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Everybody in MN has been saying Walz needs to run for president for years now. But, being a relatively unknown guy from a flyover state it was kind of a pipe dream. I'm hoping now that everyone is seeing him, getting to know him, and obviously loving him that he'll get his chance in 4 years to run for actual president.
Give Harris two terms to cook, but I otherwise I'm on board. The guy seems awesome.
By that time he'll be 69. I know that's not unpresidented ~(fully intended)~ but I'd still rather see him as president before he's fully geriatric.
Hopefully she'll win. When she does, it's highly likely it'll be for 8.
If Dems win the I feel like Republicans are gonna have a period of recalibration as they move away from maga politics.
One can hope at least.
I figured so when they lost in 2008, but they doubled (quadrupled) down on the party shit and stuff in 2016 and won.
I have absolutely no expectations they'll start getting introspective and sane.
Which is a shame, having a sane, working-in-good-faith opposition party is - generally - a very good thing.
2008 they ran their most honest, honorable, and classy candidate in modern history. And he lost.
So they stopped trying to be honest, honorable, and classy.
He lost partly because they added the stupid tea party candidate to the ticket.
Plus Obama was a goddamn phenomenon at the time.
You're right, but still.
Oh yeah. Between Bush fatigue and Obama there was no Republican who could have win that election.
Part of me is sad we never had a McCain presidency. I didn't love his politics, but if he'd beaten Bush in the 2000 primaries I think we'd be living in a much better world.
Yeah, I didn't agree with McCain on a lot but I at least RESPECTED the guy. He seemed to genuinely want to do the right thing. And behaved like, you know, a grown-up.
I will always respect him for saving the ACA. He fought tooth and nail to keep it from being passed, but when he saw the damage that killing it would do he stood up against Trump and the rest of the party and cast the deciding vote to prevent its repeal.
In 8 years Trump will be physically unable to run. He's already mentally incapable. But there's a decent chance he won't even survive another 8 years.
I don't know if there is any requirement to be alive in order to be elected...
People don't generally do well in prison.
As WE force them away from MAGA politics. Make no mistake, in a few months we'll have more work to do. POTUS is the first step.
They'll have a period of recalibration where they do yet more terrorist attacks on the capitol.
Given how Biden stepped down, maybe this could be the start of a new trend. It’s the administration that matters anyway.
It's not necessary for Kamala. Walz will need to wait.
It's not necessary due to age, but it'd be a huge win for the Democratic Party if they encourage her to not seek a second term so that someone actually left of center has a chance.
Won't happen.
After two terms of Harris the US (barring civil war) might be ready for a Buttigieg/AOC presidency
I'd pass on Pete. His work with McKinsey and being a moderate putting up a progressive front is pretty problematic. His historical interest in cultivating relationships with elites rather than supporting equity also causes significant pessimism for how he would act.
In 8 years (supposing the GOP isn't allowed to destroy the little bit of democracy left), demographics will shift with Boomers dying and Millennials likely finally getting more political power (sorry Xers). Millennials and Zoomers trend significantly further left than Boomers, having been fucked over by wealth hoarders much of their lives. Running to the Right and punching Left isn't likely to remain a good strategy.