I’m interested to see what lemmy thinks of this, I honestly haven’t kept track of the potential options.

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    Mark Kelly.

    Astronaut, has absolutely been an amazing husband to Gabby Gifords, impeccable background that is literally the American Dream, and untouchable character.

    He would absolutely destroy Trump.

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      I’ve never heard of him until just now—one glance and he is elite. This is easily the best candidate they could field.

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      I’m not even an American and I would be so psyched by a Mark Kelly run for president.

      Then all we would need would be to get Chris Hatfield as or PM up here and it would be an intelligent astronaut super hemisphere.

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        I think she’s awesome in general. I think her service record and voting record make her a palatable or even desirable candidate for a wide swath of the population, not just Democrats — I’m not one myself, though I vote for more Democrats than any other party’s candidates.

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          Thank you for replying. I considered her for my primary vote, when she ran, but ultimately wrote in my candidate.

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      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.

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    I like Buttigieg the most, 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 think that Kamala is our best choice, but I worry that our country isn’t ready to vote in a female president. We’re still so ridiculously misogynistic that it would be comical if it wasn’t such a fucking travesty

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      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.

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        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.

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          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.

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            This issue won’t be solved via executive agency.

            It requires an act of congress since the current regulatory regime is broken.

            She just got put in place for act like feds are doing something. It is a circle jerk.

            I get that y’all spinning anything you can latch on as a W for the Democrats such as people are making more money under biden … lol

            If you think that limp dick FTC has the power or the legal underpinning to regulate mega corps in 2024… Have fun!

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      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.

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    Anyone under the age of 50

    Why? Because they will have the energy, experience and ability to take on such an important position.

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    Maria Branyas.

    I think age is important, and Biden just didn’t have the necessary life experience to be a successful candidate 😉

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    Secretary (Mayor) Pete Boot-Edge-Edge. Can’t wait to vote for the guy now and/or in the future.

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    How about Mayor Joseph Fitzgerald O’Malley Fitzpatrick O’Donnell The Edge “Joe” Quimby?

    Seems like a great pick for the role /s