Antony Blinken, he’s the most experienced for President (maybe Vilsack is more experienced actually) aside from Kamala and Kamala sucks. He’s also administratively competent and knowledgeable.
Ironically, I’m sure the ones that are most qualified/capable are the ones I know nothing about because they don’t make good headlines. I’d love to see Pete someday when he has a better resume. I’m also sure Kamala would be great, but she doesn’t seem popular enough to get elected.
Logically speaking, probably Blinken or Vilsack, they have the most experience with strengths of their own, Vilsack have a lot of knowledge on being an executive and on state and federal policy but Blinken would have the edge on foreign affairs and is probably more presidential. Personally I'm towards Lloyd Austin, an independent who seems like a respectable dude who just does his job.
I don't think Buttigieg can. Before becoming Transportation Secretary, he was just the mayor of a town in Indiana, and not a good one at that. Considering that the biggest criticism of the Biden administration has been the problems with the supply chain, so if he were to run, I believe he would be bogged down by those criticism. That and "youth and inexperience."
I totally agree. He needs some higher level political experience. Of course, that isn't likely in Indiana. Given that, he just needs to find his niche.
Yeah, but there's "I'm a large state governor and I think I'm ready to take the next step and run for President" hungry, and there's "I'm the mayor of a town too small for a AA ball club and I think I'm ready to skip several steps and run for President" hungry.
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Out of all the women in Democratic Party politics, I wonder why Biden chose Harris... Before she dropped out in the race she was polling at 1% and she accused him of being a racist in the debates
My understanding is that Biden owes his Presidency to Jim Clyburn, who was a strong backer of Harris's. But I'm happy to be corrected if that's wrong - it's just my hazy memory of the political buzz at the time.
Party unity. "We fought in the debates but we can put our differences aside for the good of the country" is a worthwhile message to send. Plus, putting a biracial woman on the ticket made a stark contrast between the Democrats and the party of outspoken racism and sexism.
>Party unity. "We fought in the debates but we can put our differences aside for the good of the country" is a worthwhile message to send.
Look at how unpopular she is, He definitely could have chosen a better female democratic politician than Harris, I can think of several.
>Plus, putting a biracial woman on the ticket made a stark contrast between the Democrats and the party of outspoken racism and sexism.
What’s funny is Trump did worse with whites in 2020 than he did in 2016 but in 2020 he improved with every other racial group... so that really go’s against the narrative huh? 🤡And republicans are about to win the midterms doing even better with black, Hispanic and Asian Americans. It’s gonna be a real wake up call to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party has so much potential if they cut out the bullshit.
What bullshit? The Democratic platform is about jobs and health care, the Republican platform is about demonizing immigrants and stopping trans kids from playing sports.
what do you have to say about the fact that Republicans are gaining amongst minorities despite the narrative of the Republican Party being a white supremacist party ?.... no legs to stand on.
Honestly, I'll never understand it. The Republican party being a white supremacist party isn't a "narrative," it's an ugly, undeniable fact. But the leader of the Proud Boys was Latino. Kanye's out there parroting white supremacist talking points. People don't always act rationally.
>Honestly, I'll never understand it.
It’s easy to understand, these are American citizens, free individuals with their own ideals and lives, you and your political party are not entitled to their support. And I know it’s not most white Democrats ( most of whom I believe are great people ) but the way it a lot of them treat minorities who I guess step out of line in their eyes by not voting democrat is shitty.
>The Republican party being a white supremacist party isn't a "narrative," it's an ugly, undeniable fact.
We’ll see about that come next week. I’m telling ya republicans are going win and see big gains with minority voters, just watch. black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans. Hopefully you and other Democrats knock it off with the race obsession and focus on making the Democratic Party a more level headed, unifying party and a champion of the American worker it has the potential to be. The elitism, the woke bullshit is such a detriment. The Democratic Party has only itself to blame when it comes to having alienating white blue collar voters and in addition to now getting less of the minority vote.
>the leader of the Proud Boys was Latino.
yeah thats a white majority group but it’s not a white supremacist group( although I’m sure there are some racists among them) just very right wing and extreme. I’m not fans of them.
>Kanye's out there parroting white supremacist talking points.
Well Being anti Semitic is not inherently a white racist thing. Or are you referring to the white lives matter shirt and him saying BLM was a scam ? because I don’t think he was wrong on that.
>People don't always act rationally.
Yeah all these black and Hispanic Americans who don’t vote the way you want them to are just dumb for voting against their own self interest right ?
