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Who'd be the dream choice for american democrats? Hillary Clinton? Michelle Obama (who's not even a politician) with Barrack as advisor or VP?
I get that this is Lemmy and most people here are communists who'll say Bernie Sanders, and that's fine too, but wouldn't he turn away a bunch of voters?
Gretchen Whitmer would be a sane pick.
wouldn't he turn away a bunch of voters?
He'd turn away the 1%...but they're 1%.
It sounds like the DNC is looking at some former state governors. I forget the names but recent governor of Michigan, Kentucky, and Minnesota were mentioned. But I'd put money on them rolling out former California governor Gavin Newsom. He's super moderate, not very likable but not too unlikable, and the only one of the names I've seen mentioned that I actually recognize as someone who pays some attention to the news.
Plus there's an interview where they're asking him if he's going to be picked and he's struggling not to beam like he's just been told he has a shot right now at his biggest lifetime goal.
Bernie would easily beat Trump. Do I think the DNC would let him? Not without INTENSE pressure. More likely, the DNC would probably go with a Democrat governor from a swing state. At worst, they will run Clinton who already ran and lost to Trump in 2016.
Andrew yang
To me it seems like it would obviously be Kamala. But people hate her for some reason that people can never seem to articulate. 🤔
She's a cop that was picked as the VP DURING the George Floyd riots.
Most of her political career has been making laws harsher for every day living and giving the police a higher budget.
I have genuinely no idea why anyone thought it was a good idea to pick a pro-cop VP while the police are actively killing people.
The center of American politics loves cops. They still hate her, though. Again, for reasons everyone is too embarrassed to articulate.
She's a woman and black. It was mostly pandering to the left. Who would be better than her? I don't really know. Maybe Pete? Possibly AOC? The democratic party is really lacking good young charismatic leaders. The old guard refuses to bring up and support more young up and comers.
Actually typing this made me remeber Adam Schiff. I really like him ever since he stood up to Trumps corruption.
I wonder if AOC would be a point of contention for swing voters though. She's obviously great and very competent, but that has put a target on her back that has given her press that could be deterimental to a presidential candidate. Though I suppose that goes for all presidential candidates
AOC doesn't qualify due to age. She would certainly be an exciting candidate. Perhaps in 10 years she would be a viable candidate.