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Xavier Breath

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15. Barack Obama was a state senator

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:26 PM

Mar 2022

at this point in 2002, six years before his nomination. Either party may field someone in '28 who is just as unknown now as he was then. That's part of the allure of the whole process, IMO.

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Who do you think will be the 2028 nominees for each Party? [View all] Polybius Mar 2022 OP

I'm withholding my response until 2026 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #1

Aren't we getting a little ahead of things, we don't even know who will be the nominees for 2024 doc03 Mar 2022 #2

We have a good guess Polybius Mar 2022 #4

Harris on our side Elessar Zappa Mar 2022 #3

If Eric Adams can get things fixed in NYC... VarryOn Mar 2022 #5

Me and Bobby Mcgee NoRethugFriends Mar 2022 #6

Impossible to say. MineralMan Mar 2022 #7

Not Now Hekate Mar 2022 #8

Tucker Carlson is a ridiculous idea. brooklynite Mar 2022 #9

He'd be walking away from a lot of power (& $) that he enjoys now if he ran Bucky Mar 2022 #27

Pretty sure it's not going to be who I now think it's going to be. Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #10

There are about twenty assumptions between here and there Sympthsical Mar 2022 #11

We need to Biden to run...he is in good health and there should be no issues...incumbents have Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #17

We'll see what we see Sympthsical Mar 2022 #20

Democrats in general do not primary a sitting president...the few times it has happened, we lost Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #25

If being the keyword Sympthsical Mar 2022 #29

And Trump in 2020! karynnj Mar 2022 #22

Good point...I guess I never even consider him a president ...just a squatter in the office unfit Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #23

It IS hard to belive that someone like him ever was President karynnj Mar 2022 #24

It truly is...and heartbreaking so much bad came out of it. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #26

Hard to say so I will pick my fav Katie Porter and feed her Mark Mullins R-OK for breakfast. Runningdawg Mar 2022 #12

I won't vote for Katie Porter in a primary...she endorsed a non-Democrat Nina Turner in a Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #18

No one has any idea Groundhawg Mar 2022 #13

I think even if Biden runs in 2024 Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #14

Any Democrat that challanges Biden in 2024 is dead to me...and I will never vote for them in any Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #19

Barack Obama was a state senator Xavier Breath Mar 2022 #15

AOC! rampartc Mar 2022 #16

On the GOP ticket: Godzilla and The Blob struggle4progress Mar 2022 #21

Hedorah Celerity Mar 2022 #31

2028 I would say it's a 99.9% chance it won't be Biden. nt doc03 Mar 2022 #28

Trying to live in the moment liberalmediaaddict Mar 2022 #30