10. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Rep. D-NY-14 (Previous ranking: 10)
That ranking is off by at least 30 places, probably 50. '
Barring a genuine decline of his health, I really think Biden will run again. None of the people standing in the wings are that impressive.
Purple state governors would do well in the general, but may not prevail in the very base-dependent primaries. Except Whitmer is the inverse.
Her anti-pipeline stance will play well with the base, but not in the general, given that we need easier access to energy, not harder.
Kamala Harris is formidable on paper, but on tarmac, not so much.
Bernie Sanders is too old. Warren is not as old, admittedly, but she is not very popular. She finished 3rd in the primary in her own state for fuck's sake! So neither should be in top 10. Klobuchar is anti-porn, so I hope she is nowhere close to the Oval Office. Buttigieg has a very interesting resume, but Transportation is not a very high profile cabinet post. There is an open gubernatorial race in Indiana in 2024 that he should strongly consider. If he wins, he'd be in a strong position for 2032, at only 50 years old.
I do not know what this guy is smoking, but it must be some strong shit!
The Hill said:
Yes, the smart, photogenic congresswoman is the face of the rising progressive movement, but she is also the future of the Democratic Party. AOC has cultivated a following beyond politics. She’s an influencer in its purest form.
I really hope that she is not the future of the Democratic Party. And her being an "influencer" should not be taken as something positive.
"She’s Barack Obama if Barack Obama was an actual progressive. I love Obama, but he was a moderate who sounded like a progressive."
She does not have a scintilla of Obama's political talent.
And she has yet to show she can win statewide, even in a state as lefty as NY. She could run for Senate in 2024 (would have to primary Gillibrand most likely) or 2028 (Schumer will probably retire then) or governor in 2026. Just like with Buttigieg, her earliest credible attempt would be in 2032, at age 42. While she is
de jure old enough in 2024, she would be 8 years younger than the youngest president elected (JFK) and 7 years younger than the youngest president to ascend to office (Teddy Roosevelt).
But she doesn't seem to want the job, and she hasn't visited Iowa and New Hampshire very much. Back in 2019 and 2020, she did so when she was campaigning for Bernie Sanders, but not since then.
Well she is likely more grounded in reality than the writer. Not that that's saying much.
2024 United States presidential election
