The announcement comes after US President Trump said he asked the Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to Cuba. Sheinbaum has warned of a major humanitarian crisis on the Caribbean island.

The announcement comes after Donald Trump said he asked the Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to Cuba. Sheinbaum has warned of a major humanitarian crisis on the Caribbean island.

  • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
    31·
    1 day ago

    Wait AOC just turned 35 in 2024, she was literally “unelectable” before then according to your constitution.

    Also I meant that word in the sense that anyone with a grasp on the English language (which all other candidates had) should have won against the senile rapist pedo.

    I am Swiss, so English is actually my third (or fourth of you count dialects) language… if I read a word a lot in English media I tend to incorporate it into my vocabulary… so blame your media, not my grasp on your language.

    And yes, I am a huge fan of Bernie and AOC - they are both great politicians who actually seem to care about the majority of Americans and not just about their donors.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      1 day ago

      Also I meant that word in the sense that anyone with a grasp on the English language (which all other candidates had) should have won against the senile rapist pedo.

      I understand your meaning. The problem is you’re wrong.

      And it’s just annoying to me to keep hearing the word ‘electable’ as if that means anything.

      • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
        21·
        1 day ago

        So why did the senile pedo win - apart from racism and sexism?

        Would any woman have stood a chance? Maybe a really racist woman?

        • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 day ago

          There are several reasons, that Dems apparently would rather just ignore and make excuses for than acknowledge. Here’s my take:

          First, and foremost I think, is that neither of these two candidates won a primary. Harris was selected by a president with dementia and foisted upon the country and Hillary’s primary was rigged, a fact later admitted to in court when the Democratic Party was sued over it.

          Secondly, both Hillary and Harris followed Democratic presidents whose records left their constituents vastly more impoverished. In Hillary’s case, it was Obama’s decision not to address the Great Recession in a meaningful way for the poor and working class as well as the foreclosure crisis. In Harris’ case it was Biden’s decision to ignore the affordability crisis and rampant inflation. In both cases Donald was the candidate of change, and people wanted change.

          In Hillary’s case, there was also the problem of evident corruption, made public via James Comey and Wikileaks.

          Lastly, both Hillary and Harris came off to voters as “electable” scripted and inauthentic, and particularly in Harris’ case, there was a clear effort to stage manage every single appearance and her campaign suffered for her desire to be so controlling; whereas Donald went on a media blitz for the entire campaign and appeared everywhere he could, and despite saying a lot of dumb shit, he came off as authentic. (and thereby, more trustworthy, because it was abundantly clear he wasn’t trying to hide himself)

          If you honestly think Harris and Clinton lost because they are women and/or black, that’s your right, but I don’t think that point of view stands up to facts. It’s particularly true in Hillary’s case, given that she won the popular vote. The answer as to why they couldn’t beat such a despicable man is that they are shitty candidates who ran shitty campaigns.