Or J.B. Pritzker of Illinois? I'm good with either one.

Chris Murphy is a good one too.

We do have a few white male candidates who are solid on all the issues.

If they pick one of those white men I'm good.

Winning is the only thing that matters. Whoever can win must be selected.

Yes, I know that the Republicans twice elected a serial adulterer with major fraud allegations and 34 felonies the second time. Compared to Trump, any Democrat is a saint, but ANYTHING will be used against them ... even if they have to make it up.

Unlike the Midwest governors, he is easier to frame as not "like us".

Epic bad judgment

Plus we need states OTHER than California.

I suspect we're looking at

Andy Beshear, Jared Polis, or Pritzker

Juvenile and silly.

But he noted longer has my support for a Presidential run. Big Gretch neither.

This is what we are up against

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Bashear seems like a nice fella

It’s time to get to work yesterday persuading people to quit drinking the Kool-Aid

I don’t know how this posted as hardly support. I would heartily, with my whole entire heart, support Murphy. I hope he wants to run. I will support him in whatever he runs for.

Neither are at the top of my wish list, but those are the two I suspect donors will focus on.

Mahalo for the heads up on that, I missed that Auto wrong.

Who do you prefer? Thanks very much. Aloha kaua.

But it seems pretty clear now that the 2028 nominee will be a straight white male not named Shapiro or Newsom.

Which is why I named Murphy and Beshear as the most likely to attract big donor money.

Shapiro from PA

That is an excellent example of dei.
I can't say that I haven't thought it, sadly.
But, I'm really not sure that is the answer. We may need to let the youth take this one, and choose the difference maker they want, then everyone needs to rally behind their candidate to vote for the lesser of 2 evils, which will be anyone but a Republican. I just hope America doesn't collapse before we get another chance to vote.

All who claim it has to be a white male candidate are a perfect example of why DEI exists.

I do believe the consensus among the donors is that is has to be a white male. I don't agree, but it's clearly I'm quite aware of the donors view. It's been right out in the open for some time.

It's 3 1/2 years away.

Murphy is a bit too gentle imho

in a Senate committee hearing the other day. He has been effective and tough speaking out against Trump and the Republicans.

Shapiro or Pritzker.

along with Chris Murphy.

Another good one.

They are crazy. By the time primary season rolls around, everyone not supporting Bernie Sanders will be bored out of their minds, and probably fall asleep on election day.

You know who he is.

...I'd certainly be happy to vote for him. But, he has to get a bit "nastier", and learn to throw punches. He reminds me of a Democrat version of Jeb Bush.

On the noselani.

After all, Biden got 3-4% more of the female vote in 2020 than Harris did in '24. He also received 2% more of the Black vote as well. We really, really need a candidate who can win.
If it doesn't matter, then just nominate a mixed race trans woman who is a flaming atheist who at heart is a socialist. For those in touch with reality, that's a guaranteed loss, but we have many who are not in touch with reality.

The consensus is that we can't win unless it is a white male candidate.

I don't agree with the consensus, but it is what it is.

Trump, MAGA and population shifts in the electoral college have America more intolerant

but he is a unique talent we are unlikely to see again for a long time.

I dont see any Obamas out there right now. That could change, but Right now WINNING is all that matters; not checking boxes. So I dont care WHICH "white guy" it is as long as its the STRONGEST one

Dont know if he can overcome that. I dont know of anything bad that the MAGAts can pull out on the other 3

Plus ca change…

We will lose again if there isn’t a solid primary process where the candidate is chosen by the MEMBERS of the party, not the FUCKING DONORS.

Walz? Beshear? Newsom? Shapiro?

Bill Burr?

Campaigns should be limited to televised debates paid for by the public.

Billions would be saved and politicians would be able to actually work rather than selling themselves to the highest bidders.

He has done a great job as IL governor and his Ukranian ancestry coupled with his no BS approach to calling people out makes him a winner in my book.

I would enthusiastically support him.

Hi Sheltie

I would be excited to support him as well!

Whoever our eventual nominee is, I feel they need to be attractive to a wide swath of vastly diverse groups in our society.

an exercise regimen and eat more salads — just saying.

POPE LEO!!!!

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