Monday, October 24, 2022

Biden or not

The question on the minds of a many is will Biden run for a second term. He cannot answer because if he says no then he is a lame duck and this limits what he can accomplish. If he does not run then who. The field is week. First up is Senator Sanders who is 81 and would be 83 in 2024. Second is Senator Warren who ran in 2020 and finished third. She has spent most of her life as a college professor and in 2013 became a US senator. She, like all senators, has no administrative experience where the buck stops with her. VP Harris is the likely candidate based on past precedent as 15 VP's went on to become president. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is a mentioned candidate. He would be the youngest ever elected just beating Kennedy by a few months. He has impressive education background being a Rhodes Scholar and he is a veteran. His only experience is a small town mayor for two terms but this requires administrative skills. He is gay and many feel the country is not ready for a president and a first man. California Governor Newsom at age 55 is about normal for presidents and he has administrative experience. Politically he may not be best since California is sewed up as a democratic win. Many insiders feel that Sanders should go away with Biden, Hillary and Schumer as it is time for some younger blood. Who are these younger people. It is best to find a governor and none of those have any name recognition.

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