Potential 2028 candidates, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, have descended on South Carolina in recent weeks to preview their campaign messages.
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Strong, good candidate as would be Gov. Pritzger of Illinois. Not Newsome though...he's too focused on just getting in the white house.
jul 21, 2025, 1:12 am • 0 0 • view
Maybe he should be introducing himself to the police force of Covington, KY instead.
jul 20, 2025, 10:28 pm • 2 0 • view
Ky is gop controlled. Andy has done everything he can.
jul 20, 2025, 10:42 pm • 0 0 • view
He’s the governor, the highest member of the Executive branch. His place is on the ground there.
jul 20, 2025, 10:44 pm • 1 0 • view
Why wouldn’t Beshear consider running for McConnell’s seat when his is up?
jul 20, 2025, 11:34 pm • 0 0 • view
That's the problem right there. That the first state Democrats have to go through is a state none of them will win in the general. Progressive candidates have zero shot.
jul 20, 2025, 9:43 pm • 5 0 • view
jul 20, 2025, 10:31 pm • 2 0 • view
May I give you this one as well?
jul 20, 2025, 11:21 pm • 1 0 • view
I accept all 🫶chillin in Cedar Rapids 🫶
jul 21, 2025, 1:15 am • 1 0 • view
Yeah, because the safe bet worked last time.
jul 20, 2025, 10:20 pm • 0 0 • view
How about an all-Georgia ticket: Jon Ossoff/Sally Yates? Or Chris Murphy/Jon Ossoff
jul 20, 2025, 9:53 pm • 1 0 • view
Democrats, always fools, holding their most important quadrennial primary election in the Trumpiest red state of all, the one that started the Civil War. A state they have no chance of winning any state-wide election.
jul 20, 2025, 7:36 pm • 0 0 • view
The next crop of crooks, grifters & parasites, coming right up.
jul 20, 2025, 9:57 pm • 0 0 • view
I don't think @stephencolbert.bsky.social had POTUS on his bingo card, but I'm in. Anyone who watched during @stephenathome.bsky.social saw someone real humanity. He also has demonstrated a wealth of knowledge beyond many currently serving. He also just seems to be a good human. #Colbert2028
jul 21, 2025, 2:24 am • 5 0 • view
We could easily do worse, while it would be difficult to do better. The left leaning people I want won't or can't run. I trust Colbert's Catholic guilt would force his hand to actually do the right thing more often than not.
jul 21, 2025, 5:13 am • 0 0 • view
I find the Democratic bench, outside of AOC, completely uninspiring. Some new names, preferably some relative outsiders uninfected by donors and consultants, would be great.
jul 21, 2025, 7:36 am • 2 1 • view
AOC is a Zionist genocide-supporter who votes to send weapons to Israel. No thanks
jul 21, 2025, 7:37 am • 0 0 • view
I find the opposite. All are immensely more qualified than any Republican out there. It’s about elevating the whole country and everyone on the bench is ready to do that. Stop down talking Democrats.
jul 21, 2025, 8:20 am • 1 0 • view
"democrats have a huge opportunity to seize the middle and win back voters who have been increasingly skeptical of our democratic brand." -beshear, echoing the losing strategy from 2024. fanfuckintastic.
jul 20, 2025, 8:14 pm • 2 0 • view
Beshear/Pritzker
jul 20, 2025, 10:51 pm • 2 0 • view
all in:
jul 21, 2025, 1:13 am • 2 0 • view
Beshear might actually be the strongest Democratic candidate in 2028.
jul 21, 2025, 12:00 am • 2 0 • view
I would hope, but I'll bet he wouldn't even win kentucky when they get through working him over.
jul 21, 2025, 12:18 am • 1 0 • view
He has much less to work over than Newsome, Buttigieg or Kamala Harris.
jul 21, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view
I would tend to agree, but in a red state they have a lot more options at their disposal.
jul 21, 2025, 12:29 am • 0 0 • view
A good guy.
jul 20, 2025, 7:49 pm • 1 0 • view
Why would South Carolina be the arbiter for anything democracy related
jul 20, 2025, 8:33 pm • 9 0 • view
I like Gov. Andy Beshear, but let's face it, West Virginia is STILL 49th and 50th in just about everything. Yes, I KNOW Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arkansas are fighting for 50th place, but all I see Beshear bringing is 50th place for everyone.
jul 20, 2025, 9:07 pm • 0 0 • view
Because Black people, and it’s the first state of the primary now…
jul 20, 2025, 8:49 pm • 3 0 • view
Idk how we expect to have elections when they can clearly cheat. Report on that. Bet you won't youtu.be/7kNAbMuSB0c
jul 20, 2025, 11:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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jul 20, 2025, 7:51 pm • 0 0 • view
If they don’t come out endorsing the democratic nominee for mayor of NYC, they aren’t going to be in a position to win the general.