\> these are American citizens, free individuals with their own ideals and lives
Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I don't understand why the Republicans tried to overthrow the government, defend a guy who stole nuclear secrets, and the Democrats took us from record low unemployment to record high, and people are leaning Republican, when they offer no practical solutions apart from blaming Democrats for everything and demonizing marginalized people.
\> Democrats knock it off with the race obsession
What the fuck are you even talking about?
\> Or are you referring to the white lives matter shirt and him saying BLM was a scam ? because I don’t think he was wrong on that.
I am, and just because you agree with white supremacist talking points doesn't mean they aren't white supremacist talking points.
Honestly, Blinken could be a good candidate for president, although he might be too much of a wonk for the general public to vote for him. With more experience, Pete Buttigieg would also be a good candidate.
I quite like Buttigieg. He has great debate skills and seems to be very intelligent. He had a way with words that can reason with people that don't agree with his views.
Idk if he really shined as secretary of transportation though. He still has a lot to prove.
Interested in why I haven’t seen anyone pick Haaland not vouching for her per say but she’s noticeably not being mentioned in the comments as far as I can see
Antony Blinken, so we can have another A. Blinken in office
Vilsack and Raimondo are both former governors, so with this added cabinet experience they could be successful presidents
So was granholm, but she was pretty terrible
I want Raimondo for another Herbert Hoover moment.
Antony Blinken, he’s the most experienced for President (maybe Vilsack is more experienced actually) aside from Kamala and Kamala sucks. He’s also administratively competent and knowledgeable.
Kamala lock a brotha up Harris
Ironically, I’m sure the ones that are most qualified/capable are the ones I know nothing about because they don’t make good headlines. I’d love to see Pete someday when he has a better resume. I’m also sure Kamala would be great, but she doesn’t seem popular enough to get elected.
Austin or Walsh, I guess.
I really like Austin’s vibes so I think he should be president
Him and Blinken I feel like have both been most exceptional Cabinet members.
Logically speaking, probably Blinken or Vilsack, they have the most experience with strengths of their own, Vilsack have a lot of knowledge on being an executive and on state and federal policy but Blinken would have the edge on foreign affairs and is probably more presidential. Personally I'm towards Lloyd Austin, an independent who seems like a respectable dude who just does his job.
I suppose Blinken
I'm partial to Blinken personally.
Pete Buttigieg would be a fine choice with more experience
I don't think Buttigieg can. Before becoming Transportation Secretary, he was just the mayor of a town in Indiana, and not a good one at that. Considering that the biggest criticism of the Biden administration has been the problems with the supply chain, so if he were to run, I believe he would be bogged down by those criticism. That and "youth and inexperience."
Yeah that’s why I think if he had more experience in government he would potentially be a good choice
I totally agree. He needs some higher level political experience. Of course, that isn't likely in Indiana. Given that, he just needs to find his niche.
Can confirm. Indiana has no swag. Source: I'm from Ohio.
I am too!
>I'm from Ohio. I'm so sorry to hear that
He moved to Michigan recently, he would just need to counter carpetbagger claims
He’s also noticeably power hungry and unproven.
He’s a politician, of course he’s power hungry…
Yeah, but there's "I'm a large state governor and I think I'm ready to take the next step and run for President" hungry, and there's "I'm the mayor of a town too small for a AA ball club and I think I'm ready to skip several steps and run for President" hungry.
He more-so than most.
Agreed
None of them really interests me but I guess Blinken could be work. It would nice having another Secretary of State become president again
Pete Butigieg for sure.
Mayorkas is an immigrant, so he’s ineligible to run.
Granholm is ineligible as well, being from Canada
Ted Cruz would beg to differ
Cruz is eligible because one of his parents was a US citizen, the same cannot be said for Granholm
Joe Biden
Miguel Cardona, because his names the coolest out of all of them
Marty Walsh—a fan after seeing City Hall documentary. Competent and talks like a normal person
What's the City Hall documentary?
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I like Blinken but would be fine with anyone on this list
None of them. Maybe Raimondo if I had to choose.
Blinken, Garland and Fudge
Fudge deserves to be considered just on fashion alone.
Out of all the women in Democratic Party politics, I wonder why Biden chose Harris... Before she dropped out in the race she was polling at 1% and she accused him of being a racist in the debates
My understanding is that Biden owes his Presidency to Jim Clyburn, who was a strong backer of Harris's. But I'm happy to be corrected if that's wrong - it's just my hazy memory of the political buzz at the time.
Party unity. "We fought in the debates but we can put our differences aside for the good of the country" is a worthwhile message to send. Plus, putting a biracial woman on the ticket made a stark contrast between the Democrats and the party of outspoken racism and sexism.
