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Democrats were ‘horrifically cruel’ to me, says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(www.thetimes.com)
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She's 37... if she were to become president in '28 and if she were to win 2 terms she'll be an ex-president before she's 50. At that point she'll pretty much be done with politics, other than potentially being pulled out for some crucial election campaigning - but even that is very rare.
She doesn't need to be president, at least not at this point in her career. She's an effective congresswoman, and she'd make an incredible Senator. She doesn't even need to be a leader of either chamber, she just needs to be a consistent champion of progressive values and help grow the progressive coalition in our government.
If she can carry on Bernie's work and help bend our government back towards democratic socialism, then she'd be a great leader for the 2036 election. But she still has too much important work to do now to be distracted by a run for the white house.
JFK was president at 43... Do you think he would have been "done with politics" at 51 if he hadn't been shot in the head?
Yes, I do.
Obama was 55 when he left office, and he's basically sidelined now. He could come back as a senator, congressman, or cabinet... but he hasn't. He's given some speeches (and they are great speeches - he still has access to amazing writers) but he isn't writing laws or shaping policy.
Clinton was 54 when he left office... same thing. He came out at election time and stumped for candidates, but didn't get his hands dirty with the real work
George W was 62, and I don't think he's even stepped on the campaign trail for anyone else.
Why would JFK or AOC be any different?
Those things are politics
Yes, you're right, and I acknowledged that in my original post. It is politics, but it is a very small part of politics and it is very rare for an ex-president to do after serving 2 terms.
I believe that AOC has a lot more potential as an active lawmaker than as a decorative figurehead to be dusted off every 4 to 6 years to come out and read a speech.