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Saturday, July 12, 2025

FDR To Reagan To AOC: The Half Century Pendulum Swings

 


๐Ÿ“‰ From Reaganomics to Mamdani Politics: Is the Pendulum About to Swing Back?

For nearly a century, American politics has swung like a pendulum between two competing visions of capitalism: one expansive, inclusive, and redistributive, and the other lean, deregulated, and market-driven. The FDR era (1930–1980) was defined by the New Deal, Social Security, union strength, and public investment. The Reagan era (1980–2030, for simple math) heralded tax cuts for the wealthy, deregulation, and a steady erosion of the public sector.

But nothing lasts forever. The tides of economic ideology may now be shifting again.

๐Ÿ” Why the Reagan Era May Be Ending

The Reagan consensus—low taxes, small government, deregulated markets—has ruled for over four decades. It shaped Democrats and Republicans alike. Even Clinton and Obama operated largely within its framework, focusing on technocratic reforms rather than redistributive transformations.

Yet cracks have appeared:

  • Soaring inequality has become impossible to ignore. In 1960, the CEO-to-worker pay ratio was about 20:1. Today, it’s over 300:1.

  • Essential services are failing. Millions are uninsured, student debt has ballooned, and housing is unaffordable in most major cities.

  • Climate change and pandemics have exposed the fragility of privatized and underfunded systems.

Americans—especially younger generations—are rethinking the trade-offs they were told were necessary. A top tax rate of 90% during the FDR era didn’t destroy capitalism. In fact, it underwrote massive public investments in highways, housing, and higher education. So why not a top rate of 70% now, if it can finance high-quality healthcare, universal education, a Green New Deal, and an end to homelessness?

๐Ÿ’ก Big Government Isn’t the Problem. Bad Arithmetic Is.

Critics of progressive programs often fear-monger about “socialism.” But if we define socialism as state ownership of all production, that’s not what any mainstream progressive is proposing.

The real question is fiscal math. Can ambitious programs be fully paid for?

The answer lies in:

  • Reinstating progressive taxation, especially on billionaires who currently pay lower effective tax rates than their secretaries.

  • Closing corporate loopholes and taxing multinational profits fairly.

  • Ending wasteful subsidies to oil companies and other polluters.

  • Reprioritizing military spending, which often exceeds the next 10 nations combined.

If the numbers add up—and they must—progressives can win the argument on both morality and arithmetic.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Tariffs: The Regressive Tax No One Asked For

Donald Trump’s economic nationalism includes massive tariffs. But tariffs are simply taxes on consumers, particularly lower- and middle-income households. They make goods more expensive, worsen inflation, and empty store shelves.

The result? An angry electorate.

Historically, the party in power loses midterms. Add tariff-fueled inflation to the mix, and Republicans could face massive backlash in 2026—giving Democrats two years to present a sane, progressive, and fiscally responsible alternative.

๐ŸŒŠ The Mamdani Moment: NYC as Harbinger of 2028?

What just happened in New York City is more than a local political shakeup—it may be a signal flare for the nation. The NYC mayor is often seen as the second most visible political office in America. A decisive shift toward progressive leadership in America’s largest city suggests public appetite for a new approach.

The rise of figures like Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shows what post-Reagan politics might look like: unapologetically ambitious, socially democratic, and laser-focused on policy with a calculator in hand.

๐Ÿงฎ Progressivism With a Calculator

There’s growing room in the national conversation for leaders who can dream big and balance budgets. Proposals like Medicare for All or tuition-free college are no longer fringe. The key to their political viability is demonstrating exactly how they’ll be paid for.

Voters are increasingly savvy. They don’t mind “big government” if it works—and if it’s not wasteful. What they do mind are broken promises, vague numbers, and deficits with no plan.

๐Ÿ“š Want to Explore the Next Era of American Politics?

Two thought-provoking books shed more light on this coming transformation:

  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ AOC 2028: The Future of American Progressivism
    A bold political manifesto imagining what it would look like if the next era of American leadership was shaped by AOC-style vision, courage, and policy detail.

  • ๐Ÿ’ฅ Trump’s Default: The Mist of Empire
    A gripping political novel about what happens when the empire collapses under its contradictions—tariffs, debt cliffs, and all. A fictional warning, or tomorrow’s headlines?

Bottom Line:
The Reagan era was real. It shaped our world. But it may be over soon. If the pendulum is swinging back, the next generation of leaders must learn from both FDR and Reagan: be bold, be clear, and make the math work.



