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[quote=Anonymous]I had to laugh at just about all the names mentioned here except for Sinema, who is certainly an interesting candidate.

For the Democrats to win, they need a candidate who can cross the aisle and win the moderate centrist independents and pick up a few Republican votes. The only person of all the names mentioned on here who has the potential to do that based on recent events is Sinema.

Buttigieg is not going to be the president, even if he gets nominated. As a gay man I'd love a gay president, but when many of my gay friends don't like Buttigieg, that tells you his sexuality is not going to be the ideal progressive draw for the woke crowd. The man is a creature of McKinsey, pretty close to your archetypical empty suit beltway politician, has no personality, and will not rouse excitement versus a Republican base that will be crawling out of their deathbeds and digging up grandma's corpse so she can still vote to win back the white house. He will win the educated liberal professionals because he is an educated liberal professional, but he will fall flat among all other demographics and Middle America.

The rest of the names are progressive wishful thinking. Warnock? When he probably will lose the senate seat next year. Fetterman? Just look at him and try to imagine him on the campaign trail. And he still hasn't won a senate seat, which is far from given when we're heading for a potentially huge Republican blowout in the 2022 elections.

Unfortunately, it's probably likely Biden is the Democrats' best chance as things currently stands, and unfortunately again, it's not good news for the Democrats. I've a feeling Sinema is more content to be senator for life from Arizona, her maverick independence playing very well among Arizona voters and with strong cross-party appeal. [/quote]

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