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yellow dahlia

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10. Thank you for the reality check.

Sat May 16, 2026, 01:28 PM

20 hrs ago

I would add that the candidate in 2028 has to have a mandate. There has to be no room for a questioning. There has to be no room for an excuse as to why the candidate didn't win.

Let me clarify. It doesn't mean a woman or a gay man can't "win" - I believe they can. BUT if there is any doubt that they may not come with a built in "excuse", the Democratic party has to play it safe. Avoid the potential for an excuse. Kamala didn't lose - BUT they were able to hide their cheating behind the "excuses". I don't believe Hilary lost either.

Run the mandate!

Chris Murphy isn't getting enough mentions. Why? Perhaps because the media isn't focusing on him. Folks need to stop being swayed by the media.

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Interesting poll on potential 2028 candidates (Vance loses his lead to Rubio, AOC ahead of Harris and Newsom) [View all] Polybius 22 hrs ago OP

AOC being President would be a dream come true for me mvd 22 hrs ago #1

AOC being the Dem nominee would result in a nightmare for all of us. RandomNumbers 21 hrs ago #5

Well, it's a ways away. I'll give her a chance mvd 21 hrs ago #6

Thank you for the reality check. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #10

While encouraging, it should be noted that Atlas is a highly biased RW pollster Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #2

They were the most accurate polling organization in each of the last two presidential elections BeyondGeography 21 hrs ago #3

It was called biased because certain people here didn't like their poll numbers, and laughed at them Polybius 21 hrs ago #4

IIRC, Atlas significantly and consistently over samples Republicans Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #8

I really hate "polls." gulliver 21 hrs ago #7

The Republican side looks realistic (Rubio vs Vance), but the Democratic side is just early name recognition Midwestern Democrat 20 hrs ago #9

Agreed. My top contenders are Mark Kelly and Chris Murphy. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #11

These numbers are kind of amusing fujiyamasan 20 hrs ago #12