๐Ÿ“‰ เคฐीเค—เคจ เคธे เคฎเคฎเคฆाเคจी เคคเค•: เค•्เคฏा เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ा เคฎें เคฐाเคœเคจीเคคिเค• เคฌเคฆเคฒाเคต เค•ी เค˜เคก़ी เค† เค—เคˆ เคนै?

เคชिเค›เคฒे เคเค• เคถเคคाเคฌ्เคฆी เคฎें เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ी เคฐाเคœเคจीเคคि เคฆो เคตिเคชเคฐीเคค เค†เคฐ्เคฅिเค• เคตिเคšाเคฐเคงाเคฐाเค“ं เค•े เคฌीเคš เคूเคฒเคคी เคฐเคนी เคนै—เคเค• เคœो เคธเคฎाเคตेเคถी, เคชुเคจเคฐ्เคตिเคคเคฐเคฃ เคชเคฐ เค•ेंเคฆ्เคฐिเคค เค”เคฐ เคธाเคฐ्เคตเคœเคจिเค• เคจिเคตेเคถ เคตाเคฒी เคนै, เค”เคฐ เคฆूเคธเคฐी เคœो เคจिเคœीเค•เคฐเคฃ, เค•เคฐ เค•เคŸौเคคी เค”เคฐ เคฎुเค•्เคค เคฌाเคœाเคฐ เค†เคงाเคฐिเคค เคนै।
FDR เคฏुเค— (1930–1980) เคฎें เคจ्เคฏू เคกीเคฒ, เคธोเคถเคฒ เคธिเค•्เคฏोเคฐिเคŸी, เคฎเคœ़เคฌूเคค เคฏूเคจिเคฏเคจों เค”เคฐ เคธाเคฐ्เคตเคœเคจिเค• เคฌुเคจिเคฏाเคฆी เคขांเคšे เค•ा เคตिเคธ्เคคाเคฐ เคนुเค†।
เคฐीเค—เคจ เคฏुเค— (1980–2030) เคฎें เคŸैเค•्เคธ เค•เคŸौเคคी, เคจिเคœीเค•เคฐเคฃ เค”เคฐ "เคธเคฐเค•ाเคฐ เคธเคฎเคธ्เคฏा เคนै" เคœैเคธी เคธोเคš เค•ा เคฌोเคฒเคฌाเคฒा เคฐเคนा।

เคฒेเค•िเคจ เคนเคฐ เคฏुเค— เค•ी เคเค• เคธीเคฎा เคนोเคคी เคนै। เค…เคฌ เคฒเค—เคคा เคนै เค•ि เคฒเคนเคฐें เคชเคฒเคŸ เคฐเคนी เคนैं।

๐Ÿ” เค•्เคฏों เคฐीเค—เคจ เคฏुเค— เค•ा เค…ंเคค เค•เคฐीเคฌ เคนै

เคฐीเค—เคจ เค•े เคตिเคšाเคฐों—เค•เคฎ เคŸैเค•्เคธ, เค•เคฎ เคธเคฐเค•ाเคฐी เคนเคธ्เคคเค•्เคทेเคช, เค”เคฐ เคจिเคœी เค•्เคทेเคค्เคฐ เค•ी เคช्เคฐเคงाเคจเคคा—เคจे เคšाเคฐ เคฆเคถเค•ों เคคเค• เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ा เค•ी เคจीเคคि เค•ो เคฆिเคถा เคฆी। เคกेเคฎोเค•्เคฐेเคŸ्เคธ เค”เคฐ เคฐिเคชเคฌ्เคฒिเค•เคจ, เคฆोเคจों เค‡เคธ เคขांเคšे เคฎें เค•ाเคฎ เค•เคฐเคคे เคฐเคนे। เค•्เคฒिंเคŸเคจ เค”เคฐ เค“เคฌाเคฎा เคญी เคฎूเคฒ เคฐूเคช เคธे เค‡เคธी เคฐाเคธ्เคคे เคชเคฐ เคšเคฒे।

เคฒेเค•िเคจ เค…เคฌ เคชเคฐिเคธ्เคฅिเคคिเคฏाँ เคฌเคฆเคฒ เคฐเคนी เคนैं:

  • เคตिเคทเคฎเคคा เคšเคฐเคฎ เคชเคฐ เคชเคนुंเคš เค—เคˆ เคนै। 1960 เคฎें CEO เค”เคฐ เคเค• เค†เคฎ เคตเคฐ्เค•เคฐ เค•ी เคธैเคฒเคฐी เคฎें 20:1 เค•ा เค…เคจुเคชाเคค เคฅा। เค†เคœ เคฏเคน 300:1 เคธे เค…เคงिเค• เคนै।

