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phylny

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22. Let me preface this by saying

Reply to Unrepentant Fenian (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:57 PM

Feb 26

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I wish Kamala Harris could run and win, I wish Pete Buttigieg could run and win, but I think that unfortunately will not happen.

SO...
Andy Beshear
Mark Kelly
JB Pritzker (I originally misspelled this as a kind DUer pointed out)
Chris Murphy

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Who should we run for President in 2028?.... [View all] Unrepentant Fenian Feb 25 OP

I agree. multigraincracker Feb 25 #1

My choice right now is Pritzker. Haggard Celine Feb 25 #2

Yes! We haven't tried a billionaire leftstreet Feb 25 #3

Ok angrychair Feb 27 #83

I wish mark cuban would step up Melon Feb 25 #4

Wow, did not expect that one. Don't really know much about him. Really rich and kind of abrasive on Sharktank, no? FadedMullet Feb 26 #29

I use Cuban's Costplusdrugs for my medications. Intractable Feb 27 #56

I actually prefer a seasoned politician. Trueblue Texan Feb 27 #60

Watched Jen Psaki's interview of Newsome last night and was pleasantly allegorical oracle Feb 27 #74

I think he's going to run. Mosby Feb 27 #95

The winner of the primary Johonny Feb 26 #5

Perfect answer get the red out Feb 27 #105

I want a Dem who can win. Dulcinea Feb 27 #108

Pete is the best choice....hell we elected a AA as President. Ferrets are Cool Feb 26 #6

Newsom maxsolomon Feb 26 #19

LOL Ferrets are Cool Feb 26 #47

No, I like Newsom. It's Newsome that I hate. Different person entirely. nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Feb 27 #73

Can we get through the midterms first, assuming we even have them? niyad Feb 26 #7

Thank you! yellow dahlia Feb 26 #31

Exactly! niyad Feb 26 #45

Indeed. yellow dahlia Feb 26 #46

So we have Newsom and Murphy, West Coast and East Coast.. Perfect. CTyankee Feb 27 #107

Good point! Sam I Yam Feb 27 #51

Can we walk and chew gum? thought crime Feb 27 #79

Got it. niyad Feb 27 #89

Rules are for suckers. The Constitution is just a piece of paper. I say we go all in and Marie Marie Feb 26 #8

And when all 50 states refuse to put Obama's name on the ballot, then what? Fiendish Thingy Feb 26 #11

I was spewing snark. I wasn't seriously suggesting that we ignore the constitution. Marie Marie Feb 26 #14

"Who should we run for President in 2028?" LudwigPastorius Feb 26 #9

Exactly. yellow dahlia Feb 26 #32

Or, if the November election is not a fair election thought crime Feb 27 #77

No billionaires or celebrities Fiendish Thingy Feb 26 #10

Is it weird being so invested but yet having no say in the outcome whatsoever? BannonsLiver Feb 27 #86

I love my Senator, but he lacks the charisma to win the Presidency as a Democrat AZJonnie Feb 26 #12

Adam Schiff. Brilliant and charasmatic guy. n/t SheilaAnn Feb 26 #13

I don't see any sign of charisma in Schiff... Trueblue Texan Feb 27 #62

I see your point, he's a very serious person. Thanks for the reply. SheilaAnn Feb 27 #71

MANY should run... the final decision belongs to the PEOPLE. WarGamer Feb 26 #15

Iron shapens iron, as I'm sure you know and why you exerpted, is from Proverbs 27:17 MerryBlooms Feb 26 #23

There's going to be a vigorous primary process to determine all of that. BannonsLiver Feb 26 #16

My answer is whoever wins the primaries EdmondDantes_ Feb 26 #17

Schiff... Buttigieg... but not AOC or Bernie Sanders. QueerDuck Feb 26 #18

Hmmm. You can guess the favorite topic forum with almost certainty for some posts. NoRethugFriends Feb 27 #59

What does this mean? With regard to guessing someones "favorite topic forum" who are you referring to? QueerDuck Feb 27 #72

Mark Kelly looks like Gollum. maxsolomon Feb 26 #20

I don't hate Gavin Newsom ... however I do trust the primary process FakeNoose Feb 26 #30

I'm a Yellow Dog. maxsolomon Feb 26 #39

Best bet is Newsom. I know you all hate him, but you're not really representative of the average Dem voter. BannonsLiver Feb 27 #84

