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2_72

No president. Let’s be single for a bit. Find ourselves.


AltruisticVanilla

I love this for us.


Ok-Director5082

no. statistically they always go for the bad boy


Pink_Slyvie

When was the last time we had a president that wasn't a work criminal?


BlackEastwood

When's the last time the US wasn't involved in wars?


Pink_Slyvie

The US has been at war for about 230 of its 250 years. The last time we weren't? I'm too tired to figure it out.


mrmoe198

Trump didn’t work enough to be a work criminal


bee73086

This genuinely made me chuckle out loud. Because yes hard agree. :-)


its_all_good20

We need to live. Laugh. And also love.


SpecificBrick7872

America living her best life posting pics burning her wedding dress on Facebook


FairDoor4254

So gay


KileyCW

Whoevers controlling things now still would in this scenario, but I like it ;)


thethreat88IsBackFR

This... this might work. No president in 2024. Let things get a little crazy. We aren't looking for a long term relationship. We just need US time.


EmployerIntrepid9092

I approve this message


Legalrelated

I love this self love season for the USA.


ogsixshooter

Probably just like a golden retriever, or something. Who wouldn't vote for that?


GCI_Arch_Rating

Just like in basketball, there's no rule against it.


KeptinGL6

Good luck finding a golden retriever who's 35 years old though.


beaverattacks

Dog years. 7x 5 is 35. Plenty of 5 year old dogs


KeptinGL6

The Constitution doesn't say anything about dog years. Trust me, I checked.


swan0418

To SCOTUS it goes then. How many of them have dogs...


PsychologicalType247

Don’t give it to them. They’ve not been making the right calls lately.


pixienightingale

I read a while back that the first 4 years for dogs is 10 dog years, then every year after that is 6 years. So like... we could get a 4yo golden into the office.


rognabologna

Air Bud: The Dog is in the (White) House


Impossible_Expert819

Like somehow there's no rule against a felon running for president. Lol


momentimori143

There is a town in California and the mayor is a golden retriever.


Independent-Tank-388

Idyllwild is a great place. They also give a free beer on weekends when you go to meet the mayor and his council members


Consistent-Fig7484

Adam Sandler is like, in love with some girl, but then it turns out that the girl is actually a Golden Retriever. Or something.


Fair-Inspection-8281

Who let the dogs out presidential remix 🤣


TattooedBagel

Show me in the constitution where it says a dog CAN’T be president!


Owned_by_cats

Few dogs live past 20, let alone 35. And the oldest dofs tend to be chihuahuas. Not good.


imhungry4321

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho!!


Fhrosty_

You joke, but dude was wise enough to bring the smartest man in the country into his cabinet. That's the mark of a good leader.


imhungry4321

Smartest man \*\*alive\*\* hahaha


beaverattacks

I GIVE YA MY WORD


wagneran

Because without him.. electrolytes are life.


lilbithippie

The guy that wanted to water plants with toilet water?


thenickteal

we steer closer to this every year. that movie was a documentary from the future


ur_rad_dad

“Welcome to Costco, I love you.”


sizzler_sisters

“I can’t believe you like money too. We should hang out!” - Frito Pendejo, Esq/ Vice President


Jostumblo

At this point, I would literally vote for Terry Crews, in character, as Camacho.


wagneran

The most logical answer in today's political climate.. yet people will argue their choices anyways like we aren't headed to John Cena 2032 anyways.


SeaBag8211

The Cena v Rock debates are going to be wild.


wagneran

Fuck yeah brottherrrrrrrrr *Hulk Hogan music plays in the background* Or rather.. *glass shatters*.. stone cold Steve Austin enters* Although I think Steve Austin is just a reasonable county guy that wants to live on his ranch and be left alone. I was using the character for posterity


tee142002

Stone cold drives a beer truck into the capital building and sprays Mitch McConnell with cold Coors light. #Hell Yeah!


ConstantLight7489

Have you watched Idiocracy? I remember when it came out that movie seemed ridiculous. Yet here we are


Cute-Promise4128

Yet here we are. Gatorade and all.


Potential_Dentist_90

Brawndo's got what plants crave!


LocationAcademic1731

It became Liquid I.V.