  • เคธ्เคตाเคธ्เคฅ्เคฏ, เคถिเค•्เคทा เค”เคฐ เค†เคตाเคธ เคœैเคธी เคฌुเคจिเคฏाเคฆी เคธेเคตाเคं เคšเคฐเคฎเคฐा เคฐเคนी เคนैं।

  • เคœเคฒเคตाเคฏु เคธंเค•เคŸ เค”เคฐ เคฎเคนाเคฎाเคฐी เคจे เค•เคฎเคœ़ोเคฐ เคจिเคœी เคต्เคฏเคตเคธ्เคฅा เค•ो เค‰เคœाเค—เคฐ เค•เคฐ เคฆिเคฏा เคนै।

เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•िเคฏों—เค–ाเคธเค•เคฐ เคฏुเคตाเค“ं—เคจे เค…เคฌ เค‡เคธ เคต्เคฏเคตเคธ्เคฅा เคชเคฐ เคธเคตाเคฒ เค‰เค ाเคจे เคถुเคฐू เค•เคฐ เคฆिเค เคนैं। FDR เค•े เคธเคฎเคฏ เคฎें เคŸॉเคช เคŸैเค•्เคธ เคฐेเคŸ 90% เคฅा, เคซिเคฐ เคญी เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ा เคจ เคคो เคธเคฎाเคœเคตाเคฆी เคฌเคจा เค”เคฐ เคจ เคนी เคฒोเค•เคคंเคค्เคฐ เคŸूเคŸा। เคคो เคซिเคฐ เค†เคœ เค…เค—เคฐ เคŸॉเคช เคŸैเค•्เคธ เคฐेเคŸ 70% เคนो เคœाเค, เค”เคฐ เค‰เคธเคธे เคธ्เคตाเคธ्เคฅ्เคฏ, เคถिเค•्เคทा, เคธाเคฐ्เคตเคœเคจिเค• เคชเคฐिเคตเคนเคจ, เค”เคฐ เค†เคตाเคธ เคœैเคธे เคœ़เคฐूเคฐी เค•ाเคฐ्เคฏเค•्เคฐเคฎ เคšเคฒ เคธเค•ें—เคคो เค‡เคธเคฎें เคนเคฐ्เคœ เค•्เคฏा เคนै?

๐Ÿ’ก เคธเคฎเคธ्เคฏा "เคฌเคก़ी เคธเคฐเค•ाเคฐ" เคจเคนीं, เค—เคฃिเคค เคนै

เคœเคฌ เคช्เคฐเค—เคคिเคถीเคฒ เคฏोเคœเคจाเค“ं เค•ी เคฌाเคค เคนोเคคी เคนै, เคคो เค†เคฒोเคšเค• เคœเคฒ्เคฆी เคนी “เคธเคฎाเคœเคตाเคฆ” เค•ा เคกเคฐ เคฆिเค–ाเคจे เคฒเค—เคคे เคนैं। เคฒेเค•िเคจ เค…เค—เคฐ เคธเคฎाเคœเคตाเคฆ เค•ा เคฎเคคเคฒเคฌ เคฏเคน เคนो เค•ि เคธเคฐเค•ाเคฐ เคนเคฐ เคšीเคœ़ เค•ी เคฎाเคฒिเค• เคนो, เคคो เคตैเคธा เค•ोเคˆ เคฎांเค— เคญी เคจเคนीं เค•เคฐ เคฐเคนा।

เคฎुเคฆ्เคฆा เคนै: เคฌเคœเคŸ เค•ैเคธे เคธंเคคुเคฒिเคค เคนोเค—ा?

เค‡เคธเค•ा เคธเคฎाเคงाเคจ เคนै:

  • เคช्เคฐเค—เคคिเคถीเคฒ เคŸैเค•्เคธ เคช्เคฐเคฃाเคฒी เค•ी เคตाเคชเคธी, เค–ाเคธเค•เคฐ เค…เคฐเคฌเคชเคคिเคฏों เคชเคฐ เคœिเคจเค•ी เคช्เคฐเคญाเคตी เคŸैเค•्เคธ เคฆเคฐ เค†เคฎ เค•เคฐ्เคฎเคšाเคฐिเคฏों เคธे เค•เคฎ เคนै।

  • เค•ॉเคฐเคชोเคฐेเคŸ เคŸैเค•्เคธ เคฎें เค›ूเคŸ เคฌंเคฆ เค•เคฐเคจा เค”เคฐ เคฌเคนुเคฐाเคท्เคŸ्เคฐीเคฏ เค•ंเคชเคจिเคฏों เค•ो เคˆเคฎाเคจเคฆाเคฐी เคธे เคŸैเค•्เคธ เคฆेเคจा।

