Wow. As a former resident of the People's Republic of Hellinois, I can say with full confidence that one must be an absolute moron to think JB Pritzker is worthy the time of day. But Golem was right...it really doesn't matter who they run because Dem voters truly don't give a shit. That means they CAN run Harris OR Pritzker OR Newsome OR anybody in the party. The Dem voters will vote for any one of them because they're that stupid. Look at Dan. He insisted Biden was a better man more fit for office than Trump. Four years of abject failure which followed almost fifty in Congress having accomplished nothing noteworthy except confirm he was never anyone noteworthy.
For someone who allegedly is an amazing political operator, it is insane to hear serpenthead advocate for Pritzker for president. You're right that the Dan's of the world will vote for anyone with a D behind them because they're lemmings. But any of the current crop gives the GOP so much ammunition for campaign ads that should sway independents, that I say bring any of them on.
I've been clear that I think that the last few elections have been examples of neither party being able to field a great candidate. (Trump has been a good president, but I still maintain that the GOP could have fielded better candidates. Especially in 2016.) P-BO was a good candidate but, Clinton, BIden, and Harris have been horrible options. I think that the GOP is set up well for 2028 with at least 3 or 4 strong options. Personally, I think that it would be good to have a GOP primary that allows for a candidate to be determined early and that isn't so acrimonious as to prevent support from coalescing around the candidate.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "great candidate", as I saw Obama for the empty suit he is. I would submit that a "great candidate" is one who would make a good president. That was never Obama, but being of his state, I may have had more info to inform that low opinion of this low character dude.
In the primary for the 2016 GOP candidate, I though Cruz was the guy we needed and due to his smarts, he was...to me...a great candidate. My daughter liked Rubio...who I could've chosen had no Cruz been there. I don't recall who else was in the hunt at that time, but now I believe that while they both would have been better than which ever Dem made it past primaries (Hillary, as it happened), I don't know how good they'd have been as president, though neither would have been attacked nearly so hard as Trump was. Tough call as a result, but a moot point.
In the meantime, I agree our bench is strong, while all Dems are pretenders to the throne at best...none worthy in the least.
Carville's ability only goes so far as his party, and possibly not even that far given how corrupted the Dem voters are these days. When he was the shill for Bill, things were different and I don't know if he's kept up since then.
P-BO was a good candidate in that he communicated well and was charismatic. He was a good candidate, but not great president.
In 2016, I think that there were at least 3 candidates that were better than Trump, but the huge field spilt the vote which allowed Trump to win. In hindsight, some of the things that made Trump a less good candidate made him a better president.
But yes the GOP bench is pretty deep and Trump has shown that pushing back against opposition can be successful.
Obviously Carville is partisan, but the fact that his best option is Pritzker shows how screwed the DFL is.
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Wow. As a former resident of the People's Republic of Hellinois, I can say with full confidence that one must be an absolute moron to think JB Pritzker is worthy the time of day. But Golem was right...it really doesn't matter who they run because Dem voters truly don't give a shit. That means they CAN run Harris OR Pritzker OR Newsome OR anybody in the party. The Dem voters will vote for any one of them because they're that stupid. Look at Dan. He insisted Biden was a better man more fit for office than Trump. Four years of abject failure which followed almost fifty in Congress having accomplished nothing noteworthy except confirm he was never anyone noteworthy.
J.B. Pritzker. Good freakin' gosh.
For someone who allegedly is an amazing political operator, it is insane to hear serpenthead advocate for Pritzker for president. You're right that the Dan's of the world will vote for anyone with a D behind them because they're lemmings. But any of the current crop gives the GOP so much ammunition for campaign ads that should sway independents, that I say bring any of them on.
I've been clear that I think that the last few elections have been examples of neither party being able to field a great candidate. (Trump has been a good president, but I still maintain that the GOP could have fielded better candidates. Especially in 2016.) P-BO was a good candidate but, Clinton, BIden, and Harris have been horrible options. I think that the GOP is set up well for 2028 with at least 3 or 4 strong options. Personally, I think that it would be good to have a GOP primary that allows for a candidate to be determined early and that isn't so acrimonious as to prevent support from coalescing around the candidate.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "great candidate", as I saw Obama for the empty suit he is. I would submit that a "great candidate" is one who would make a good president. That was never Obama, but being of his state, I may have had more info to inform that low opinion of this low character dude.
In the primary for the 2016 GOP candidate, I though Cruz was the guy we needed and due to his smarts, he was...to me...a great candidate. My daughter liked Rubio...who I could've chosen had no Cruz been there. I don't recall who else was in the hunt at that time, but now I believe that while they both would have been better than which ever Dem made it past primaries (Hillary, as it happened), I don't know how good they'd have been as president, though neither would have been attacked nearly so hard as Trump was. Tough call as a result, but a moot point.
In the meantime, I agree our bench is strong, while all Dems are pretenders to the throne at best...none worthy in the least.
Carville's ability only goes so far as his party, and possibly not even that far given how corrupted the Dem voters are these days. When he was the shill for Bill, things were different and I don't know if he's kept up since then.
P-BO was a good candidate in that he communicated well and was charismatic. He was a good candidate, but not great president.
In 2016, I think that there were at least 3 candidates that were better than Trump, but the huge field spilt the vote which allowed Trump to win. In hindsight, some of the things that made Trump a less good candidate made him a better president.
But yes the GOP bench is pretty deep and Trump has shown that pushing back against opposition can be successful.
Obviously Carville is partisan, but the fact that his best option is Pritzker shows how screwed the DFL is.
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