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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:49 PM

awesomerwb1 (4,152 posts)

Who are the most brilliant/inspiring young politicians in the Democratic party?

As we await the final breakdown of the vote by age group, very curious to see how well the 18-40 age group did.

We need people like Pete Buttigieg and............and..........and...........etc to inspire and bring more young people into the mix.

The work has to start now while we still can.

Edit: I was just interested in young politicians. I love Pete, I think he's brilliant and is not polarizing like others who are a lot older than him.

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Who are the most brilliant/inspiring young politicians in the Democratic party? (Original post)	awesomerwb1	Nov 2022	OP
Gavin Newsom	world wide wally	Nov 2022	#1
Sharice Davids	JI7	Nov 2022	#2
Josh Shapiro	MaryMagdaline	Nov 2022	#3
Bernie, AOC, Pete B, Katie P, Nancy P, etc.	ananda	Nov 2022	#4
AOC is my absolute favorite politician ever.	Sky Jewels	Nov 2022	#5
Young Dems	pamdb	Nov 2022	#6
Brendan Boyle	Deminpenn	Nov 2022	#7
A new one to watch is Becca Balint, the new VT congressman elect	karynnj	Nov 2022	#8
Pete B., Katie P., Beto O'R. come to mind first.	yonder	Nov 2022	#9
Lauren Underwood	mcar	Nov 2022	#10
Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez, and O'Rourke and	Torchlight	Nov 2022	#11
the new gov of MD, Wes Moore	CurtEastPoint	Nov 2022	#12
Is Kamala still considered young?	rurallib	Nov 2022	#13
She's a year younger than I am,	Island Blue	Nov 2022	#18
Katie Porter popped into my mind first.	RockCreek	Nov 2022	#14
Fetterman, Shapiro	jg10003	Nov 2022	#15
All of the ones mentioned here in the comments! Seriously I don't think one could find a more	PortTack	Nov 2022	#16
Jeff Jackson of North Carolina.	Island Blue	Nov 2022	#17
Katie Porter	dlk	Nov 2022	#19
Wes Moore	Deep State Witch	Nov 2022	#20
I would add Stacey Abrams to the list and	Bev54	Nov 2022	#21

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:54 PM

world wide wally (21,497 posts)

1. Gavin Newsom

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:55 PM

JI7 (87,933 posts)

2. Sharice Davids

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:55 PM

MaryMagdaline (6,690 posts)

3. Josh Shapiro

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:56 PM

ananda (27,769 posts)

4. Bernie, AOC, Pete B, Katie P, Nancy P, etc.

And so on.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:57 PM

Sky Jewels (4,286 posts)

5. AOC is my absolute favorite politician ever.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:58 PM

pamdb (1,318 posts)

6. Young Dems

Ellisa Slotkin

Gretchen Whitmer

Mallory McMorrow-hopefully next Michigan senator after Stabenow

And, of course, Pete Buttigieg

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:59 PM

Deminpenn (14,902 posts)

7. Brendan Boyle

Not well known outside of SE PA, but has methodically worked his way up from scratch.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:59 PM

karynnj (59,205 posts)

8. A new one to watch is Becca Balint, the new VT congressman elect

She is incredibly impressive, both during the campaign and as a legislative leader.

Obvious choices include Mayor Pete, Governor elect Shapiro, Katie Porter, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Scherrill. There were so many impressive young congress people on the impeachment committee. With many, only time will tell if their intelligence, talent, ability to have a vision and work out steps to make it real.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:00 PM

yonder (8,838 posts)

9. Pete B., Katie P., Beto O'R. come to mind first.

Especially Pete.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:01 PM

mcar (41,083 posts)

10. Lauren Underwood

Anna Eskamani (FL State rep).

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:01 PM

Torchlight (2,171 posts)

11. Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez, and O'Rourke and

all seem to posses idealism, conviction, education, and though I hate to say it (but it's a political tool since the 70's), appealing on-camera charisma.

Looking at the long game, I think each one will become particular and positive faces for the party in years to come.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:02 PM

CurtEastPoint (17,780 posts)

12. the new gov of MD, Wes Moore

https://wesmoore.com/

And Raphael Warnock is not that old!

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:03 PM

rurallib (60,795 posts)

13. Is Kamala still considered young?

She is simply amazing to me.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:11 PM

Island Blue (5,809 posts)

18. She's a year younger than I am,

so I’m going to say, yes! 😄

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:04 PM

RockCreek (730 posts)

14. Katie Porter popped into my mind first.

I looked her up, and she is 48. But between her energy and the fact that she went to law school, clerked, and had a Legal and then academic law career, I think she counts. She put in so many preparatory years!

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:05 PM

jg10003 (954 posts)

15. Fetterman, Shapiro

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:08 PM

PortTack (29,647 posts)

16. All of the ones mentioned here in the comments! Seriously I don't think one could find a more

Capable, skilled, savvy, educated, dedicated group!

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:09 PM

Island Blue (5,809 posts)

17. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina.

He’s a Veteran, has served in the NC Senate, and was just elected to the US House.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:32 PM

dlk (10,516 posts)

19. Katie Porter

She’s brilliant!

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:41 PM

Deep State Witch (9,427 posts)

20. Wes Moore

New governor of Maryland. Grew up with a single mom, got into trouble, got sent to military school. Went into the Army as a commissioned officer, served in combat. Went to Johns Hopkins University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Author and entrepreneur.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Moore

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 05:58 PM

Bev54 (8,453 posts)

21. I would add Stacey Abrams to the list and

Gretchen Whitmer.

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