• bufalo1973@lemm.ee
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    10 hours ago

    So “AOC not even close” with 26% but Kamala Harris + Pete Buttigieg + Hakeem Jeffries + Cory Booker + Gavin Newsom = 22%. And that 26% has almost guaranteed the 8% of Crockett and the 12% of Sanders. So 26 + 12 + 8 = 46% but “not even close”.

    • Dragonstaff@leminal.space
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      2 hours ago

      The headline means “AOC is seen as the leader of the Dems and nobody is even close to her”.

      The DNC chair is not usually an elected congressperson, and AOC is absolutely not looking for that job. They’re just talking about the person people think about as the leader.

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          7 hours ago

          Oh, the qurstion was rhetorical – the function was a relevancy check. The Hill may think all of those names are important but only half are making it out of the political wonkosphere.

          (wonk is an mid 20th century word for nerd)

              • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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                Comedians have been using the written word for eons. Some jokes don’t land when written, and the real solution wasn’t invented this decade.

                My personal policy is that if the joke needs a laugh track, a rimshot, or any big sign that says “Joke” being waved, the joke doesn’t work.