jul 20, 2025, 7:33 pm • 2 0 • view
All they need to do is just say “New York City Democrats are Democrats too, and they can elect who they like, you may not agree with them but we can all still be Democrats.” Not hard.
jul 20, 2025, 7:39 pm • 1 1 • view
Apparently it's very difficult for them to manage to do
jul 20, 2025, 8:07 pm • 1 0 • view
National Democrats accuse progressives of being exclusionary and imposing purity tests but literally that is what they do
jul 20, 2025, 8:11 pm • 1 0 • view
That's because most of them aren't progressives, they're just slightly less right than conservatives, but not by much
jul 20, 2025, 8:32 pm • 2 0 • view
I’m open to hearing most candidates out except one’s that willingly associate with Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk when they think it is politically relevant.
jul 20, 2025, 7:06 pm • 6 1 • view
live pic of Gavin Newsom
jul 20, 2025, 7:08 pm • 4 0 • view
Kentucky’s red voters are already coming up with trash. And I mean literal trash. All the while they won’t acknowledge the orange shit piling up in their own yards.
jul 20, 2025, 7:36 pm • 2 0 • view
If history is any guide Clyburn will give the vote to Rahm Emanuel.
jul 23, 2025, 6:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Run Andy run. Clinton in 2028
jul 21, 2025, 2:34 am • 0 0 • view
Gov. Beshear is impressive. I put him in a top category with Gov. Pritzker. Thier styles are different. Gov. Pritzker has a fighting spirit and Beshear sounds firm but steady. The next Democratic President needs to be fearless to fix & reinstitute what the Authoritarians will have destroyed.
jul 20, 2025, 11:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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jul 21, 2025, 10:27 am • 0 0 • view
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jul 21, 2025, 11:16 am • 2 0 • view
I still do not understand why Buttigieg did not cultivate a strong relationship with the black community in South Bend. Imagine if he had scores of black residents cutting commercials for him, appearing with him, etc. He had an incredible opportunity that he did not capitalize on.
jul 21, 2025, 7:21 pm • 1 0 • view
You don't know what you're talking about. Black residents in South Bend did record testimonials about why they support Pete: x.com/wintheera/st...
jul 21, 2025, 7:46 pm • 5 1 • view
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jul 21, 2025, 8:13 pm • 4 1 • view
He did and he had, including community leaders campaigning in SC. The media ignored all of it. His mistake, if you can call it so, was waiting to use any endorsement until his successor had been elected and there couldn't be any appearance of him using his position as mayor to ask for favors.
jul 21, 2025, 8:22 pm • 2 0 • view
He seems like an incredibly intelligent empathetic politician. Gifted even. But missing that moment was huge and shows that he was not the political athlete that he needed to be. Newsom, Shapiro, Whitmer would not have made that mistake.
jul 21, 2025, 9:33 pm • 0 0 • view
It's doubtful that it would have made any difference. The media was determined to run with their narrative and deliberately silenced his Black supporters anyway. That said, he is who and where he is *because* he does what he thinks is *right* even when it might hurt his political career.
jul 22, 2025, 4:52 am • 3 0 • view
FYI Pete received the endorsement of the State, the biggest newspaper in South Carolina, for the 2020 Primary. They praised his outreach to Blacks. www.thestate.com/opinion/arti...
jul 22, 2025, 5:32 am • 0 0 • view
But look at the data!!! Black Democrats in SC did not support him. Remember the switch during 2008 when the Black Democrats in SC switched to Obama from Clinton. Obama needed that switch. That is what Buttigieg needed and did not get.
jul 22, 2025, 11:49 am • 0 0 • view
I haven't heard a single Dem actually presenting the policy needed to meet the moment: $30 fed minimum wage, abolishing electoral college, imprisoning anyone in the fascist Trump regime including ICE agents, etc. Dems are bringing a water gun to put out a nuclear holocaust.
jul 20, 2025, 7:24 pm • 14 1 • view
abolishing the electoral college would require a constitutional amendment running on the position to mass incarcerate the former administration's workers just incentivizes mass presidential pardons the day before presidents step down
jul 20, 2025, 9:25 pm • 4 1 • view
None of those things can be done without a supermajority or full amendments.
jul 21, 2025, 2:20 pm • 0 0 • view
Not even a Nerf one.
