As a thorough ally, my only earnest question is whether America is too homophobic for a gay man to reach the finish line. I sincerely think Hillary Clinton would have had the needed margin had she been male. He will have similar entrenched resistance.
I think he projects a bit of elitism via intelligence, and he’s a bit too truly “liberal” for me, but at present his seeming competence and good communication heavily counterbalance that. He’s still one of several who wouldn’t bother me to be top of the ticket.
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For Dem nominee:
- Harris: 32%
- Newsom: 16%
- Buttigieg: 7%
- AOC: 6%
More details in the article for political stats wonks.
I.e., name recognition. I don’t want either of the Californians.
Country is not ready. In particular, a majority of the swing states, is not ready.
She should have invoked the 25th on Biden, so she could become President.
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Polls might say what they say, but I can’t imagine more a few percent of people actually want Harris.
She’s a recognizable name right now, though.
I don’t think she would be a good choice right now.
Don’t see her moving the needle much electorally.
The challenge the Dems have is that many of the folks in their bullpen have bigotry working against their electability.
Harris and AOC are women…and a bunch of the swayable voters in the swing states won’t vote for women.
Pete Butegig will have to overcome homophobia.
Newsom might not have to overcome bigotry, but his trollishness isn’t going to do him any favors with moderates or others who want a move towards sanity.
There are other potentials…but they need to get moving soon if they’re going to build the name recognition and a viable campaign organization and war chest.
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