Looking Ahead (WAY Ahead)

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 10/7/25 at 7:35pm

Yeah, I know.  It's maybe too early to start thinking of Democratic Presidential candidates who can turn our wonderful country back to BLUE in the next election. But that's what I'm doing.  Subject to change as the election nears, my top three candidates at this moment (in no certain order) are:

Kamala Harris

Gavin Newsom

JB Pritzker

Care to share your top three?

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/7/25 at 8:08pm

Kamala burned a lot of bridges with her book, unfortunately. What she said about Pete Buttigieg wasn't great, so I think she is done with politics and stated she won't be running in 2028. Sadly, this country isn't ready for a woman (painful for me to type that) so I am looking at Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro and Corey Booker. All exceptional, intelligent, and good men.

[darquegk]

Posted: 10/8/25 at 1:35pm

You'd need someone who can not only have good policies, but can go for the shock-and-awe approach that the Republican Party has made their own. The political equivalent of Colin Jost and Michael Che: someone whose reputation and policies are defensible enough that they can get their hands dirty and be non-PC, even offensive, to make a point.

Think of the way "weird" and "will you shut up, man" made waves before. Imagine someone who is willing to steal the bread from their opponent's mouth by using a B-level slur against them. Decorum isn't working: we may need someone willing to puncture the posturing, self-aggrandizing masculinity of MAGA by saying something like "that's r*tarded" or "why are you being such a f*ggot" during a debate. 

A low blow? Likely. Offensive to many of your OWN constituents? Also likely. But given that schoolyard mockery and questioning of their masculine superiority is the only thing that actually gets under MAGA's skin, it might be time to go back to the nineties.

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 10/8/25 at 1:44pm

Today, Wannabe Dictator said he wants to put Illinois Governor Pritzker in jail (while his thugs have invaded Chicago for no reason).

Governor Pritzker's response:  "Come and get me."

Yeah, I could be happy with a President Pritzker.