The Democrats need a Mr. Rogers type politician
Maybe Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear. Seriously!
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 5 days ago
A socialist will not win 2028, provided there even is an election. NYC is not representative of the whole country. And most Americans are still on this cold war hangover where socialism became a dirty word. An outspoken socialist would not win. Unless we get another great depression - which will if history is our guide more likely lead to war. Or if they manage to fake centrism so believably well and are then okay to be a one-termer once they show their real colors. The Democrats need a Mr. Rogers type politician (preferably male, blame the Midwest) without scandals (so nobody from CA) who can appeal to a sense of decency again. #MADA
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
IronBird@lemmy.world 5 days ago
more career-family politicians are not what anyone in the US needs, you want actual change you need a Lincoln/Roosevelt type.
working class roots whose class/privelage conscious but also knows The Game.
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
The Game
Well that’s a game I haven’t heard about for a while
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Why do you think a Mr. Rogers type person would be the ideal choice? That just leads to “we need to forgive and put this all behind us” type responses which drives even more unaccountability, more inaction, and leads to more problems. I think a Mr. Rogers type is the exact opposite of what we need in response to Trump.
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 5 days ago
I chose him because he is generally well liked. I haven’t heard anybody shit talk him. I don’t see him as a person of inaction or unaccountability. I do see him as somebody who acts from a set of values and who can heal wounds thoughtfully (without letting perpetrators go unpunished). Go ahead and replace him in your mind with somebody who fits that profile.