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I’m not the PP but it is accurate that Democratic strategists have employed a strategy of name-calling in an effort to shut down even the mildest questioning of strategy. Racist, MAGA, transphobe, misogynist, etc. are all used so freely by the far left wing of the Democratic party in an effort to stifle discussion that the unfortunate side effect is that they’ve empowered actual MAGA to absolutely minimize the impact of the words. If everything, including policy disagreement, is racist/MAGA/tranphobic/etc. nothing is. |
+1 That poster is correct. |
More Republicans have to learn how to have fun going back at him. Stop being afraid and shove the bully back. He gets off on threatening people who don’t agree with him. Well, push him right back. Hard. Make him stumble and crap His pants. They need to stop being scared of the demented tangerine and enjoy the feeling of giving him the middle finger. If I were in Indiana, I’d be exhilarated my state was telling rich bone spurs boy to fxk off. |
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Can we please get back to the latest bets on who the democratic candidates will be?
Seems like we have: - two being fiery, mainstream-ish potentials in Newsome and Kelly, - a kinda-sorta Trump appeaser in Whitmer who made some bad choices with social media posts but is well-liked in Michigan, - AOC, a progressive darling, Bernie successor, - Buttigieg, a milquetoast Midwesterner, - Shapiro, with the Israel albatross around his neck, - Harris, with the Biden albatross around her neck, - ???? I still leave open a possible celebrity candidate. |
| AOC, Whitmer, Newsom, Crockett. Why wait for an election? Let’s get to work on Mt. Rushmore 2.0 for these 4 mental heavyweights RIGHT NOW!! |
| If they were smart, they would attract an independent-minded Republican with moderately liberal beliefs like Nick Fuentes to run. |
Kelly has a great resume. And is an honorable and decent man who clearly wants to do the right thing. But he's not good on tv. He doesn't have the charisma that projects - like an Obama or Bill Clinton. And that's a liability in this media-saturated world. Newsom is like Bill Clinton. Charismatic. Sharp. And he will f%$k anyone in a skirt - the Trump women, his staffers, the wives of his staffers. And in his down time, he spends his hours online trolling, which I get is a useful skill these days. But do we really want to go down this road in 2028? A Newsom candidacy will be an absolute sh%tshow. I'm old enough to remember bimbo eruptions. I get that Trump is many times worse, but do Democrats really want to follow that with a skeezy candidate themselves? I do believe that after Trump, a wholesome family person with a solid marriage is going to be a much stronger candidate. Pritzker's problem is that he was born a billionaire. He inherited the Hyatt fortune. I think we all recognize that we need less billionaires in politics. His fortune will be put under the microscope, and I'm sure there will be many questionable things. Plus, come on, the middle class is struggling with how to pay the mortgage/rent, food bills, car payments, health insurance, college etc. Pritzker has no idea what that's like. He's too rich to click with middle class issues. AOC is 36. Too young. And a lightening rod for conservatives. But she is super charismatic and quick. Maybe in some years, after she takes Schumer's seat as senator for NY. Beshear is the governor you want when your neighborhood has been flooded. Competent. Well-meaning. Clearly a good dude. But there is no gravitas or spine with this guy. He will get wrecked in a meeting with Putin or Xi. The presidency of the United States is not his place. I don't know what happened to Whitmer. Some serious missteps. It's like she decided to lean into the sorority girl theme. Which was a mistake. Not a credible candidate. I am not seeing a viable, successful candidate at this moment in time. Democrats aren't running against Trump in 2028. Given the trajectory of his polls, my dog will be able to defeat Trump in 2028. But if Republicans choose someone reasonably sane like a Nikki Haley or Marco Rubio, Democrats really need to come up with someone good to win. Not seeing it yet. |
| Why is AOC even on the list? |
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Democrats are desperate for a savior to lead them to the promised land.
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Good summary. |
Terrible summary. Nearly every weakness you ascribe to Democrats could be assigned equally to Republicans. Pritzger is an out-of-touch billionaire? What do you think the entire Republican brand represents? Newsome likes the ladies? MAGA shields child rapists. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Democrats ARE running against Trump in 2028. Whoever the Republican nominee is will have to defend his record, since they kneeled to him for the last four years. Nearly any of thd Democrats you list (except maybe for AOC) would be able to dispatch Rubio or Vance with ease. |
| I don’t see how Newsom avoids the videos of the devastation of parts of LA and SF. |
Relative to Trump and Biden, these four are indeed heavyweights! We literally can't do any worse in 2028 than we've done since 2016. |
| I like AOC or a progressive. I’ve been a so called moderate democrat my entire life, UMC educated coastal voter. But I am tired of living in a society of rich and poor/struggling. It’s abhorrent. I do not trust the Dem party elites with their consultants and cocktail parties. Enough |
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Kelly is the current favorite, I think.
Pritzker too. They are both willing to fight. I like Newsom but I can't see it. |