  • เคคेเคฒ เค•ंเคชเคจिเคฏों เค•ो เคฎिเคฒเคจे เคตाเคฒी เคธเคฌ्เคธिเคกी เคฌंเคฆ เค•เคฐเคจा।

  • เคธैเคจ्เคฏ เคฌเคœเคŸ เค•ी เคธเคฎीเค•्เคทा, เคœो เค†เคœ เคฆुเคจिเคฏा เค•े 10 เคฆेเคถों เค•े เค•ुเคฒ เคฌเคœเคŸ เคธे เคญी เค…เคงिเค• เคนै।

เค…เค—เคฐ เค—เคฃिเคค เคซिเคŸ เคฌैเค เคคा เคนै—เคคो เคจैเคคिเค•เคคा เค”เคฐ เคต्เคฏเคตเคนाเคฐिเค•เคคा เคฆोเคจों เคธ्เคคเคฐों เคชเคฐ เคช्เคฐเค—เคคिเคถीเคฒ เคตिเคšाเคฐ เคธเคซเคฒ เคนो เคธเค•เคคे เคนैं।

๐Ÿ’ฅ เคŸैเคฐिเคซ: เค—เคฐीเคฌों เคชเคฐ เค•เคฐ

เคกोเคจाเคฒ्เคก เคŸ्เคฐंเคช เค•ा เค†เคฐ्เคฅिเค• เคฐाเคท्เคŸ्เคฐเคตाเคฆ เคญाเคฐी เคŸैเคฐिเคซों เคชเคฐ เค†เคงाเคฐिเคค เคนै। เคฒेเค•िเคจ เคนเค•ीเค•เคค เคฏเคน เคนै เค•ि เคŸैเคฐिเคซ เคเค• เค›ुเคชा เคนुเค† เค•เคฐ เคนै เคœो เค‰เคชเคญोเค•्เคคाเค“ं เค•ो เคฆेเคจा เคชเคก़เคคा เคนै—เค–ाเคธเค•เคฐ เค—เคฐीเคฌ เค”เคฐ เคฎเคง्เคฏเคฎ เคตเคฐ्เค— เค•ो।

เค‡เคธเคธे:

  • เคฐोเคœ़เคฎเคฐ्เคฐा เค•ी เคšीเคœ़ें เคฎเคนंเค—ी เคนो เคœाเคคी เคนैं

  • เคฎुเคฆ्เคฐाเคธ्เคซीเคคि เคฌเคข़เคคी เคนै

  • เคฆुเค•ाเคจों เคฎें เคธाเคฎाเคจ เค•เคฎ เคนो เคœाเคคा เคนै

เค”เคฐ เคจเคคीเคœा? เคจाเคฐाเคœ़ เคฎเคคเคฆाเคคा।

เค‡เคคिเคนाเคธ เคฌเคคाเคคा เคนै เค•ि เคธเคค्เคคाเคงाเคฐी เคชाเคฐ्เคŸी เค•ो เคฎिเคกเคŸเคฐ्เคฎ เคšुเคจाเคตों เคฎें เคจुเค•เคธाเคจ เคนोเคคा เคนै। เค…เค—เคฐ เคŸ्เคฐंเคช เค•ी เคจीเคคिเคฏाँ เคฎुเคฆ्เคฐाเคธ्เคซीเคคि เคฌเคข़ाเคคी เคนैं, เคคो 2026 เคฎें เคฐिเคชเคฌ्เคฒिเค•เคจ เคชाเคฐ्เคŸी เค•ो เคญाเคฐी เคจुเค•เคธाเคจ เคนो เคธเค•เคคा เคนै—เค”เคฐ เคกेเคฎोเค•्เคฐेเคŸ्เคธ เค•ो 2028 เค•े เคฒिเค เคเค• เคฎौเค•ा เคฎिเคฒ เคธเค•เคคा เคนै।

๐ŸŒŠ เคจ्เคฏूเคฏॉเคฐ्เค• เคธे เคฐाเคท्เคŸ्เคฐเคต्เคฏाเคชी เคฎเคฎเคฆाเคจी เคชเคฒ

เคจ्เคฏूเคฏॉเคฐ्เค• เคธिเคŸी เค•ी เคฐाเคœเคจीเคคि เค•ेเคตเคฒ เคธ्เคฅाเคจीเคฏ เคฎाเคฎเคฒा เคจเคนीं เคนै—เคฏเคน เค…เค•्เคธเคฐ เคฐाเคท्เคŸ्เคฐीเคฏ เคฐुเคाเคจों เค•ा เคธंเค•ेเคค เคนोเคคी เคนै। NYC เค•ा เคฎेเคฏเคฐ เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ा เค•ा เคฆूเคธเคฐा เคธเคฌเคธे เคšเคฐ्เคšिเคค เคฐाเคœเคจीเคคिเค• เคชเคฆ เคนोเคคा เคนै।

