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Agreed.

I am mystified as to who, exactly, the Democratic Party could put forth as a viable candidate. Dementia Joe is not likely to be coherent enough for this year’s campaign, much less four more years of doddering. I think Kamala is mostly regarded with disdain by the voters. And Gavin’s record in California is a nightmare- who on earth would want more of his policies after the results in San Francisco? I am very interested in hearing anyone’s speculations on who could now be successfully marketed to the voters, with so few months remaining before November.

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They have been quietly building Jimmy Panetta’s resume. I am sure they have others ready, but he’s one I would keep an eye on.

The method being, if you want a rabbit, ask for a pony. So they push all the horrible, far, far left people out front, then backtrack to somebody who looks a lot less threatening (but is still a deep state character).

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I don't see Panetta as a prospect for 2024. If he wants to be a prospect in 2028 he needs to get a much higher national profile, and maybe move into the House leadership for the Dems. Either that or make a run for California governor--that would give him a nice high-profile position that would springboard him into the White House.

If the Democrats do a last minute reshuffling of the ticket, they will need high-profile names to make up for the lack of available campaign time. I don't see Panetta as being one of those names, at least not yet.

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I think the genius of it is him trading in his father’s “credibility”.

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Not sure how far that credibility goes. Even G W Bush needed a successful tenure as Texas Governor to launch his bid for the White House, and Bush Senior was, if anything, more of an insider than Leon Panetta.

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Yes, I thought about the Bush example, but my premise is based on the idea that people are weary of politics, and desire a fresh face, someone who appears reasonable. Anyway, it’s just an idea. He is a Senator though, so that counts for something. His wife is a judge. He’s a family guy from a small town and made good. Military.

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Jimmy Panetta is a Congressman, not a Senator.

https://panetta.house.gov/

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Ok, still a prominent position.

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There are a number of presumed "viable" candidates, and they include Gavin Newsom.

Probably at the top of that list is Michelle Obama, which I touched on last week.

https://newsletter.allfactsmatter.us/p/president-michelle-obama

The challenge is to remember that the DNC is going to consider first and foremost the Democrat base, should a replacement for Biden be necessary. People who are opposed to the Democratic Party platform are going to be opposed to whomever the Democratic Presidential nominee is no matter who it is. Among Republicans neither Gavin Newsom nor Michelle Obama can be regarded as "viable"--yet these are probably the names at the top of any short list that might be circulating at the DNC.

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The stuff of nightmares!

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Yeah, it would be rather scarring to see Gavin Newsom trot out a campaign slogan like "Make America California Again".

MACA for sure ain't MAGA!

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That's good!

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