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Who should we run for President in 2028?.... (Original Post) Unrepentant Fenian 16 hrs ago OP
I agree. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #1
My choice right now is Pritzker. Haggard Celine 15 hrs ago #2
Yes! We haven't tried a billionaire leftstreet 15 hrs ago #3
I wish mark cuban would step up Melon 15 hrs ago #4
The winner of the primary Johonny 15 hrs ago #5
Pete is the best choice....hell we elected a AA as President. Ferrets are Cool 15 hrs ago #6
Can we get through the midterms first, assuming we even have them? niyad 15 hrs ago #7
Rules are for suckers. The Constitution is just a piece of paper. I say we go all in and Marie Marie 14 hrs ago #8
And when all 50 states refuse to put Obama's name on the ballot, then what? Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #11
"Who should we run for President in 2028?" LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #9
No billionaires or celebrities Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #10
I love my Senator, but he lacks the charisma to win the Presidency as a Democrat AZJonnie 12 hrs ago #12
Adam Schiff. Brilliant and charasmatic guy. n/t SheilaAnn 8 hrs ago #13

Haggard Celine

(17,784 posts)
2. My choice right now is Pritzker.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:41 PM
15 hrs ago

But somebody might come along between now and then who isn't really on the radar now. 2 years is an eternity in American politics. We don't yet know what events will shape our perspective.

leftstreet

(39,852 posts)
3. Yes! We haven't tried a billionaire
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:52 PM
15 hrs ago

Seriously. Less chance of him hauling bags of cash out the door.

Plus Pritzker has a certain presence of benevolent certitude

Like, if the Flintstones had a Mob Enforcer

Johonny

(25,898 posts)
5. The winner of the primary
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:14 PM
15 hrs ago

Some "smart" people tried not doing that last time and it didn't workout too good...

Ferrets are Cool

(22,694 posts)
6. Pete is the best choice....hell we elected a AA as President.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:15 PM
15 hrs ago

Beshear is a great choice.
Anyone but Newsome.

Marie Marie

(11,140 posts)
8. Rules are for suckers. The Constitution is just a piece of paper. I say we go all in and
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:29 PM
14 hrs ago

run Barrack Hussein Obama again. He'd win in a landslide. And the Republicans would lose their shit every single moment of his term.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,680 posts)
11. And when all 50 states refuse to put Obama's name on the ballot, then what?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:43 PM
14 hrs ago

Why waste time on fantasy when reality is staring us in the face?

LudwigPastorius

(14,483 posts)
9. "Who should we run for President in 2028?"
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:38 PM
14 hrs ago

With all due respect, that may not matter if we don't win in November.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,680 posts)
10. No billionaires or celebrities
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:42 PM
14 hrs ago

Whether we like it or not, the 2028 Dem nominee will almost certainly be a straight white male not named Newsom or Shapiro. (I don’t like that reality, as my hopes were set on Whitmer)

I look forward to seeing who decides to throw their hat in the ring.

Pretty much guaranteed to run:
Kelly
Murphy
Beshear
Newsom
Shapiro
Pritzker

AZJonnie

(3,423 posts)
12. I love my Senator, but he lacks the charisma to win the Presidency as a Democrat
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:38 AM
12 hrs ago

Not a bash on the man at all, I just don't think a presidential campaign would be where he'd shine. He's actually a bit of a boring public orator if I'm honest, but he's amazing in all kinds of other ways

VP though? Sure!

I'm still on Team Pete, as I've been for forever.

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