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[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Wait NVM she's not running for her mom's seat, she's running for state senate. I generally don't think family dynasty politics are a good thing, but I also don't know anything about her. I guess that's not quite as infuriating as it could be?

Christine Pelosi passes on bid for retiring mother’s House seat

It is important people know that before she announced she was stepping down, Pelosi was already being challenged by a progressive who has proven he won't just go along with mainstream media spin.

I can't vote for him, but California, this seems like it could be your chance to take a step towards actually getting the control of your state out of the hands of big business "progressives" and "liberals."

AOC's former campaign manager who made CNN so uncomfortable by refusing to drop the subject and asking them to just please acknowledge reality. The host chuckled nervously and cut to a commercial break. Seems like an obvious choice.

CNN Cuts Off Pelosi Primary Challenger’s Discussion of NSPM-7

Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive organizer who is challenging US Rep. Nancy Pelosi for the House seat she has held since 1987, was met with stone-faced stares and laughter on CNN when he spoke during a panel discussion Monday about the Trump administration national security memo that one journalist said amounts to a “declaration of war” on the president’s political opponents.

“Do you think that’s okay?” he asked the other panelists. “Can you put two and two together about what’s going on here?”

None of the other guests responded, and Seat looked blankly at Chakrabarti before Sidner said the show was going to a commercial break.

“We will answer that question, coming up,” Sidner said, laughing. “We’re going to leave it there for that conversation.”

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And you know what? Those same leftists will elect her, defend her, and then complain about the lack of progress.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think you mean liberals. It should be crystal clear by now that liberals were never leftists.

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Fair point, leftist just complain and day dream about mythical revolutions on the internet, liberals actually go out and vote.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 181 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Fucking political nepo babies.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 120 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nancy was a nepo baby, this is a nepo grandbaby. Third gen legacy lmfao.

[–] n4ch1sm0@piefed.social 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

End their political lineage early with booting them off the ballot in a primary election

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 1 week ago

always vote in primaries!

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Love reinventing the aristocracy.

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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 146 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (34 children)
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[–] DaMummy@lemmy.world 98 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Dear leftist in San Francisco, you have a good option. Saikat Chakrabarti. Don't let the nation down. If the people that made Trump, Gulliani, Bloomberg, & Cuomo can deliver, so can you.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

But but but tv talking head man said name with more than 3 syllable is scarey jihad?????

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You gotta admit it's problematic. I'm white as can be, and so is my first and last name, totally black middle name. Think John Tyrone Jones. Did not get a single reply on my resume for 2-months until I removed my middle name. 3 interviews, 2 offers and a job within 2 weeks. (This was 10 years ago.)

To this day I'm surprised Barack Hussein Obama made it all the way to the top. Times have changed drastically, but not that much.

LOL, at least I can pronounce her name. Some Indian names utterly kick my ass. Still, easier than Eastern European names. "I have no idea what those letters represent." At least I can sound out Indian names. :)

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it normal to put one's middle name on their resume? That is not someone that has ever occurred to me to do

It can be if you have a very very common name. Think John Smith, the chance of multiple Smiths getting confused for one another is very high. So a middle name or at least initial can help there.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 68 points 1 week ago (15 children)

She's 59. She should be thinking about retirement, not running.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This IS a retirement plan... best benefits in the entire country, very little actual work, tons of grifting opportunities and best of all, zero accountability... what is the electorate going to do? vote for Maga?

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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I thought she was running for her mom's seat but I'm glad she's not. If she wants to run for local to prove herself then go for it. Lots of people follow in parents footsteps and it makes sense.

That said, I fully support progressive Saikat Chakrabarti running for Pelosi's House seat (against Wiener who is an AIPAC candidate...)

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah California “STATE SENATE”

It’s very easy to get confused about. But this is not a federal position it’s internal to California’s state government. I still think it’s a pretty big deal, not quite what I’d call a “local” position. But she’s not inheriting her mother’s job.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

FFS! Just take your vast troves of unethically sourced riches and go away, Pelosis!

(After said riches are properly taxed, of course)

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fucking dynasties. Might as well be kings or royalty handing down positions by primogeniture.

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Tbf, primaries are carefully orchestrated by elites of both parties to make sure only their preferred factions dominate the primary ballots. Signing up to register in Republican and Democratic parties are intentionally made to be hard.

[–] verdantOrange@reddthat.com 15 points 1 week ago

I still remember when Bernie did his first run and suddenly a bunch of people had to vote provisional. It's almost as if the elections are rigged on both sides, with only a state's major opposing political party being caught.

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[–] madjo@feddit.nl 23 points 1 week ago

She probably saw how easy it is for her mom to make money by insider trading and wants some of that green herself.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Now it makes sense why she is finally retiring

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Democrats, left? As someone not living in the US, to me, Democrats are just a light right wing party. At best they might be considered centrists, but left?! Sorry for your "choices".

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

FPTP means de facto 2 party system.

The democraric party is really just an uneasy coalition between many different parties in a big trench coat labeled "Democratic Party", pragmatic leftists are usually in the Democraric party, but not all Democrats are on the "left".

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[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Nepobaby politicians, yeah the Kennedy family has fucked us enough we don't need more of the same shit.

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