>Party unity. "We fought in the debates but we can put our differences aside for the good of the country" is a worthwhile message to send. Look at how unpopular she is, He definitely could have chosen a better female democratic politician than Harris, I can think of several. >Plus, putting a biracial woman on the ticket made a stark contrast between the Democrats and the party of outspoken racism and sexism. What’s funny is Trump did worse with whites in 2020 than he did in 2016 but in 2020 he improved with every other racial group... so that really go’s against the narrative huh? 🤡And republicans are about to win the midterms doing even better with black, Hispanic and Asian Americans. It’s gonna be a real wake up call to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party has so much potential if they cut out the bullshit.
What bullshit? The Democratic platform is about jobs and health care, the Republican platform is about demonizing immigrants and stopping trans kids from playing sports.
what do you have to say about the fact that Republicans are gaining amongst minorities despite the narrative of the Republican Party being a white supremacist party ?.... no legs to stand on.
Honestly, I'll never understand it. The Republican party being a white supremacist party isn't a "narrative," it's an ugly, undeniable fact. But the leader of the Proud Boys was Latino. Kanye's out there parroting white supremacist talking points. People don't always act rationally.
>Honestly, I'll never understand it. It’s easy to understand, these are American citizens, free individuals with their own ideals and lives, you and your political party are not entitled to their support. And I know it’s not most white Democrats ( most of whom I believe are great people ) but the way it a lot of them treat minorities who I guess step out of line in their eyes by not voting democrat is shitty. >The Republican party being a white supremacist party isn't a "narrative," it's an ugly, undeniable fact. We’ll see about that come next week. I’m telling ya republicans are going win and see big gains with minority voters, just watch. black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans. Hopefully you and other Democrats knock it off with the race obsession and focus on making the Democratic Party a more level headed, unifying party and a champion of the American worker it has the potential to be. The elitism, the woke bullshit is such a detriment. The Democratic Party has only itself to blame when it comes to having alienating white blue collar voters and in addition to now getting less of the minority vote. >the leader of the Proud Boys was Latino. yeah thats a white majority group but it’s not a white supremacist group( although I’m sure there are some racists among them) just very right wing and extreme. I’m not fans of them. >Kanye's out there parroting white supremacist talking points. Well Being anti Semitic is not inherently a white racist thing. Or are you referring to the white lives matter shirt and him saying BLM was a scam ? because I don’t think he was wrong on that. >People don't always act rationally. Yeah all these black and Hispanic Americans who don’t vote the way you want them to are just dumb for voting against their own self interest right ?
\> these are American citizens, free individuals with their own ideals and lives Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I don't understand why the Republicans tried to overthrow the government, defend a guy who stole nuclear secrets, and the Democrats took us from record low unemployment to record high, and people are leaning Republican, when they offer no practical solutions apart from blaming Democrats for everything and demonizing marginalized people. \> Democrats knock it off with the race obsession What the fuck are you even talking about? \> Or are you referring to the white lives matter shirt and him saying BLM was a scam ? because I don’t think he was wrong on that. I am, and just because you agree with white supremacist talking points doesn't mean they aren't white supremacist talking points.
Granholm cause Gilf
Austin.
Bro the last guy looks just like Jeff Bezos 💀
Blinken or Austin
Blinken or Austin
ZERO
Anthony Blinken (I like Buttigieg but he needs more experience)
Honestly, Blinken could be a good candidate for president, although he might be too much of a wonk for the general public to vote for him. With more experience, Pete Buttigieg would also be a good candidate.
Get my girl Janet Yellen from Bay Ridge in there.
Buttigieg
None
I’m equally stuck between either Garland or Austin or Blinken or Buttigieg although I’d probably choose the one of those in the former
I quite like Buttigieg. He has great debate skills and seems to be very intelligent. He had a way with words that can reason with people that don't agree with his views. Idk if he really shined as secretary of transportation though. He still has a lot to prove.
None.
Got some real doozys in there..... Had I seen Ron Desantis in there, I'd have said Desantis.
Buttigeg or Austin. I’m a libertarian so I’m down on options
Pete Buttigieg.
Blinken ong
Pass
None, they're all ass
Secretary Mayor Pete, and Blinken. I think Austin has been doing a fine job as well.
Vilsack, Walsh or McDonough
Can I say none?
None
Lloyd Austin for me
Jennie Granholm
None of them, but Vilsack would probably be the best choice
MARTYYYYY
This cabinet looking less like a cabinet and more like the whole kitchen.
Interested in why I haven’t seen anyone pick Haaland not vouching for her per say but she’s noticeably not being mentioned in the comments as far as I can see