He looks encouraging.
Well, someone that I enjoyed watching bash Trump, a solid liberal Democrat. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is a multi-billionaire.
I guess that he'd not be beholden to big money except for his own.
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The last thing the US needs is another billionaire in charge.
Well, someone that I enjoyed watching bash Trump, a solid liberal Democrat. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is a multi-billionaire.
I guess that he'd not be beholden to big money except for his own.
JB Pritzker - Wikipedia
Well, that's the lie they tell you about wealth. All money is the record of a debt; it binds in one way as much as it enables in another.
Kelly was an astronaut. So, he is capable of just about anything. But I see him more as a VP than a Presidential Candidate. It is always difficult to tell this far out. The electorate, the state of the nation, whether we actually have an election are all going to likely have a heavy influence on the 2028 election. The Democrats have a lot of options. But it could be a real shit show, much like 2009, when Obama gets to inherit the worst economy since the Great Depression. But this time, it'll be the results of the previous "Republican" President who drained our energy reserves and gave us higher inflation that is now getting cooked permanently into pricing.
Kelly is a mature but not elderly white man. He’s been married a long time, has taken care of his wife after she was shot and has served as a US Senator. Plus the astronaut part. Plus he was elected as the first Senator to hold that seat since 1962. The only stumbling block I can see is his firearms stance. His wife is Jewish and he is good friends with an Israeli astronaut. Those two things are the good thing/bad thing column, depending on how you see things.
That was the hope following Obama's 2012 re-election. There was some introspection within the GOP, but it was quickly quelled and then we ended up with Trump. The lesson of winning by doubling and tripling down is not lost on them.
I believe that to be true. But a cult of personality without the personality… is just a cult. Trump trumps all his sycophants because he really truly believes his delusions and lies, and especially his whole fantasy self-image as the greatest super-intelligence in the universe.
I have friends who live in rural America and one is a white woman married to a black man. The other one is former poster Jobar, so I'm not so sure that the average rural dweller is racist.
That is exactly what happened, at least among the intellectual right. Then come 2016, they were the ones saying 'okay, a vote for Trump in November, but only because it helps with the judicial appointments'. Now people like Dennis Prager sound like Sean Hannity for Trump.
The problem is that the Heritage Foundation is getting everything they want at this point. And with Loper-Bright, the regulatory/administrative state has been effectively repealed. So even if the Democrats get to 55 seats in the Senate, they can only try to limit the blood loss.
Do not worry. Someone will come along and find those 'negatives' for you.
My mother always told me charisma is a pathetic substitute for intellect and character. Have seen nothing to say she was incorrect.
Beshear does a podcast every Saturday.
Are you sure she wasn’t consoling you for your utter lack of charisma?
Is it that obvious?
I did a lot of reading about him the other day and while he is considered a moderate by most people, I found his views and what he has done for Kentucky to align with what is usually considered fairly progressive by US standards. I really like him and most of his policies. I think he'd be a good president. He has the experience and demeanor to help us move on from the mess we are in currently. Sure, it will probably take a couple of decades to move us out of this, and all of the things going on here and in Europe these days make it hard to have any hope, but it doesn't hurt to have a little bit of positivity in such dark times.