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Fiendish Thingy

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10. No billionaires or celebrities

Reply to Unrepentant Fenian (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:42 PM

23 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

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

I agree. multigraincracker Yesterday #1

My choice right now is Pritzker. Haggard Celine Yesterday #2

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

I wish mark cuban would step up Melon Yesterday #4

Wow, did not expect that one. Don't really know much about him. Really rich and kind of abrasive on Sharktank, no? FadedMullet 4 hrs ago #29

The winner of the primary Johonny Yesterday #5

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

Newsom maxsolomon 6 hrs ago #19

LOL Ferrets are Cool 1 hr ago #47

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

Thank you! yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #31

Exactly! niyad 3 hrs ago #45

Indeed. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #46

Good point! Sam I Yam 1 sec ago #51

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

And when all 50 states refuse to put Obama's name on the ballot, then what? Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #11

I was spewing snark. I wasn't seriously suggesting that we ignore the constitution. Marie Marie 7 hrs ago #14

"Who should we run for President in 2028?" LudwigPastorius 23 hrs ago #9

Exactly. yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #32

No billionaires or celebrities Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #10

I love my Senator, but he lacks the charisma to win the Presidency as a Democrat AZJonnie 21 hrs ago #12

Adam Schiff. Brilliant and charasmatic guy. n/t SheilaAnn 17 hrs ago #13

MANY should run... the final decision belongs to the PEOPLE. WarGamer 6 hrs ago #15

Iron shapens iron, as I'm sure you know and why you exerpted, is from Proverbs 27:17 MerryBlooms 5 hrs ago #23

There's going to be a vigorous primary process to determine all of that. BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #16

My answer is whoever wins the primaries EdmondDantes_ 6 hrs ago #17

Schiff... Buttigieg... but not AOC or Bernie Sanders. QueerDuck 6 hrs ago #18

Mark Kelly looks like Gollum. maxsolomon 5 hrs ago #20

I don't hate Gavin Newsom ... however I do trust the primary process FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #30

I'm a Yellow Dog. maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #39

Sad to say, our candidate needs to meet three tests jmowreader 5 hrs ago #21

Which Washington do you mean? I'm assuming you mean D.C. and not my beloved Left Coast WA. FadedMullet 4 hrs ago #28

The one with Seattle in it jmowreader 4 hrs ago #35

Gov. Josh Shapiro is Jewish, so he doesn't meet your #2 test FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #34

My criteria are way too narrow and confining for a reason jmowreader 4 hrs ago #37

Oops, failed your own test pinkstarburst 4 hrs ago #40

Let me preface this by saying phylny 5 hrs ago #22

Our next Democratic President needs to appoint Kamala Harris as the new Attorney General FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #36

She would be the perfect attorney general! phylny 3 hrs ago #43

Amy Klobuchar Senator from Minnesota. Ping Tung 5 hrs ago #24

If Pete's running, I'm voting for him pinkstarburst 4 hrs ago #25

I don't understand why Sheldon Whitestone choie 4 hrs ago #26

He is wonderful. Maybe he isn't interested? yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #33

I've never heard of him. Who is he? pinkstarburst 4 hrs ago #41

Whoever wins the nomination has my vote Tribetime 4 hrs ago #27

Someone Who Can Win and Can Govern DET 4 hrs ago #38

That is such wrong thinking. America is tired of "moderate corporate Dems". We need PROGRESSIVE Dems Ferrets are Cool 1 hr ago #48

Pete with AOC as VP Tree Lady 3 hrs ago #42

I'd like to be as left as they are right. BlueTsunami2018 3 hrs ago #44

I want a clean, point-driven and vigorous primary season. hamsterjill 6 min ago #49

Whoever wins the primary, of course. Intractable 2 min ago #50

Jessy Ventura Tribetime 1 sec ago #52