Amen. Nixie Feb 27 #99

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The bigger the hair, the closer to God. maxsolomon Feb 27 #97

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I guess you'd know more than me. I don't live in CA. maxsolomon Feb 27 #102

Sad to say, our candidate needs to meet three tests jmowreader Feb 26 #21

Which Washington do you mean? I'm assuming you mean D.C. and not my beloved Left Coast WA. FadedMullet Feb 26 #28

The one with Seattle in it jmowreader Feb 26 #35

The same one with George in it thought crime Feb 27 #78

I have wondered why there's no Martha, Washington jmowreader Feb 27 #111

Gov. Josh Shapiro is Jewish, so he doesn't meet your #2 test FakeNoose Feb 26 #34

My criteria are way too narrow and confining for a reason jmowreader Feb 26 #37

Oops, failed your own test pinkstarburst Feb 26 #40

Just an arbitrary set of rules. tinrobot Feb 27 #57

I'd like to see cannabis_flower Feb 27 #76

The state that they are from really means little. Unfortunately, the first two points will matter. themaguffin Feb 27 #109

Let me preface this by saying phylny Feb 26 #22

Our next Democratic President needs to appoint Kamala Harris as the new Attorney General FakeNoose Feb 26 #36

She would be the perfect attorney general! phylny Feb 26 #43

Jack Smith for Attorney General LudwigPastorius Feb 27 #90

Pritzker. At least spell his name correctly question everything Feb 27 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author phylny Feb 27 #75

Amy Klobuchar Senator from Minnesota. Ping Tung Feb 26 #24

She's overexposed and rather uncharismatic. Intractable Feb 27 #53

She is now a gubernatorial candidate. question everything Feb 27 #69

If Pete's running, I'm voting for him pinkstarburst Feb 26 #25

I don't understand why Sheldon Whitestone choie Feb 26 #26

He is wonderful. Maybe he isn't interested? yellow dahlia Feb 26 #33

I've never heard of him. Who is he? pinkstarburst Feb 26 #41

Senator Whitehouse is pretty well-known. For moonscape Feb 27 #70

If you mean "Sheldon Whitehouse" ... Intractable Feb 27 #54

Whoever wins the nomination has my vote Tribetime Feb 26 #27

Someone Who Can Win and Can Govern DET Feb 26 #38

That is such wrong thinking. America is tired of "moderate corporate Dems". We need PROGRESSIVE Dems Ferrets are Cool Feb 26 #48

I'm tired of corporate Dems, too DET Feb 27 #63

Pete with AOC as VP Tree Lady Feb 26 #42

This krawhitham Feb 27 #67

Love to vote for this ticket! pinkstarburst Feb 27 #100

I'd like to be as left as they are right. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 26 #44

I want a clean, point-driven and vigorous primary season. hamsterjill Feb 27 #49

Whoever wins the primary, of course. Intractable Feb 27 #50

He isn't. His wife wasn't either. NoRethugFriends Feb 27 #61

Yeah. So, they are not on the map for me. If he runs in the primary, I'll give him a chance. Intractable Feb 27 #65

Jessy Ventura Tribetime Feb 27 #52

AOC and Talarico SSJVegeta Feb 27 #55

Nope nope nope. How about a real liberal NoRethugFriends Feb 27 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Feb 27 #93

Many on X are loving Ro Khanna womanofthehills Feb 27 #64

Those are Russian bots. BannonsLiver Feb 27 #87

No, he's SecDef material. We also, imho, need someone who is a veteran of at least one Primary so that they artemisia1 Feb 27 #66

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Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Feb 27 #96

Let's wait until 2028 to figure that out. Gore1FL Feb 27 #81

I am and will always be angrychair Feb 27 #82

I think we should be worrying about elections THIS year. TBF Feb 27 #85

I like Alliepoo Feb 27 #88

Newsom. He's got the chops. See Jen Psaki's interview on flamingdem Feb 27 #91

Shapiro/Whitmer Mosby Feb 27 #94

The winner of a cleanly-run primary TheProle Feb 27 #101

Kamala Harris: Harris-Crockett ticket. Lets give them something to talk about! thought crime Feb 27 #103

It's way too early for this question. Wednesdays Feb 27 #104

Gavin Handsome. NT. anamnua Feb 27 #106

One who openly reverses all of this. has a DOJ who will prosecute, will erase the renamings etc etc etc. themaguffin Feb 27 #110