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Being black and Asian American is dismissing the fact that she represented "more of the same" an outsider would have had better odds

That was part of it but she was also continuing very tried and tested voice of the establishment that Biden had represented, there's no appetite for that.
Its the reason AOC had a chance and Harris would have none

AOC was not on the ballot seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party for POTUS in 2024. Joe Biden won the majority of the pledged delegates during the party's primary process, easily beating two (2) other already long forgotten male contenders. But, Biden ended his campaign for reelection before being officially nominated. Then, as per Rule 13J of the party's delegate selection rules, pledged delegates were left free to vote for whoever they wanted to be their candidate. And, after the delegates negotiated among themselves, Kamala Harris was nominated to run for POTUS, without a second national level Democratic Party primary vote being held. So, I'm unaware of any serious possibility where "AOC had a chance" to run for the office, much less become the current POTUS.

But, let me get this straight:

On Tuesday, Election Day, November 5th, 2024, 77,303,568 'Mericans had the choice between a very old, unhealthy looking, white, male, boorish, misogynist, racist, Putin lovin', pedophile friending, twice impeached, economy sinking, COVID-19 pandemic denying, 2020 election losing, failed January 6th insurrection leading, convicted felon, and adjudicated rapist, that was on the ballot with an 'R' after its name, and Vice President Kamala Harris. And, each of those voters said to themselves something to the effect of, "Oh, hell yeah, baby! Gimme some more of that first one! I don't want no "very tried and tested voice of the establishment" politician runnin' no gubernment of mine!

Come on?! Seriously?! Are you really going to go with that?!

Yes because as vile as Trump is he had:
The racists
The disgruntled youth with no hope of ever owning a home in a society that bailed themselves out by sacrificing their kids futures.
The accelerationists and those looking for an outsider.
Conservatives that hold their nose and vote the party.

AoC would have appealed to two of the above groups.

If you keep assuming that every one of his voters was a racist then the same exact thing will happen again next time

That was part of it but she was also continuing very tried and tested voice of the establishment that Biden had represented, there's no appetite for that.
Its the reason AOC had a chance and Harris would have none

It has permanently damaged the US reputation worldwide, you are not seen as an ally or partner any more  just a vague threat and the EU is making active moves to remove all US IT infrastructure from businesses and utilities

The biggest threats you should be paying attention to are not book bans, the Epstein files, or ICE intimidation tactics.

In November, a video circulated reminding members of the armed services that they must not follow illegal orders, and that they are legally obligated to refuse them under long-established precedent.

Trump responded with a meltdown. He called for hangings, branded them traitors, and demanded imprisonment.

The armed services are the government's license to enforce authority. They are not his. They are yours. They belong to the people.

Showing outrage at a military refusing the whims of a ruler, and I mean "dictator" in the textbook sense of unchecked authority, signals an intent to use that force outside the law and against the people themselves.

That is a direct challenge to the presidency as a representative office. It is the language of a ruler, not an elected servant. Your own Caesar moment.

He can pull other levers of government and flood the field with distractions, but if the authority of the people is challenged this way again, it must be shut down immediately and without ambiguity. This is not acceptable.

The reason I've always assumed he was guilty is because trump has never once used it as a negative, not now with the photos not during the cooked hillary phase, when he would latch onto basic, barely substantiated or full rumours for everyone else. it makes me think they Shared the dirt.

If hes willing to stick his dick into the girl at the office while holding the most scrutinised job in the world, he would be willing to "party" on the island.

That all sounds like you are assuming Bill wasn't availing of the services on pedo island

 its mask off stuff, the USA exerts soft pressure on many of its allies, and has done for the last century at least.
Openly threatening its allies shows the world exactly where they stand with the USA and the sooner they start relying on themselves the better.

This threat came one day before threatening not to run elections this year. Full on autocratic coup

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"? 

Fair point

Yes this is just a steal, Trump openly bragged about oil in his press thing earlier, the only thing I will say is at least this is open and not insulting everyone's intelligence like sending weapons inspector to find the weapons of mass distraction.

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

The strategic advantage they have in hiring unqualified sycophants is that there are no shortage of them, plenty more turds in that punchbowl

It went well because Mamdani said all the right things to appeal to trump:
"You and I have both been unfairly treated by the media"
"You have done an lot of good work for New York and brought a lot of business to it"

Trump doesn't care about political ideology at all (other than auctioning to the highest bidder), so he tends to get on well with people who are charming, appeal to his ego, and focus on saying things in a non adversarial way.

Yes exactly, I'm not surprised this is an established pattern