... “I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something,” Trump reportedly told his GOP House colleagues as they met ahead of congressional leadership elections shortly after his election win. “Unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we have to just figure it out.’”...
JD Vance
Kamala Harris - Not top of my list, but she is a competent candidate and might do better with an entire season to run.
Donald Trump Jr
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The New York congresswoman has had an impressive political career, winning a seat in the House when she was just 29.
Her name has been floated as a potential contender due to her ability to “cut through the BS and tell it like it is,” a Democratic strategist told The Hill.
“She’s somebody who can cut through the noise and doesn’t talk like Washington,” the strategist added.
A former member of Trump’s administration has even warned fellow Republicans not to “underestimate” her.
Monica Crowley, a former public affairs official in the Treasury Department during the first Trump administration, said AOC had “real grassroots support” through her early adoption of social media.
With eight million followers on Instagram, one million on TikTok and almost 13 million on X, she has a large national following for a backbencher.
The 35-year-old was also the fourth biggest fundraiser among Democratic House candidates in 2023-2024, Politico noted on its profile of the congresswoman, citing data compiled by OpenSecrets.
But there are some in the party who are concerned about AOC and the progressive ‘squad.’
“She and the ‘squad’ started pushing too hard, too fast,” another strategist told The Hill. “D.C. doesn’t work that way. And our party doesn’t work that way. We need to get back to the basics.”
TRE45QN proves that style and energy matter more than left-right differences.
Ocasio-Cortez, however, pushed back against the criticism that Democrats need to move away from “woke politics.”
“A lot of folks w/ poor campaign fundamentals are now blaming ‘wokism’ but haven’t held a town hall or knocked a door all cycle,” she said on BlueSky.
GoAOCGo!
Lots of Dems and RepuQs missing from this list. We'll see.
“The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
-- Howard Zinn, 2004
1312. ETTD
Rahm was kind of reviled as being a thug for Obama, but I have the impression he did a decent job as mayor. Is that your sense of it? Oh wait, don't the teachers hate him?
“The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
-- Howard Zinn, 2004
1312. ETTD
Rahm was kind of reviled as being a thug for Obama, but I have the impression he did a decent job as mayor. Is that your sense of it? Oh wait, don't the teachers hate him?
He's polarizing.
Eamus Catuli~AC 000000000101010202020303010304 020405....Ahhhh, forget it, it's gonna be a while.
From the view of a conservative I think he would be a strong candidate in a general election. The question is would the far left base of the democrat party back him as he would be considered too moderate.
Kamala - "36 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters"
13 percent - “don’t know/ no opinion”
10 percent - Pete Buttigieg
5 percent - Tim Walz, AOC, Gov. Gavin Newsom
4 percent - Billionaire Mark Cuban and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
... Harris is mulling running for governor of California and has reportedly set herself a deadline of deciding by the end of the summer, to the dismay of some of her potential rivals.
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said “the time is now” for Harris to declare whether she is running or not....
Is Gavin term-limited?
“The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
-- Howard Zinn, 2004
1312. ETTD
I wonder why someone would think the Democratic party's base is far left. All I can think of is that's it's just more Fox News bullshit. Throw on incessant lies from trump about "far left Democrats" for years and gullible fools start to believe it. I'd say less than five percent of Democrats are "far left" and probably not even that much. It's truly amazing how allegedly rational people can believe bullshit and lies.
I wonder why someone would think the Democratic party's base is far left. All I can think of is that's it's just more Fox News bullshit. Throw on incessant lies from trump about "far left Democrats" for years and gullible fools start to believe it. I'd say less than five percent of Democrats are "far left" and probably not even that much. It's truly amazing how allegedly rational people can believe bullshit and lies.
Don't forget they're all Marxists, Socialists and Communists.
You don't say it right without those.
Eamus Catuli~AC 000000000101010202020303010304 020405....Ahhhh, forget it, it's gonna be a while.
Dems do need a massive asshole who gives as well as the current crop of RWNJ's.
He's male, white and perfectly willing to go toe to toe and roll in the mud.
When I first saw your comment I thought you were referring to me.
If nominated, Neo will not run; if elected, Neo will not serve.
neoplacebo has always reminded me of Uncle Billy Sherman.
“The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
-- Howard Zinn, 2004
1312. ETTD
Dems do need a massive asshole who gives as well as the current crop of RWNJ's.
He's male, white and perfectly willing to go toe to toe and roll in the mud.
When I first saw your comment I thought you were referring to me.
If nominated, Neo will not run; if elected, Neo will not serve.
But I could giver a rousing king hell convention which would be guaranteed to launch every person in attendance into fits of high euphoria just this side of mayhem. Those possessing substantial fish (in case anyone in the near vicinity be some sort of infiltrator worthy of a slap) would joyously heave their fish into the air in glee.
I wonder why someone would think the Democratic party's base is far left. All I can think of is that's it's just more Fox News bullshit. Throw on incessant lies from trump about "far left Democrats" for years and gullible fools start to believe it. I'd say less than five percent of Democrats are "far left" and probably not even that much. It's truly amazing how allegedly rational people can believe bullshit and lies.
Don't forget they're all Marxists, Socialists and Communists.
You don't say it right without those.
And let's give "far left wing lunatics" as well as "they (Democrats) hate our country" and "destroying our country" an honorable mention. I would have listed "they're eating the dogs" but I think he only uses that on Haitians in OH.
GoAOCGo!
Lots of Dems and RepuQs missing from this list. We'll see.
neoplacebo has always reminded me of Uncle Billy Sherman. 
But I could giver a rousing king hell convention which would be guaranteed to launch every person in attendance into fits of high euphoria just this side of mayhem. Those possessing substantial fish (in case anyone in the near vicinity be some sort of infiltrator worthy of a slap) would joyously heave their fish into the air in glee.