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SKKY

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12. Good! Let's have a real, legit primary, and if she emerges...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 06:34 AM

Oct 26

...I'll happily support her. She's gonna have real competition, though. We have a very, very deep bench. These are just some of the names I expect will throw their hat in the ring, in no particular order.

1. Gavin Newsom
2. Gretchen Whitmer
3. Andy Beshear
4. Josh Shapiro
5. Hakeem Jeffries
6. Corey Booker
7. Pete Buttigieg
8. Wes Moore
9. Kamala Harris
10. JB Pritzker
11. AOC
12. Chris Murphy
13. Ruben Gallego

So, yea. Good on her. But, and I know we say this every cycle, this will indeed be the most important Democratic primary of our lifetime, and it will be brutal.

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DON"T! JUST DON"T!!! Give Peace A Chance Oct 26 #13

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Ouch! JoseBalow Oct 26 #10

Nope. Pass. Love her, but... pass. QueerDuck Oct 26 #11

Good! Let's have a real, legit primary, and if she emerges... SKKY Oct 26 #12

How about a Murphy/Whitmer ticket? CTyankee Oct 26 #21

That would be a pretty strong ticket, but if I had to pick one now... SKKY Oct 27 #37

I think a lot will happen in the ensuing years. Hopefully, openly gay people and women will no longer be excluded from CTyankee Oct 27 #38

Post removed Post removed Oct 26 #15

Good, a rematch, Harris vs Trump. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 26 #16

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Yeah, maybe she was just too nice. ificandream Oct 26 #25

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No. bucolic_frolic Oct 26 #30

I like it! CTyankee Oct 27 #39

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I like the way you think! May it be so! CTyankee Oct 27 #40