เคฎเคฎเคฆाเคจी เคœैเคธे เคจेเคคाเค“ं เค•ा เค‰เคญाเคฐ เค”เคฐ AOC เค•ी เคฒोเค•เคช्เคฐिเคฏเคคा เคฏเคน เคฆเคฐ्เคถाเคคे เคนैं เค•ि เคฐीเค—เคจ เคฏुเค— เค•े เคฌाเคฆ เค•ा เคฏुเค— เค•ैเคธा เคนो เคธเค•เคคा เคนै—เคฌोเคฒ्เคก, เคธ्เคชเคท्เคŸ, เค”เคฐ "เค•ैเคฒเค•ुเคฒेเคŸเคฐ เค•े เคธाเคฅ เคตाเคฎเคชंเคฅ"।

๐Ÿงฎ เคช्เคฐเค—เคคिเคถीเคฒเคคा = เค—เคฃเคจा + เคฆृเคท्เคŸि

เค†เคœ เค•े เคฎเคคเคฆाเคคा เคœाเค—เคฐूเค• เคนैं। เคตे เคฌเคก़ी เคฏोเคœเคจाเค“ं เคธे เคจเคนीं เคกเคฐเคคे—เค…เค—เคฐ เคตो เค•ाเคฎ เค•เคฐें เค”เคฐ เคชैเคธे เค•ी เคฌเคฐ्เคฌाเคฆी เคจ เคนो।

เคช्เคฐोเค—्เคฐेเคธिเคต เคเคœेंเคกा เคธเคซเคฒ เคคเคญी เคนो เคธเค•เคคा เคนै เคœเคฌ:

  • เคช्เคฐเคธ्เคคाเคต เคธ्เคชเคท्เคŸ เคนों

  • เคซंเคกिंเค— เค•ा เคธ्เคฐोเคค เคจिเคถ्เคšिเคค เคนो

  • เคฌเคœเคŸ เคธंเคคुเคฒिเคค เคนो

"เคฎुเคซ्เคค" เค•े เคจाเคฐे เคธे เคœ़्เคฏाเคฆा เคœ़เคฐूเคฐी เคนै เคตिเคค्เคคीเคฏ เคชाเคฐเคฆเคฐ्เคถिเคคा।

๐Ÿ“š เค†เค—े เคชเคข़เคจा เคšाเคนें? เคฏे เคฆो เค•िเคคाเคฌें เคœ़เคฐूเคฐ เคฆेเค–ें:

  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ AOC 2028: The Future of American Progressivism
    เค•เคฒ्เคชเคจा เค•ीเคœिเค เค•ि เค…เค—เคฐ AOC เคœैเคธी เคจेเคคृเคค्เคต เค•्เคทเคฎเคคा เค”เคฐ เคจीเคคिเคฏाँ เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ी เคฐाเคœเคจीเคคि เค•ी เคงाเคฐा เคฌเคจ เคœाเคं เคคो เค•ैเคธा เคนोเค—ा? เคฏเคน เค•िเคคाเคฌ เค‰เคธी เคธंเคญाเคตเคจा เค•ी เคเคฒเค• เคฆेเคคी เคนै।

  • ๐Ÿ’ฅ Trump’s Default: The Mist of Empire
    เคเค• เคฐाเคœเคจीเคคिเค• เค‰เคชเคจ्เคฏाเคธ เคœो เคฌเคคाเคคा เคนै เค•ि เค…เค—เคฐ เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ा เค…เคชเคจी เคนी เคจीเคคिเคฏों เค•े เคฌोเค เคคเคฒे เคฆเคฌ เคœाเค เคคो เค•्เคฏा เคนोเค—ा। เคฏเคน เคเค• เค•เคฒ्เคชเคจा เคนै—เคฒेเค•िเคจ เคถाเคฏเคฆ เค†เคจे เคตाเคฒी เคนเค•ीเค•เคค เคญी।