jul 20, 2025, 9:49 pm • 1 0 • view
Sheeple sheepling…
jul 21, 2025, 4:31 pm • 0 0 • view
Nobody cares about 2028
jul 20, 2025, 9:13 pm • 0 0 • view
We do not need 3 year election cycles. 🙄
jul 20, 2025, 9:48 pm • 3 0 • view
Just another white guy, time for a change, can we finally get a woman president?
jul 21, 2025, 8:44 am • 3 1 • view
I'd love to see a woman in charge, but I'll settle for a human
jul 21, 2025, 5:03 pm • 0 0 • view
You’ve had 2 chances. Both rejected.
jul 21, 2025, 11:44 am • 1 0 • view
If that’s all you care about then that explains why we don’t have one. You have to run on more than being a woman or being the first *insert physical trait here,* which seems to be a common trend whenever they run.
jul 21, 2025, 2:18 pm • 1 0 • view
They are acting like it is business as usual.
jul 20, 2025, 10:03 pm • 0 0 • view
Go Andy!!!
jul 21, 2025, 12:30 am • 0 0 • view
Love Andy as governor. But he’s as charismatic as a wet rag. He won because his opponents were just too evil to ignore, unfortunately. He’s done a great job though.
jul 21, 2025, 12:55 pm • 0 0 • view
Earlier, I posted my firm endorsement of Pete Buttigieg’s running - posting a litany of reasons as to why I feel so strongly. What I didn’t include was that he also represents Next Gen which I believe is of tremendous importance.
jul 20, 2025, 8:43 pm • 3 0 • view
Pete Buttigieg! His resume is lengthy & incredibly diverse. He readily acknowledges past mistakes, both of which have been an integral part of his personal & prof evolution. Pragmatic, highly intelligent, calm, good listener to both sides = positive known quantity. Minimal intro needed
jul 20, 2025, 7:59 pm • 5 0 • view
Give it up. There is no way an openly gay man will win in the US.
jul 20, 2025, 10:45 pm • 1 0 • view
I am not a prophet but I must say - this sounds remarkably similar to the pre-Obama days
jul 20, 2025, 11:15 pm • 2 0 • view
God forbid you accept reality
jul 22, 2025, 3:58 pm • 0 0 • view
You saw them put trump in TWICE so they wouldn't have to vote for a woman..
jul 22, 2025, 6:31 pm • 1 0 • view
Precisely, but they will totally vote for the wholly unqualified gay dude! 🤦♀️
jul 23, 2025, 3:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Please explain the parameters of being “unqualified” and “qualified” that you use. Understandably, you believe that women candidates have been discredited based largely on their gender. With that in mind, it is curious that the prime adjective you use for P. Buttigieg is “gay”.
jul 23, 2025, 11:47 pm • 1 0 • view
PS I AM QUEER so stop jumping conclusions that have zero justification. I am a women, I voted for women in the primaries and the elections and got Führer Yam Tits instead.
jul 24, 2025, 2:45 am • 0 0 • view
Your orientation makes no difference as I don’t think it should about anyone which is exactly my point. . I only wish to know the parameters that you use to determine who is “unqualified” v “qualified”.
jul 24, 2025, 3:56 am • 0 0 • view
You accused me with weaselly insinuation that I’m homophobic is what! I expect a candidate to have won statewide office & federal office at least 2 terms. South Bend Mayorship was around 8,000 votes, & a cabinet appointment is zero votes. You need to prove you can win votes, his primary run says NO!
jul 24, 2025, 11:57 am • 0 0 • view
I was not jumping to conclusions. If I had, I wouldn’t have asked you anything. One side of my family immigrated & homesteaded over 130 yrs ago in the mid-west (MN). I oversee farmland which provides a 1st hand look at the culture & social temp. Very conservative. Majority 60+. Male. Pro-Pete.
jul 24, 2025, 3:31 am • 0 0 • view
What does NOT being an immigrant mean? I, too live in Minnesota, in a suburban that’s more diverse than most of the country! It doesn’t make me qualified to assess anything, my active participation in for 40 years in electoral politics with the DFL, voting & civic engagement do.
jul 24, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 0 • view
No, if you lack the ability to understand what is required to be President that’s not my problem. His work as a consultant for McKinsey with Loblaw as his main account during the bread price fixing scandal and just generally being a monopoly ripping off Canadians is also disqualifying AF.
