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EdmondDantes_

(1,276 posts)
43. No thanks. I want the next president to be utterly prepared
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 11:33 AM
Aug 2025

A novice won't have the experience needed to fix everything, especially given the current Supreme Court. Even Biden didn't have nominees ready to go for every department and some he had couldn't get past the Senate. Given there's a significant likelihood of a Republican Senate even in 2028, we need a candidate who will know how to either get nominees confirmed for everything, or a plan for recess/acting appointments and then a plan for after that.

Not to mention needing to rebuild what's currently being broken. I want the most experienced, competent person that is capable of selling themselves to the public, not the person who only has experience selling themselves to the public.

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He may well just be our Zelenskyy!!! marble falls Aug 2025 #1
Maybe Canada will invade us so he can show his chops. yardwork Aug 2025 #3
Americans love celebrities - Ukraine elected a comic womanofthehills Aug 2025 #24
FFS yardwork Aug 2025 #2
I know right? JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #6
This adulation of entertainers is one of the signs of rot. yardwork Aug 2025 #8
I'd even be okay JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #16
"Father-mockers!" nt Taylor Picker Aug 2025 #28
n/s JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #44
That's not happening in 2025 womanofthehills Aug 2025 #26
Just not these podcasters JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #41
You took the words right out of my mouth. GoCubsGo Aug 2025 #12
Great response Stuckinthebush Aug 2025 #19
No JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #4
No god no newdeal2 Aug 2025 #5
Boom JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #7
No celebrities. Please. yardwork Aug 2025 #10
I agree but I still stand by the charisma comment newdeal2 Aug 2025 #15
I'll take a celebrity if he can win womanofthehills Aug 2025 #29
I'm not surprised. yardwork Aug 2025 #31
He shouldn't even have a show choie Aug 2025 #9
Disagree - he really fought for those injured in 9/11 to get health care womanofthehills Aug 2025 #32
He's spreading lies about the Wuhan lab? yardwork Aug 2025 #34
ETA JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #45
F*ck Stewart SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #11
Oh - I remember JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #18
The War in Gaza & podcasts gave us Trump womanofthehills Aug 2025 #38
Never said those weren't factors SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #52
Celebrities are not our saviours Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #13
Fox News,the cable channel,is no longer a thing womanofthehills Aug 2025 #40
The more things change, the more they remain the same. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #55
Thank you. Best post in this thread. 0rganism Aug 2025 #68
A lot of those red dottiedos, is they receive funding from corporations MagickMuffin Aug 2025 #69
Who are these bozos? nt LexVegas Aug 2025 #14
You mean Jonathan Stewart Liebowitz as trump called him Danmel Aug 2025 #17
I'd vote for him indusurb Aug 2025 #20
I'd vote for this guy against any republican SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #21
Nope JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #47
I'd be all for him running for office if he were in a red state cadoman Aug 2025 #22
No. Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #23
This is silly. Based on what, should he run? themaguffin Aug 2025 #25
No more celebrities! Ocelot II Aug 2025 #27
No, and Michelle Obama has no interest in running either JI7 Aug 2025 #30
Talarico and AOC are my top picks. SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #33
He'll lose in the JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #46
Oh I thought he lived in NY. He could beat Booker. Probably not Kim tho. SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #48
No way JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #49
I am pro-jon stewart carpetbagging in New York State SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #57
Me too JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #58
Agreed! Hopefully he does it. SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #61
Unless he runs against JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #64
NO NOT NOPE NADA NEVER ZILCH ZIP ZERO sheshe2 Aug 2025 #35
Aw, don't be shy, tell us how you feel Just_Vote_Dem Aug 2025 #39
Really sheshe? JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #50
REALLY! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #62
No. Sogo Aug 2025 #36
Viscerally, fun to imagine. Torchlight Aug 2025 #37
Hey, why not/ Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #42
No thanks. I want the next president to be utterly prepared EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #43
Absolutely no!!! Not ever. Srkdqltr Aug 2025 #51
I thought the Both Sides people wanted someone young. Both Sides Boomer doesn't seem ... inspirational. betsuni Aug 2025 #53
Ye gods, absolutely not! mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #54
Ok, but only if Jimmy Kimmel can be his running mate! Omnipresent Aug 2025 #56
No usedtobedemgurl Aug 2025 #59
lol BannonsLiver Aug 2025 #60
no, god no. Please democrats put up someone that can win. Someone competent in leading and governing CharleyDog Aug 2025 #63
Technically, Al Gore did win. yardwork Aug 2025 #65
The debates would be full of zingers, that's for sure! customerserviceguy Aug 2025 #66
I'd rather Colbert ran, or, even better, Newsome. nilram Aug 2025 #67
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