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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds a slight lead over Vice President JD Vance in a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup, according to a new poll.

The New York Democratic congresswoman, known as AOC, edges the likely Republican nominee 51% to 49%, in The Argument/Verasight survey released on Tuesday. However, the result was within the poll's 2.7 percentage point margin of error, making the two candidates statistically tied. The poll asked voters who they would vote for if the election was between the two of them.

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 155 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just another example of how America is collapsing under the weight of its own corporate/oligarch dictatorship, corruption, ignorance, racism, and mental illness epidemic.

An intelligent, empathetic leader is basically tied with a traitorous, criminally sociopathic, con artist who possesses zero morals or ethics, and literally works for someone he previously called Hitler...

If the US weren't a failed state, Trump would be in prison and Vance would be a fucking nobody.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 35 points 1 day ago (4 children)

JD Vance has zero charisma, idk how he can be in the race but, well... Trump.

Because he gets a baseline of like 35% just for having R next to his name.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Objectively during the VP debate I'd say he had more charisma than Walz if you're dumb.

He can command a stage, but he was saying utter nonsense while doing it. Basically he said things well, but if you actually listened to his words you should see through it.

Unfortunately too many people are just there for the performance and not the facts.

It's how 2016 Trump beat Hillary imo. The man was an actor and basically just did crowd work. Anyone with 2 braincells could see through it but well that's not enough people

[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

I find it ironic that Vance has talked about Europe supposedly not being democratic and supposedly not listening to the will of the people. Hillary Clinton in 2016 (whether you like her or not) got more votes than Trump. If the US respected the will of the people, they'd get rid of the electoral college, and they would have inaugurated Hillary as president.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Even when ordering a doughnut. It’s sad.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He has the backing of Big Couch