เคจिเคท्เค•เคฐ्เคท:
เคฐीเค—เคจ เคฏुเค— เคจे เค…เคฎेเคฐिเค•ा เค•ो เค—เคนเคฐाเคˆ เคธे เคช्เคฐเคญाเคตिเคค เค•िเคฏा เคนै। เคฒेเค•िเคจ เค…เคฌ เคตเค•़्เคค เคฌเคฆเคฒ เคฐเคนा เคนै। เค…เค—เคฐ เคฒเคนเคฐें เคชเคฒเคŸ เคฐเคนी เคนैं, เคคो เค†เคจे เคตाเคฒे เคจेเคคाเค“ं เค•ो FDR เค”เคฐ เคฐीเค—เคจ เคฆोเคจों เคธे เคธीเค–เคจा เคนोเค—ा—เคธाเคนเคธ เคฆिเค–ाเค“, เคธ्เคชเคท्เคŸ เคฐเคนो, เค”เคฐ เค—เคฃเคจा เคธเคŸीเค• เคนो।





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Monday, April 21, 2025

AOC 2028? The Possibility, the Platform, and the Path Ahead

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AOC 2028? The Possibility, the Platform, and the Path Ahead

As America continues its generational shift in political leadership, the question of who might lead the progressive wing of the Democratic Party into the next decade grows more pressing. Among the most electrifying figures to emerge in recent years is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). With her deep progressive values, massive online following, and star power, many wonder: Will AOC run for president in 2028? Should she?

Let’s explore the possibilities.

What Might an AOC 2028 Platform Look Like?

An AOC campaign platform in 2028 would likely build on the progressive vision she has consistently championed:

  • Green New Deal 2.0 – An aggressive climate policy linking clean energy jobs, public works, and environmental justice.

  • Medicare for All – Universal health care as a moral imperative and economic policy.

  • Universal Basic Income or Job Guarantee – Tackling automation and inequality with a bold economic safety net.

  • Criminal Justice Reform – Ending mass incarceration and reimagining policing.

  • Student Loan Cancellation & Free Public College – A new deal for the younger generation.

  • Housing as a Human Right – National rent control policies and public housing investment.

  • Workers’ Rights & Labor Revival – Empowering unions, gig worker protections, and workplace democracy.

  • Reproductive Justice & Civil Rights – Expanding Roe, combating voter suppression, and fighting systemic racism.

AOC would not moderate for mainstream appeal; rather, she'd aim to shift the Overton window. Her strategy would rely on inspiring record youth turnout and building a multiracial coalition of working-class voters.

Who Would Be a Better Running Mate: Pete Buttigieg or Josh Shapiro?

Both names carry strategic advantages:

  • Pete Buttigieg – Young, articulate, and experienced in both the military and executive government. He appeals to moderates, has national recognition, and could balance AOC’s perceived radicalism.

  • Josh Shapiro – The popular Governor of Pennsylvania has proven electoral chops in a key swing state and could bring a grounded, pragmatic image to the ticket.

Verdict: Josh Shapiro might be the better fit. He’s a progressive-leaning moderate from a battleground state with strong Jewish and working-class appeal—complementing AOC’s urban, youth-driven base.

Who Might Challenge Her in 2028?

If the Democratic field is open in 2028, expect heavyweights:

  • Gavin Newsom – Establishment favorite with executive experience.

  • Kamala Harris – If not the incumbent or already nominated in 2024, she may try again.

  • Pete Buttigieg – Could also run himself and challenge AOC directly.

  • Gretchen Whitmer – A pragmatic progressive with Rust Belt appeal.

  • Raphael Warnock – Rising star from Georgia with deep moral credibility.

From the progressive lane, Nina Turner or Cori Bush may align but are unlikely to compete directly.

What Are AOC's Chances?

Let’s break it down:

  • Chances She Runs (2028): 50%. AOC will be 39—barely old enough in 2024 and much more seasoned by 2028. If the field is open, she’s a likely candidate.

  • Chances She Clinches the Nomination: 20–30%. It depends on the field. If the progressive vote unifies early, and youth turnout spikes, it’s possible. But the DNC may lean moderate.

  • Chances She Wins the Presidency: 15–25%. If she secures the nomination, she’d face intense GOP attacks painting her as radical. But with the right VP, turnout surge, and economic populism, it’s winnable—especially against a tired GOP.

  • Chances She Governs Well: 40–60%. Her legislative experience is limited but growing. If she surrounds herself with seasoned advisors and movement leaders, she could redefine 21st-century governance. Her instincts for narrative and organizing are strong, and she learns quickly.

Should She Run for Senate in 2026?

Yes. AOC could follow the JFK path—from House to Senate to White House. Running for Senate in New York in 2026 (possibly against Kirsten Gillibrand?) would:

  • Increase her legislative clout.

