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In reply to the discussion: OK.....trying to get past this....who do we run in '28? [View all]
Fiendish Thingy
(23,257 posts)16. Unless the party moves in a dramatically different direction in reaction to this loss, I expect
The nominee will be a straight white male, Center-right politically (or at least the appearance of being a centrist), with a Latino male running mate.
Newsom will jockey hard for this, but I also expect Whitmer, Beshear and Shapiro to run.
Butteigeig is likely to run for Governor of MI (he has relocated his family there); he’s young, and will likely run for president down the road.
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Sorry, doubt anyone hacked into multiple state voting systems and no one noticed or
Silent Type
Nov 2024
#34
Can't put anything past the rethugs. They lie and cheat anyway they can. They're racist, misogynistic...
brush
Nov 2024
#50
It was, but people did not show up to vote. If the Democrats had had ads with the plain news reports of from the early
LiberalArkie
Nov 2024
#57
Exactly. In fact, those that said "polls are predictive" were proven wrong in this election.
Silent Type
Nov 2024
#35
I dunno. Dem internal polls were wrong too, which is why there was so much optimism.
brush
Nov 2024
#56
No power to cheat? Like that ever stopped them. And of course they don't discuss their dirty tricks with Democrats.
brush
Nov 2024
#65
I'm betting on elections including mid-terms. Heck, I have a standing order for absentee ballots.
Silent Type
Nov 2024
#38
Not particularly but if there had been a primary and he his name had been put forward, you can bet your bottom dollar
ratchiweenie
Nov 2024
#72
It's waaay too soon. We'll know better when we see exactly what kind of fuckery
Ocelot II
Nov 2024
#2
+1. We really don't know what the election issues will be in a year or two. And mid-terms
Silent Type
Nov 2024
#40
Walz was not at the top of the ticket so I don't think losing this election would hurt him in 2028
indigovalley
Nov 2024
#24
I do too. I think she'd be great in that seat. President? Not yet. Maybe ten years from now.
jimfields33
Nov 2024
#36
Unless the party moves in a dramatically different direction in reaction to this loss, I expect
Fiendish Thingy
Nov 2024
#16
Whoever it is, I'm pretty sure they won't win once things have been "fixed" in our elections going forward.
Wingus Dingus
Nov 2024
#52
What we need to think about is what we can do to limit the damage for the next two years, and make some in roads in the
JohnSJ
Nov 2024
#53
Unless things really change. It has to be a white guy. Macho guy that the surburban women will like.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2024
#55
More importantly: who are we running '26: House, Senate and state legislatures?
marble falls
Nov 2024
#59
That's a sweet sentiment. I do not think that there will be a 2028 presidential election.
Oopsie Daisy
Nov 2024
#61