Ask Lemmy

AOC turns 35 right before the election, she's eligible. I think she'd be incredible. She knows how to energize people

Why doesn't it ever stop

It's not just in the politics subs now, it's everywhere

Please, won't someone make it stop

Bernie sanders with AOC as his VP pick

Bernie?

The obvious answer is "whom ever the corporate lobbyist says should take over."

Why the fuck is Michelle Obama even in the list?

Danny DeVito

Other: Birdie Sanders, the only politician benevolent enough to be blessed by a visit from a bird during his speech.

None of the above, although Michelle would rock it - but she's said she's not interested, and having watched her husband do the job for 8 years, that's probably a hard "nope."

Harris will lose the race. She'll be a popular punching bag for conservatives, and she's polling even lower than Biden.

My favorites aren't on there. Where's Cory Booker? Where's Amy Klobuchar? Where's Andrew Yang? Where's Buttigieg, or Warren?

Yang, Buttigieg, and Warren would lose, for different reasons. Klobuchar or Booker would stand a chance, i think. But of all of these "pre-vetted" options, I guess Whitmer's in a strong position.

But not Harris. It'll be her, of course, if he does step back, but they'll crucify her. It'll be Clinton all over again, only she's starting even less popular than Hillary was. I don't think conservatives have quite the visceral hatred for her that they seem to have foot Hillary, and she's less prone to sticking her foot in her mouth, but nobody likes her, either. At least Hillary appealed to progressive women.

Other

Pete Buttigeg/AOC dream team.

Young, wicked smart, progressive enough.

I want to get off mr bones wild ride

Pete Buttiegieg

I'd pick the one that polls the highest against Trump whether I like them or not. That was the only reason I was supporting Biden in the past. If I could go back in time and do a real primary and pick someone based on who would run the country the best it could be a million people (Bernie, AOC, Buttigieg, etc), but the thing that matters to me most is who stands the best chance against Trump. A milquetoast do-nothing dem is a mile ahead of Trump 2.0 + P2025.

I don't do these polls. They are just a way to get a foot in the door to solicit donations. The majority of the time you can't even complete them without pledging to donate.

Boaty McBoatface

As POTUS I don't doubt that she'd adopt the same shitty foreign policy as Biden, but I do like what Whitmer has done in Michigan. We could do worse.

Unless they run another primary, Kamala is the best choice IMHO. Already tied to the Biden ticket, so it would feel less like the DNC is hand-picking whoever they want as a candidate. She polls well. Can get creative with the VP.

Please don't take Josh Shapiro. I don't have faith in my fellow Pennsylvanians not to elect a Republican.

No Pete Buttigieg? Probably just as corporate as the other ones, but seems like he’d make a semi-decent pick.