  • Bolster her foreign policy credentials.

  • Expand her national gravitas.

  • Give her a bigger platform heading into 2028.

It would be a strategic move, offering the opportunity to prove she can operate at a higher level of government and handle larger, more complex coalitions.

Has Any Member of Congress Gone on to Become President?

Yes, though it’s not common. Some notable examples:

  • James Garfield – The only sitting member of the House elected directly to the presidency.

  • Abraham Lincoln – Former member of the House.

  • John Quincy Adams – Served in the House after his presidency.

  • Gerald Ford – House Minority Leader before becoming Vice President and then President.

More often, presidents come from the Senate (Barack Obama, JFK, Biden) or governorships.

Conclusion: AOC 2028 – A Bold Leap or a Premature Run?

AOC’s brand of politics is bold, unapologetic, and visionary. Her rise has already reshaped American political discourse. Whether she runs in 2028, 2032, or not at all, her influence is undeniable.

For now, a Senate run in 2026 could be the smartest move. It would give her the platform, policy depth, and political capital to mount a serious presidential campaign.

If the stars align—economic unrest, generational change, party fatigue—President AOC might not just be a fantasy but a progressive milestone in the making.

What do you think? Should AOC run in 2028? Would she win? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

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Saturday, April 18, 2020

Elizabeth Warren Would Be A Great Choice

In some quarters they are talking about Elizabeth Warren as being the VP pick for Biden. I think that would be a wonderful choice to make. It would certainly be the most democratic choice. There were two clear streams this primary season. Biden represents one. The other can be represented by Warren. She is a progressive who is clearly not a socialist. And she goes low when Trump goes low. She goes toe to toe. Politics is war by other means.

Picking Warren would be great to bring about party unity. And we can expect to see AOC back on the campaign trail with Warren. She will do for Warren this Fall what she did for the B man last Fall. Warren wanted AOC to do that for her last Fall, but then B man went ahead and had a heart attack. That tugged at AOC's heart. Besides, Bernie only popped up because Warren refused to run in 2016. Hillary was the Biden of 2016.

If Warren is on the ticket no lefty will be talking about if Biden went far enough for them or not. You get Warren, all such anxieties are soothed. Besides, this pandemic makes Bernie look like a Wall Street don.

Biden should pick Warren. Wait, the names even rhyme. I just noticed.

They both can retire and make room for AOC in 2028.



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Monday, March 30, 2020

AOC Is Joshua?

“If Bernie is Moses, then AOC is Joshua”
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Monday, September 23, 2019

Young Progressives Making Mistakes






Hillary Clinton wanted to become the first female President Of The United States so bad that she decided on the self-goal of not putting Elizabeth Warren on the ticket. Donald Trump did not make her do it. She did it herself.

A Clinton Warren ticket would have been the Clinton Gore ticket. It would have won in a landslide. But, hey, hooray for self goals.

These four are the real squad. But they don't know how to get along to go along. They don't know how to join forces. Only one will run for office. And we know ultimately it is about running for office. If you don't run and win, you are left petitioning.

Just like Hillary needed to put Warren on the ticket in 2016, these four need to merge their two organizations Justice Democrats and the Sunrise Movement into one organization to be called Green New Deal Nation and they need to really organize. This requires accepting AOC as the mascot. She is first in class. She is the natural political leader. And she is ready.

The planet is not going to run on your schedule. So you better run on the planet's schedule. The time is now. It is already late.

These three firebrands run around like headless chickens. They don't realize their work becomes so much easier if they can only learn to get along.

AOC's committee work in Congress is death by a thousand cuts. She needs to get out there, and she needs to get out there in a big way.

Political leadership is not about saying I have written the most research papers, or have read them, it is not about saying I have organized the most rallies, or even addressed them. That is where the other members of the squad come in.

Political leadership is saying I ran for office and I won. That is AOC.

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Thursday, June 06, 2019

Young And Progressive

57 percent of millennials call themselves consistently liberal or mostly liberal. Only 12 percent call themselves consistently conservative or mostly conservative. This is the most important statistic in American politics right now.
Recent surveys of Generation Z voters (those born after 1996) find that, if anything, they are even more liberal than millennials........ Only 16 percent of the Silent Generation is minority, but 44 percent of the millennial generation is. If you are a millennial in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona or New Jersey, ethnic minorities make up more than half of your age cohort. In just over two decades, America will be a majority-minority country....... Seventy-nine percent of millennials think immigration is good for America. Sixty-one percent think racial diversity is good for America...... They are much more sympathetic to those who identify as transgender. They are much more likely than other groups to say that racial discrimination is the main barrier to black progress. ....... conservative intellectuals seem hellbent on taking their 12 percent share among the young and turning it to 3.
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Sunday, June 02, 2019

Andrew Yang: The Only One With A Solution



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Andrew Yang is the only one with a solution. That solution is the Universal Basic Income. America is at the cusp of enormous rises in technology-driven productivity. But tech is agnostic. The political process has to rise up to the challenge.

