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In reply to the discussion: I know the Democrat I want to run in 2028. [View all]
JI7
(93,574 posts)39. But they have to be hetero white men ?
Someone mentioned Buttigieg and there are others who aren't hetero white men but they wouldn't count.
So let's just admit we still need white men to help win unless it's someone like Obama .
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Pete has to be the next Secretary of State. We're going to need a master communicator
Arazi
May 2025
#6
Here is a pic from a little dinner I organized in Washington a couple of years ago.
DFW
May 2025
#143
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May 2025
#14
I will let the first Democratic Senator to go on national television and call for him to resign speak for me:
Celerity
May 2025
#18
I have brought that very point up (in great detail) since I joined DU 7 years ago.
Celerity
May 2025
#23
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Celerity
May 2025
#129
Why is Adam Schiff never on these lists? I really like him, he's stepped up so many times in the past few months. n/t
SheilaAnn
May 2025
#149
He just was elected to the US Senate, I doubt he is already thinking about moving on from that.
Celerity
May 2025
#150
I loved Al Franken as a senator - he got a bad rap - but he wouldn't have a chance
Ocelot II
May 2025
#53
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May 2025
#119
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May 2025
#85
I'd be delighted if we could find another Jimmy Carter. Intelligent, Dignified, Humane, and Deent.
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May 2025
#20
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mjvpi
May 2025
#40
Kamala made things about a plain and simple as you can get. She had a good an complete message from affordable housing
Jit423
May 2025
#25
Yes, a Kamala loss, beaten by Trump and even there were Democrats who didn't vote.
elocs
May 2025
#34
In the '30s and '60s Democrats had large majorities and bipartisan Republicans to work with.
betsuni
May 2025
#100
The BS "Dems ignore the working class" and "FDR was a democratic socialist not a liberal Democrat so
betsuni
May 2025
#112
Huge Dem majorities in Congress during the '30s and a normal opposition party to work with
betsuni
May 2025
#127
No way. He will be 77 years old on Election Day in 2028. We need to aim our sights on younger officials.
LonePirate
May 2025
#109