jul 24, 2025, 2:42 am • 0 0 • view
I’d like to see the metrics used to justify that opinion too. As for being gay…Pete was asked that question on the Flagrant podcast a few weeks ago. His answer 👇🏼
jul 23, 2025, 11:58 pm • 6 2 • view
lol no it’s not and there are way to many homophobic people who would use that as an excuse l…
jul 20, 2025, 9:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Some will always look for a reason to invalidate someone. Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia (so many phobias!). A lot of progress has been made, begun w/ the movie “Philadelphia” - “Will & Grace” - “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, etc. Exhibit A - CO governor - gay & Jewish.
jul 20, 2025, 10:00 pm • 0 0 • view
I’m not willing to lose another presidential election to prove Pete Buttigieg supporters wrong! The United States has slid backwards on the acceptance of LGBTQIA+ folks. If the nomination of Zohran Mamdani hasn’t shown you how racist & Islamophobic the country is, you’re fooling yourself.
jul 22, 2025, 3:55 pm • 0 0 • view
All Black People: absolutely not
jul 20, 2025, 8:48 pm • 1 0 • view
I imagine more than a few other no's will be offered to the McKinsey vat-grown ratboy.
jul 20, 2025, 8:57 pm • 1 0 • view
So stay honest and get Trump?
jul 20, 2025, 10:33 pm • 1 0 • view
Pete has favorable Black support. Just stop with the misinformation.
jul 22, 2025, 5:37 am • 2 0 • view
Shut up white. You don’t know ANYTHING about us.
jul 22, 2025, 12:19 pm • 0 0 • view
He has certainly made substantial mistakes. I consider the many epiphanies and lessons learned by mistakes in my own life and that I have heard others remark upon in their lives. His full-throated acknowledgment of same when he wasn’t running for any position deserves recognition.
jul 20, 2025, 9:03 pm • 0 0 • view
He’s still a corporate dicksucker who loves Israel. Nowhere near a good choice.
jul 20, 2025, 10:10 pm • 1 0 • view
But hasn’t spoke on support of Palestine
jul 23, 2025, 1:29 am • 1 0 • view
An example from last summer FYI. Recall that the Middle East was not part of his USDOT portfolio so he has made very few post 10/7 statements.
jul 23, 2025, 5:12 am • 3 1 • view
I am so glad that you were fully heard and that you felt it in the moment. The situation is complex & heartbreaking beyond words. May peace be upon all those whose lives have been lost and may peace cover those who grieve.
jul 23, 2025, 5:23 am • 2 0 • view
FYI -The post is not mine, it's from a woman who attended a Harris fundraiser featuring Pete.
jul 23, 2025, 5:34 am • 1 0 • view
Thank you for passing it along. Underscores a lot.
jul 23, 2025, 5:55 am • 0 0 • view
I’m a Kentuckian. Beshear replaced a terrible governor and has done a great job for our state. He’s not president material.
jul 20, 2025, 7:43 pm • 12 1 • view
I don’t know. He won re-election in a deep red state that has consistently sent people like McConnell, Massie, Comer, and Paul to DC despite them not doing one damn thing for the state. He’s a decent man & I’dvote for him if I was living back in my home state.
jul 20, 2025, 9:41 pm • 4 0 • view
I love Andy too as a Kentuckian But all that happened is our people are resistant to change. They will constantly vote for whomever is already in office even if they hate them just because it means no change in our daily lives. Andy only won because our previous slimeball fucked over teachers.
jul 20, 2025, 10:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeah but he won the office that was previously held by his own father just 4 years prior and his father was a popular governor. I’m not saying Andy isn’t talented in his own right but I think his talent may be Kentucky specific
jul 21, 2025, 1:05 pm • 1 0 • view
Vice President?
jul 21, 2025, 1:36 am • 0 0 • view
Why don’t you think he is president material?
jul 20, 2025, 9:21 pm • 0 0 • view
This fella is worth watching. Just saying
jul 20, 2025, 11:50 pm • 0 0 • view
Beshear would be an attractive "mainstream" option if Democrats want to win the presidency...Not progressive enough possibly for the leftists but appealing to true Independents and those with buyer's remorse on MAGA
jul 20, 2025, 8:27 pm • 4 0 • view
There are no independents. There are no undecided centrists because the Democrats ARE the centrists. They need to be veering left, not right.
jul 20, 2025, 9:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Nonexistent people you’re talking about
jul 20, 2025, 8:52 pm • 3 0 • view
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jul 20, 2025, 8:24 pm • 0 0 • view
He's a nice guy but wouldn't be my first choice for POTUS in 2028.
jul 20, 2025, 10:34 pm • 3 0 • view
Agree and I voted for him twice.
jul 20, 2025, 10:41 pm • 1 0 • view
I would as well if I lived in KY. He's intelligent, well-educated and has represented KY very well.
jul 20, 2025, 11:08 pm • 0 0 • view