China is trying its best to avoid what is known as the middle-income trap. When Nixon went to meet Mao in China, China was a country of farmers who could barely feed themselves. Today it is a large manufacturing country. It is called the factory of the world. But wages have risen, and China has lost some of its competitive advantages. And so China has to move to the next level or stagnate. The next level is high tech and the service sector.

Instead of America trying to get back its manufacturing base that even China has begun to lose, America has to assess what the next step for the American economy is.

The US made a huge mistake after the internet took off. It did not invest in health and education like it needed to. The US education system is still something that was designed for Henry Ford. A knowledge economy asks for paradigm shifts in education. France seems to have a pretty good system for health care. But not even universal health will solve the problem.

Universal Basic Income has to be the first and most important step. Everything else has to be built on top of that. And Andrew Yang is the only one talking about it.



Andrew Yang Recalls Getting Beat Up For Being The ‘Skinny Asian Kid’ his experiences as one of the lone Asian Americans growing up in his upstate New York town. ..... Yang said that, during his childhood, the prevailing cultural references to Asians were limited to “Long Duk Dong” of “Sixteen Candles” and the line from the movie “Platoon”: “That’s the way the gook laughs.” ...... while the disputes happened sporadically throughout his elementary school and junior high school years, Yang doesn’t recall teachers getting involved much. Bharara, who said he had similar experiences with bullying, also felt little support from teachers and staff. ..... The pair agreed that the experiences shaped how they operate within the world today. ..... “I felt myself to be that marginalized Asian kid throughout my entire life,” Yang said. “Whenever there’s a gathering of people, when I notice someone who’s out of place, I would naturally gravitate towards them.”

2020 Democrat Andrew Yang thinks the key to his success is standing next to Joe Biden at debates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is making a name for herself in the 2020 campaign by cranking out policies. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), meanwhile, are hoping you know their names already. ..... Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), meanwhile, is more concerned that the person she's standing next to is "maybe going to be really tall"



Inside Andrew Yang's Outsider Campaign There’s nothing like an Andrew Yang campaign event. Nowhere else will fans show up wearing hats with MATH written across the top (“Make America Think Harder”). ...... an outside-the-box style that comes across as refreshing to voters who crave an outsider candidate. ...... Yang is vying to become the first Asian-American nominee of a major party. And while he remains a rounding error in the polls, his modest momentum reflects the enduring hunger for unconventional candidates. If his campaign can catch fire, he’d be further evidence that it’s no longer necessary to spend time serving in elected office or even to be conventionally good at retail politics. What matters, Yang suggests, is to think differently than Washington does. ...... “the opposite of Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math” ....... Yang, 44, was born in New York to two immigrants from Taiwan. He graduated from high school in Exeter, N.H., in 1992, got an undergraduate degree from Brown and went to law school at Columbia, which he graduated from in 1999. ...... Then he ran a tutoring company that was acquired by test-prep giant Kaplan in 2009 for an undisclosed amount. (On the trail, Yang refers to it as a “modest fortune.”) ........ Along the way, Yang married and had two kids, including an autistic son. ...... Yang’s path led him in early 2017 to the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan, where he sat down to lunch with Andy Stern, the former president of Service Employees International Union. He’d read Stern’s book, Raising the Floor, which focuses on universal basic income and closes with the idea of someone running for president on the issue. Yang wanted to try it. ..... If your government teacher ever asked you to invent policy from scratch for a school assignment, the results might look something like his: imaginative, interesting and a little bit out there. ..... The first major moment of Yang’s campaign came after his appearance on comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he first introduced himself to a large audience. After that he started gaining traction on Twitter and Reddit, largely for his universal basic income proposal....... while he can draw crowds in the thousands, Yang’s base is online. .... On Twitter, his follower count is more than 282,000 ....... “I think it’s because young people unfortunately have come of age in an era of institutional failure and erosion,” Yang says, “and so when they sense that someone is speaking in an institutional voice, they kind of tune out.”.... Yang’s theory of the case is that once people get to know him through the debates, they will realize his ceiling is “much higher than most other candidates” and begin to coalesce around him. He often says that people tell him he’s what they hoped for when they voted for Trump.







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