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George Pearkes @peark.es

I think you could expand this list to include Pritzker if Pete is on it.

jul 9, 2025, 9:11 pm • 13 0

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MPinGA @mpinga.bsky.social

How about Ossoff or Warnock?

jul 9, 2025, 9:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social

Maybe I’m just anti-Pritzker. I don’t think the big boy Chicago guy vibe plays, but I know others disagree.

jul 9, 2025, 9:12 pm • 9 0 • view
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Chris Sittner @chrissittner.bsky.social

I feel Pritzker might be a well suited VP choice, add gravitas and experience to a younger Pres. candidate. We should have had that the last time but then we silenced Walz, this go-around let Pritzker be the bulldog.

jul 9, 2025, 9:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social

An AOC/Pritzker ticket makes sense to me as one possibility.

jul 9, 2025, 9:18 pm • 3 0 • view
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Vandy, C.A. @cavandy.bsky.social

I don't want to be "that guy" but honestly I just can't abide putting up another woman this time ... haven't we learned anything from the past 2 times?

jul 9, 2025, 9:21 pm • 6 0 • view
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GG @tradergg.bsky.social

I have to agree. After the last two times give me a middle aged white man from Midwest and or South. Both white men for P and VP on ticket. Sadly almost half of this country may still NOT be ready for a woman President.

jul 9, 2025, 9:37 pm • 2 0 • view
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Allen3D @hex720.net

Nah, it's glass cliff time.

jul 9, 2025, 9:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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Canary @canarydied.bsky.social

While I see your point, I'm thinking things may be so fucked by the next election it may be the time to swing for the fences

jul 9, 2025, 9:30 pm • 3 0 • view
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Steve Zorowitz @stevezorowitz.bsky.social

It sucks, but yes it's true.

jul 9, 2025, 9:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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horndog henry clay @daddyweasel.bsky.social

Perhaps. I think he could also fit into the category of jolly and straightshootin' Midwest dad vibe, and it helps he can be seen as a wealthy egalitarian

jul 9, 2025, 9:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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Vandy, C.A. @cavandy.bsky.social

I worry about that too and clearly I'm a fan but he's authentic and a fighter, it might work better than we fear

jul 9, 2025, 9:14 pm • 5 0 • view
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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social

I have historically had a spotty record at these things so when it comes to specific candidates I don’t trust my predictions much.

jul 9, 2025, 9:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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George Pearkes @peark.es

Yeah he’s pugnacious. For the purposes of “who would be interesting on a podcast” that’s enough IMO.

jul 9, 2025, 9:18 pm • 7 0 • view
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Steve Zorowitz @stevezorowitz.bsky.social

The governor who fights off ICE best will be the nominee.

jul 9, 2025, 9:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Russian Silver Mine War Truther @gallatin.bsky.social

I think people are heavily influenced right now by his bad convention speech, but people have come back from those before. (It sure was a puzzling speech though! In more relaxed settings he's affable and laid-back; what he was thinking bellowing every word I'll never know.)

jul 9, 2025, 9:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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nonplussed12.bsky.social @nonplussed12.bsky.social

I think the tough guy image may work with some Trumpers.

jul 9, 2025, 9:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Helene Meisler @hmeisler.bsky.social

to me Pritzker gives off Chris Christie vibes circa 2010-ish. Not sure why. Maybe it's the body type :)

jul 9, 2025, 9:22 pm • 6 0 • view
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Musings, Sometimes @musings-sometimes.bsky.social

Please take my much needed like for putting out an opinion that will be wildly unpopular in the BlueSky cesspool, but is one that we need to hear. They don't call Chicago the Windy City for nothing.

jul 9, 2025, 9:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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dick cheney is brat @captainahab.bsky.social

Pritzker's path is leaning the hardest into the "I will put Trump and Stephen Miller in prison" lane

jul 9, 2025, 9:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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freakshow on the dancefloor @unremembered80s.bsky.social

I don't think that's a problem at all, we elected the biggest asshole in NYC twice. The "billionaire scion" thing is a far bigger issue.

jul 9, 2025, 9:49 pm • 0 0 • view