media landscape, Bernie was still going to get the nom without those two massive cheats. We scratched and fought our way to a door. On the other side of the door is actual electoral power in the hands of workers. We got to a door and found it locked. But we're still at the door if we don't turn around.

      Do you want to walk away and complain it was locked or hunker down and try to break the fucking lock so we can talk our shit back from capitalists?

    • PhallicsJones [none/use name]
      14·
      4 years ago

      So much of this community just seems to be "anti-electoralism" part of the reason I didn't really give chapo a look until recently is that they very clearly are more "anti-voting" than "anti-capitalist". If your podcast's effect on electoralism is to help the far right, then it doesn't matter if your 'narrative' is leftist.

      Using leftist rhetoric and poorly constructed irony too dissuade voting is kinda why I think chapo has value in american capitalism.