So who is the white male candidate that the donors are rallying behind?

[Quiet Em]

Rep. Crockett probably isn't the only person who knows who this candidate is.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Maybe Gov. Andy Beshear?

Or J.B. Pritzker of Illinois? I'm good with either one.

[Quiet Em]

4. I like them both a lot.

Chris Murphy is a good one too.

We do have a few white male candidates who are solid on all the issues.

If they pick one of those white men I'm good.

[Initech]

49. Beshear - Murphy would be a great ticket!

[Sibelius Fan]

2. Gavin Newsom?

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Newsom is the odds on favorite is my guess

Winning is the only thing that matters. Whoever can win must be selected.

[karynnj]

13. I doubt he is the frontrunner as he has baggage

Yes, I know that the Republicans twice elected a serial adulterer with major fraud allegations and 34 felonies the second time. Compared to Trump, any Democrat is a saint, but ANYTHING will be used against them ... even if they have to make it up.

Unlike the Midwest governors, he is easier to frame as not "like us".

[Ponietz]

28. Anyone who'd marry Kimberly Gargoyle is a non starter with me

Epic bad judgment

[Dorian Gray]

47. 100%

Plus we need states OTHER than California.

I suspect we're looking at

Andy Beshear, Jared Polis, or Pritzker

[BannonsLiver]

48. Easily the dumbest line of attack on the guy I see on this forum.

Juvenile and silly.

[Happy Hoosier]

42. Possibly...

But he noted longer has my support for a Presidential run. Big Gretch neither.

[Walleye]

54. I can't even imagine the campaign the Republicans would mount against him. Remember, "tampon Tim"

This is what we are up against

[Jilly_in_VA]

23. GAG

He done shit the bed with some of his latest comments. NOPE.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. For president? Either Chris Murphy or Andy Beshear. Nt

[Quiet Em]

6. Yes, for President.

[mahina]

7. I would heartily support Murphy

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Bashear seems like a nice fella

It’s time to get to work yesterday persuading people to quit drinking the Kool-Aid

I don’t know how this posted as hardly support. I would heartily, with my whole entire heart, support Murphy. I hope he wants to run. I will support him in whatever he runs for.

[Fiendish Thingy]

16. Hardly or heartily?

Neither are at the top of my wish list, but those are the two I suspect donors will focus on.

[mahina]

22. Heartily!

Mahalo for the heads up on that, I missed that Auto wrong.

Who do you prefer? Thanks very much. Aloha kaua.

[Fiendish Thingy]

25. Whitmer had been at the top of my list

But it seems pretty clear now that the 2028 nominee will be a straight white male not named Shapiro or Newsom.

Which is why I named Murphy and Beshear as the most likely to attract big donor money.

[mahina]

29. Raja

[TheFarseer]

5. One of the already mentioned or

Shapiro from PA

[1WorldHope]

9. Really? Wasn't she being a little tongue in cheek when she said that?

That is an excellent example of dei.
I can't say that I haven't thought it, sadly.
But, I'm really not sure that is the answer. We may need to let the youth take this one, and choose the difference maker they want, then everyone needs to rally behind their candidate to vote for the lesser of 2 evils, which will be anyone but a Republican. I just hope America doesn't collapse before we get another chance to vote.

[Quiet Em]

14. It is an excellent example.

All who claim it has to be a white male candidate are a perfect example of why DEI exists.

I do believe the consensus among the donors is that is has to be a white male. I don't agree, but it's clearly I'm quite aware of the donors view. It's been right out in the open for some time.

[Ponietz]

33. Too many people of color didn't even vote in 2024

[maxsolomon]

10. Who cares.

It's 3 1/2 years away.

[poli-junkie]

11. We need someone brash like Pritzker.

Murphy is a bit too gentle imho

[yorkster]

18. He was damn good calling Kristi Noem on the carpet

in a Senate committee hearing the other day. He has been effective and tough speaking out against Trump and the Republicans.

[Wingus Dingus]

12. Shapiro?

[Sugarcoated]

21. That's my guess

Shapiro or Pritzker.

