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She was fine, but she needs to go away now, just like Joe. The only people I can see getting voters excited are AOC and Jon Stewart. Not that we're having any further real elections.
Edit: Obviously, Bernie also gets people excited and I really do love him, but he's old and stated he's not running, so I'm only speaking of realistic prospects.
I would really like to see AOC run for Senate instead. I think we need a Congress willing to reign in the executive more than we need an executive who volunteers to return to norms.
Pritzker might make a good candidate also. He seems quite willing to listen to different points of view and make good decisions for everyone involved, but since he's a bajillionaire it's harder to make the typical talking points against Democrats stick. I think out of the current crop of Democratic Governors, he might be at the top of my list.
Or Whitmer, but you know how well candidates with vaginas have been doing over the last few elections....
Pritzker might make a good candidate also.
Another rich guy. Just what we don't need.
We need Pritzker in Illinois
Surely, another billionaire running for president will energize the masses.
The only way the French Revolution got going was when a few of their wealthy nobles got so fed up with how stupid the king was being that they joined sides with the peasants, and I feel like at least in the short term we might need a similar dynamic here
The Tea Party movement also had huge financial backing from the Koch brothers.
Realistically (and lamentably) this is the only way revolutions ever really succeed.
I know, I know. But at least this guy listens, and has a positive track record in Illinois. He also seems genuinely concerned about everyone, even the poors.
More importantly, he can attack convincingly, which will be important no matter who runs next. Even if they prevent Trump from seeking a third term, he has captured the GOP and the next one will be super duper Trumpy.
Alright. I mean between him and that slimeball Newsom who seems to be the front runner at the moment, Pritzker is better by a country mile.
I just hope someone with actual charisma gets into the ring at some point.
Pritzker seems to have enough personality to me, but I suppose the only parts of him I see is when he is standing up to Trump. The only redeeming quality of my governor is that she's a Bills fan.
It’ll energize the donors which, sadly, is the only way American elections get won these days.
It's also how they get lost. Harris pulled in record-breaking heaps of donor cash, more than any other election in history. She still got creamed.
I agree on Pritzker. He's solid. Don't know enough about Whitmer.
I have seen Whitmer described as somewhat pprogressive. I've never seen Pritzker described that way, although his record is definitely left of your typical filthy rich Democrat.
Pritzker is 60, Whitmer is 54. They could easily run on the same ticket and, if successful, Whitmer can run for President after. Maybe by then a woman would have a shot.
I doubt it would happen this way, but 8 years of Pritzker/Whitmer followed by 8 years of Whitmer/AOC could be what we need to fix the mess Trump is making.
I like Whitmer. I'm not sure I'd look to Michigan for any progressives, though. Almost all wealthy folks and big businesses here are right-leaning, which means a progressive is going to hit a financial wall in trying to fund their campaign.
That said, she might appeal in the essential swing states.