I’m interested to see what lemmy thinks of this, I honestly haven’t kept track of the potential options.
Katie Porter + AOC
It would cause the right’s heads to explode.
I like Porter. AOC needs a rest, I think.
I used to be really captivated by her leadership, but in the last few years, I think things have gotten complicated. Perhaps I’m being too forgiving, but during Biden’s presidency it seemed like she lost her nerve to stick her neck out for what she believed in more and more. Maybe I’m inventing things, but I get the sense that January 6th scared the fucking shit out of her. I think her life flashed before her eyes, and afterwards she felt like being among the most progressive voices while trying not to rock the boat too much or draw too much personal attention from the right was enough, and that challenging Democrats on their bullshit was too stressful and risky.
If that’s the case, I don’t blame her. I still admire what she’s done, but she does not have the spark she once did.
Katie Porter would get me to the polls.
Just being in Washington makes a person more cautious. There’s a reason why sticking one’s neck out is considered brave.
How about Mayor Joseph Fitzgerald O’Malley Fitzpatrick O’Donnell The Edge “Joe” Quimby?
Seems like a great pick for the role /s
Turd Sandwich always struck me as an upstanding guy.
Don’t forget Giant duche has a really compelling platform
Tulsi Gabbard because she’s smart and tough
And a Russian asset?
Ah yes, the old “Russian asset” trick. I assume you have some reason for thinking this?
Joe Biden. He won the primary.
Dale gribble voice username checks out
i got bad news buddy
He left the runnings
I hear Katie Porter is available…
University prof? Witty? Sharp tongue?
I’m down.
It’s Donald’s turn to drop out.
America designed the justice system to hurt felons after time served. Let’s enforce the hand of justice and make it a rule a convict can’t hold the highest government position. Seems only fair treatment to me.
I think Cory Booker has potential. But a ham sandwich is the most electable candidate today. Just be somewhat alive and not problematic.
Secretary (Mayor) Pete Boot-Edge-Edge. Can’t wait to vote for the guy now and/or in the future.
The double-wide shine of the boot edge of your grind?
Bernie Sanders / AOC ticket.
Other way round.
Any order is fine by me, but part of me wants some retired cop to see that the guy he dragged away from civil rights protests in the 60s and 70s is now president.
Let’s be brutally honest here, those cops will have long since died of alcoholism.
Still pulling for Ron Paul!
I like Buttigieg, but I don’t think he has enough time to be built up for this election. I’d be excited to see him as a VP ticket, or for next election.
I would disagree. The only reason the last woman to run for president failed was because she was Hillary Clinton. If she’d have been virtually anyone else, she’d probably have won.
I think you underestimate how sexiest the United States is.
Pete needs to go mayor some more. He had a few good ideas during the primary, but as Transportation Secretary I’m astounded at his lack of ambition.
There are a handful of administration officials – Lina Khan first among them – who’ve learned to use their power assertively to make changes to broken systems. And Pete… he seems like he just pops up when another piece of infrastructure breaks to let us know that he’s on it. Maybe he’s doing something more, but if so he’s doing it very, very quietly.
This was sort of my impression to. Like I loosely liked him, but couldn’t really tell you what he’s directly responsible for. Which isn’t a bad thing on its own and doesn’t mean he wasnt doing a good job, just that I don’t know much about him.
Bro… Lina got put in place to show that feds are “trying”
The judiciary is clearly not impressed.
Wall Street Pete is there to cover up railroad accidents and Boeing bullshit. I don’t think he even has good intentions, just management consulting zombie being put in place to do corruption for the elites.
If I can be frank, I’m reading from your tone that you’re not here for polite, factual persuasion. But if I’m wrong, or someone else sees this, I gotta drop a fact check on the ‘Lina can’t win cases’ myth:
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/out-with-a-bang-as-ftc-beats-the
More practically, this loss discredits the main argument from Wall Street. Dealmakers, and thinkers like Larry Summers, have often said that while Biden antitrust enforcers are aggressive, if corporations are willing to go to court, the government is likely to lose because judges won’t let them rewrite the law. This narrative was so strong that Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter were questioned in Congress as to whether they were even trying to win. It’s always been a narrow and bad faith critique, but this victory, plus, the win in the Fifth Circuit over Illumina, should put that narrative to rest. Antitrust lawyers will tell their clients to go to court at their peril.
It’s kind of a deep dive, but it’s worth it.
This issue won’t be solved via executive agency.
It requires an acr or congress as ince current regulatory regime if broken.
She just got put in place for act like feds are doing something. It is a circle jerk.
I get hat y’all spinning anything you can latch on as a W for the Democrats such as people are making more money under biden …
If you think that limp dick FTC has the power or the legal underpinning to regulator mega corps on 2024… Have fun!
Anyone under the age of 50
Why? Because they will have the energy, experience and ability to take on such an important position.
I don’t think that there are any that I would back 100%. There are a lot that I could support 90% or more, like Sanders and Warren. Even AOC.
OTOH, I also strongly believe in 2A rights–in addition to freedom of/from religion, freedom of speech, freedom of choice, etc.–and there simply are not any Democratic candidates that I’m aware of that support 2A rights. They always say, “I support 2A rights, but…”, and that “but” immediately precedes ideas to restrict 2A rights in significant ways. (“I support 2A rights, but I just don’t think that anyone needs a gun other than a muzzle loading Kentucky long rifle.”)
In short, I’ll never support any Republican more than, at most, 40%. I have yet to find any Democrat that I can support more than 90%.
Gun nuts are a scourge on the country.
People opposed to civil rights are a scourge on the country.
Maria Branyas.
I think age is important, and Biden just didn’t have the necessary life experience to be a successful candidate 😉
You mean life expectancy?