[Grim Chieftain]

30. At his point, those are my choices

along with Chris Murphy.

[Starbeach]

15. Mark Kelly??

Another good one.

[DFW]

17. If there is any one candidate (of any color) that donors are rallying behind at this early date

They are crazy. By the time primary season rolls around, everyone not supporting Bernie Sanders will be bored out of their minds, and probably fall asleep on election day.

[CTyankee]

50. My senator, Murphy, is being talked up. It's possible. One president was born right here in New Haven.

You know who he is.

[SKKY]

19. I like Andy Beshear a lot. And as a native of the Commonwealth of Kentucky...

...I'd certainly be happy to vote for him. But, he has to get a bit "nastier", and learn to throw punches. He reminds me of a Democrat version of Jeb Bush.

[mahina]

24. Bingo

On the noselani.

[elocs]

20. There is no "the" white male candidate, but the point especially in this election is to win.

After all, Biden got 3-4% more of the female vote in 2020 than Harris did in '24. He also received 2% more of the Black vote as well. We really, really need a candidate who can win.
If it doesn't matter, then just nominate a mixed race trans woman who is a flaming atheist who at heart is a socialist. For those in touch with reality, that's a guaranteed loss, but we have many who are not in touch with reality.

[Quiet Em]

26. The consensus is that it needs to be a white male candidate.

The consensus is that we can't win unless it is a white male candidate.

I don't agree with the consensus, but it is what it is.

[YorkRd]

27. I seriously doubt Obama could be elected today

Trump, MAGA and population shifts in the electoral college have America more intolerant

[JI7]

46. Obama would win today and everyday

but he is a unique talent we are unlikely to see again for a long time.

[Callie1979]

52. Obama COULD win. But Obama is not a typical candidate.

I dont see any Obamas out there right now. That could change, but Right now WINNING is all that matters; not checking boxes. So I dont care WHICH "white guy" it is as long as its the STRONGEST one

[Callie1979]

53. I like Shapiro, Beshear, Kelly. Newsome has the look & charisma but a lot of baggage

Dont know if he can overcome that. I dont know of anything bad that the MAGAts can pull out on the other 3

[prodigitalson]

31. The Ghost of Joe Lieberman

[Voltaire2]

32. Somebody horrible who I will vote for anyway.

Plus ca change…

[Mr.WeRP]

34. Has the party NOT FUCKING learned to stop letting the DONORs pick the candidate? FFS

We will lose again if there isn’t a solid primary process where the candidate is chosen by the MEMBERS of the party, not the FUCKING DONORS.

[ILikePie92]

35. Who knows?

Walz? Beshear? Newsom? Shapiro?

Bill Burr?

[Ping Tung]

36. When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. Voltaire

Campaigns should be limited to televised debates paid for by the public.

Billions would be saved and politicians would be able to actually work rather than selling themselves to the highest bidders.

[GJGCA]

40. More from Voltaire...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.

https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1306522

[SheltieLover]

37. I love Pritzker and wouldn't care what color his skin is.

He has done a great job as IL governor and his Ukranian ancestry coupled with his no BS approach to calling people out makes him a winner in my book.

[Quiet Em]

38. Pritzger is excellent.

I would enthusiastically support him.

Hi Sheltie

[SheltieLover]

39. Hi Em

I would be excited to support him as well!

Whoever our eventual nominee is, I feel they need to be attractive to a wide swath of vastly diverse groups in our society.

[poli-junkie]

43. If it's gonna be Pritzker then he needs to start

an exercise regimen and eat more salads — just saying.

[Dan]

44. Batman

[ILikePie92]

45. I JUST REALIZED

POPE LEO!!!!

FOR PRESIDENT

[Bayard]

51. Tim Walz and Andy Beshear would be a dandy ticket!

[SSJVegeta]

55. The donors are the reason we are here in the first place

[Renew Deal]

56. I don't think there is one

There may be several.

[Blue Full Moon]

57. No 3rd way do nothings. No republican apologists.

[themaguffin]

58. It's waayyy to early to get into this. Also, I don't give a shit. #1 priority is someone who can win.