That said I would vote AOC at the drop of a hat because she’s a woman and I want a first woman president to happen.

Stop. Just fucking stop. We should absolutely have had women be President by now and that is a valid desire. But it is not a good basis on it’s own to decide your vote. Be more discerning.

Additionally, she’s smart and has been on the side of the people.

These are good bases for deciding your vote. Policy, ethics, character, competence, intelligence, etc. These are reasons to vote for AOC. She is a good choice in all those regards. These should be your first reasons, not her vagina.

As an example she has not shot any of her dogs.

Again, stop. AOC is a good choice on her own merit, not just in juxtaposition to the craziest crazies of the right. If you set the bar at being “Not Trump” or “Not Kristi Noem” or not whoever, that’s where people get the idea that your candidate has nothing else to offer.

Assuming we get another election, if it ends up coming down to Newsom v Trump, or Vance, or whatever GOP goon builds enough of a following after Trump kicks it, he’ll almost certainly have my vote because the alternative is insanity. But Newsom is a classic neo-liberal pro-capitalist, anti-homeless opportunist. He only looks good next to Trump. On his own, he’s a greasy sleezeball classic politician. If we want real change, we need a true progressive.