I think it's way to early to be throwing 2028 Presidential candidates out there.

[William769]

Yes I have one in mind but I want to see what that person does over the next year. I am more worried over the 2026 House elections more than anything. The House is the key to 2028.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Agreed. We have a mid-term to focus on...nt

[Quiet Em]

2. I completely agree.

Taking back the House is the highest priority.

[William769]

3. Yes, having a Speaker of the House that's a Democrat for 2028 is imperative

If it's a republican, thats the ballgame, time to go home. We know who plays fair & who cheats.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. Reminder: the speaker does not control the EV certification or seating of new reps.

But other than that, yes we must have a Dem speaker.

[William769]

12. The Speaker does have a guiding hand

In all other things.

[Fiendish Thingy]

21. Of course. Nt

[brer cat]

4. I totally agree, Bill. There is a lot of time left

to pick the head of the ticket. We need to be fully focused on the mid terms.

[ms liberty]

5. Some people like to jump the gun on that

BUT IF WE WANT A POTUS ELECTION IN 2028, WE MUST GET THROUGH THE MID TERMS AND WIN BIG.

Sorry ro shout, but there may not be a POTUS election in 28 if we don't win the mid terms.

[William769]

7. I am so with you on that.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Absolutely.

It's far too early, and many things can change in the next three-plus years.

[William769]

8. Yes, many things can change.

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Anyway, I hate having nearly four years of presidential campaigning.

I realize that people want a leader to emerge right now, but there are many things to consider in a presidential race. Plus, most people aren't as politically engaged as we at DU are, and we run the risk of turning them off if they have to listen to nearly four years of campaigning.

[William769]

13. Again, you are correct.

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. I'm a supporter of shorter election campaigns.

[William769]

19. I'm a supporter of not having to open my wallet every time I turn around.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. That too.

Mostly I just delete those emails without reading them. They don't have any impact on what I do donate.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Of course it's way too early

But in between constitutional crises, clickbaiters gotta create content Doncha know, so we get a speculation feeding frenzy.

[EdmondDantes_]

14. While I agree the midterms are more important

I don't think it's too early to think about 2028 yet. Presuming we win the presidency in 2038, we need to have that person hit the ground running. One problem Biden had, which is understandable given the covid vaccine rollout was the most important, is he didn't have some nominees ready to go. I want whoever wins in 2028 to have a clear plan for everything ready to go. Especially given the Senate is going to be tough in 2026 and 2028 so getting some nominees through will likely be harder as well as legislation.

I don't think that speculation on 2028 presidential candidates distracts from 2026, and we know people who are thinking about running will be positioning themselves early.

[William769]

15. We'll just agree to disagree.

[boston bean]

17. Totally disagree.

[William769]

18. Well, that's bound to happen.

[boston bean]

23. Respectfully, of course!

[BannonsLiver]

22. Best get used to it or ignore it. It will only ramp up from here.

[William769]

24. Unfortunately know ignore all to well.

[BannonsLiver]

25. Good. Then you shouldn't have any more problems.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

26. Sigh.

People here love to speculate about the next candidate some three and a half years too soon.

There's no way of knowing what will happen in the next three days, let alone the next three years.

[William769]

28. amen to that!

[0rganism]

27. Way too early even to assume there will be 2028 presidential elections

I'm quite confident there will at least be a voting day, so F47 or his heir apparent can claim a huge mandate to rule. Russia has "voting" too.

[William769]

29. I don't think we're there yet.

[WarGamer]

30. I'm more concerned about the strategy of the Party to start winning again...

2024 didn't work and if we go down the same path... we'll lose again.

[William769]

32. This is why we need to focus on the House & that will be the shaker for the start ups.

[WarGamer]

34. Yes... and no

I think a Mid-Term victory is all but assured.

It usually is and considering the extreme position f Trump and his administration...

Should be a gimme.

Problem is... that still doesn't explain how to win a national contest for POTUS.

IMHO... the current Party has moved right on the extreme

I'm 100% convinced that playing kissy face with neocons in 2024 hurt us, not helped us.

AND Fair or not... there is an image, a caricature of Democrats that comes from social media, like LibsofTikTok that is very damaging.

IMHO... want to win, run someone like Bill Clinton.

Young-ish and what we'd call a moderate Democrat. The type who is adored by the blue collar folks and Sunday Football dudes.

Newsom is moving to the center on some topics... I'll be watching him. Whitmer is solid.

[William769]

36. I agree with you on everything except Newsom

I want Newsom no where near the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary. No way, no sir.

[W_HAMILTON]

37. Biden was the most progressive president in decades and Kamala ran to his left.

"""Playing kissy face with the neocons""" is not policy, so if people were stupid and short-sighted enough to look at us welcoming all those who wanted to join forces and defend our democracy against impending fascism rather than the actual progressive policies that were implemented by Biden and Kamala, they are fucking idiots and are getting what they deserve.

They are also not reliable votes and will easily be persuaded by social media propaganda once again, even if we give them everything they want, so I would advise ignoring the Green Party wing of the Democratic coalition and going after those who are actually reasonable, rational, and gettable.

[ILikePie92]

31. Wholeheartedly agree

Prognosticators have never hit on the candidate who eventually wins in this specific kind of contest.

[Brother Buzz]

33. I have no problem having a couple of stalking horses out there advancing the dialogue

Sanders and AOC two examples doing a sterling job at the moment.

Our focus should be on the mid-terms, Baby!

[sinkingfeeling]

35. Completely agree.

[EnergizedLib]

38. It would take a monumental error on part

Not to win midterms next year.

[William769]

39. You would think.

[doc03]

40. Trump campaigned for four years. I think others wanting to run in 2028

should be out there like Bernie and AOC now.

[William769]

41. We'll just agree to disagree.

[yellow dahlia]

42. Agreed. We need to save Deomcracy, right now!

Priorities!

2028 is a long way off from the urgency of the moment.

[William769]

43. Got that right!

[Xolodno]

44. Agreed.

Most potential runners are still figuring out the architecture for their war chest. Some may even decide they are not going to win it and just join for a cabinet post later. Lets get to the mid terms first and dam the shit of the asshole from doing anything further.

We have a good field of potential candidates. The GOP has thier hands tied behind thier back right now. Democrats shooting each other before we even know who is running is exactly what they want us to do. Kill off our own kind so they can walk back in.

[Jack Valentino]

45. So noted.... but I don't agree.

I suspect the campaign for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination
will be well underway, before the mid-term elections are over.

I like Cory Booker--- but if AOC decides to run,
well, I think we may see a groundswell from those younger voters
whom we cannot win without--- and I like her, too.