New poll shows who Dems want in 2028 — and it’s not Kamala Harris (www.yahoo.com)

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The poll, released on May 30 by Atlas Intel, found Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former transportation secretary in the Biden administration, to be the top pick among Democrats who responded to the survey.

A total of 31.5% of self-identified Democrats who responded to the poll said they would vote for Buttigieg for president in four years, according to the poll.

Other surveys in May from firms such as Echelon Insights and McLaughlin & Associates have found Harris in first place in the hypothetical primary, making Atlas Intel’s poll stand out among the rest.

Harris is the third most popular pick among Democrats in the poll, falling behind U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And how is Buttigieg qualified to lead the country? He did fuck all as the Secretary of Transportation. He's a pro-corporate hack.

I'm gay and he has never given me a reason to like him. Him acting like Medicare for All would be a bad thing was what initially turned me off from him.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

He's mouthy and good with the bully pulpit, which is engaging television and probably wins over hearts and minds WAY better than progressive policy (sadly).

The right person has to have the charisma AND the progressive underpinning. Style and substance.

But I would take enough charisma to shut down MAGA at this point, even if it was a bit establishment. Piecemeal it. IDK if we'll get the style and substance candidate, or how much that will matter.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Unfortunately, we can't afford to mess around. The fresh water crisis is something America has to deal with - sooner, rather than later. There are many other crises than water and health care, and they are all very urgent.

If being a progressive has been reduced to: "I'm slightly to the left of Republicans, but just as pro-capitalist as them", then the term has been co-opted or watered-down to meaninglessness.

It's like the term "Libertarian" being co-opted by capitalists. The original meaning of libertarianism had nothing to do with capitalism, free markets, deregulation, and privatization.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

So who is the candidate to watch?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The fresh water crisis is dire. Is any candidate or political figure, past or present, addressing the issue or suggesting solutions?

If not, they are all insufficient and unqualified to lead.

We can't wait until 2028 and there may no election to vote in. We need this administration to go ASAP.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

He's man. Also he's not woman. Ez

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hillary won the popular vote in 2016 by 2.9 million votes against Trump and she was insanely unpopular for reasons most people can agree on (that don't relate to gender).

I don't think misogyny played a major factor in Kamala's loss.

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