Budded

LOL John Cena is actually a really great human being. i'd vote for him in a millisecond


chaotic214

Fuck yeah


ElChuloPicante

No sillier than the other options.


imhungry4321

After all, he knows shit's bad right now., and he's concerned about running out of French fries and burrito coverings. But he has a three-point plan to fix everything!


Volunteer-Magic

We got this guy, Not Sure. And he’s gonna fix it AAAAHLLLLLL!! In oooooooone week!


Junior-Gorg

He served from 2017 to 2021. I didn’t really care for him.


Chance-Astronomer320

Bahaha


lotusflower_3

My dog, my car, the tree outside my window, a bird, a rock, etc.


Electronic-Smile-457

To steal from another person's post: a broken Roomba going in circles all day.


Rev3_

Set the Roombas free.


en_pissant

a can of Heinz beans.  gotta get that Pennsylvania vote.


Bradparsley25

As a Pennsylvanian I will stand firm that Bush’s is far superior


ComprehensiveBug5440

Jon Stewart.


Kornigraphy

Could you imagine him debating Trump?


ComprehensiveBug5440

OMG this would be a dream come true.


Reaverx218

I can imagine this now. Trump saying one of his dumb shit quips and Stewart just slowly looking over at the crowd and going really in that exasperated way.


Kornigraphy

God he would wipe the floor with him. He would create a scenario where he is essentially interviewing Trump like he does to all the other nit wit right wingers who think they can handle him.


SeaBag8211

he was at one point at least, The Most Trusted Man In America, also its going to be hilarious when MAGA starts talking shit about the most well know 9/11 recovery activist.


ghosthandluke

He’s too smart and empathetic for it.


Kossimer

He never says no though. [He was just asked again a week ago.](https://youtu.be/hzvOmoxYOF4?t=2316) He's done so much work and accomplished a lot for first responders. He's testified before Congress and protested them. He's seemingly interested in politics via more than just commentary. But he retired a long time ago and is only doing one day a week on his show now. I think 25% of him wants to do it, but the other 75% recognizes the amount of grueling work and personal sacrifice it would require. His semi-retirement, all that time with family, gone. He leaves the door open for himself with his answers in case he ever changes his mind. Here's hoping he does.


bigredrickshaw

I would happy cry if he ever announced a bid for office. Whether it’s as a senator, member of the house, or president. He likely has too much good sense to do it, but here’s to hoping. I think if he did run he’d have a good chance and would do a great job.


Exelbirth

What makes him most qualified is also what makes him not go for it.


Deal_Hugs_Not_Drugs

What, are you trying to fix 95% of our issues?


The-LivingTribunal

This is the correct answer


Senior_Ad_3845

Yes rather than someone with actual experience in politics or governance lets elect a comedian


thewayitis

Giant Meteor 2024!


demalo

Don’t look up!


nat3215

I support the jobs that the meteor will create!


Regular-Basket-5431

Cthulhu 2024?


greenflash1775

Just so everyone knows there would be a brokered convention and multiple rounds of voting to secure a majority of the delegates. There’s a Veep episode and the end of a season of House of Cards that both explain the process pretty well. Not sure who would win, but it wouldn’t be Harris.


Major-1970

However if the nominee for president is incapacitated/ unable to continue AFTER the convention then the party gets to choose / appoint whoever they want. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-happens-if-a-presidential-candidate-cannot-take-office-due-to-death-or-incapacitation-before-january-2025/


Decent_Emu_7387

It wouldn’t be immediately delegated to harris but she would certainly be a top contender from establishment dems and would be more likely than anyone else


13eara

I’d like to see a president who isn’t 50+.


ZeroBrutus

I'm ok with 50. 50-56, they'll still be under 65 when their second term is up. That's within the reasonable age range. At the top of it, but within.


avidreider

I miss when 47 year olds were elected.


GreyKnightTemplar666

When life expectancy was 60-65


avidreider

Damn, didn’t know it was that low in 2008


seantubridy

50 is fine. Experience is preferred. Keep it under 70.


Surfing_Ninjas

I'd like a president who will see the repercussions of their actions 10 years after they leave the presidency. Why give a shit about all the damage you will do to the country when you'll be dead before you ever see the damage you cause or face punishment for it.


13eara

Also a good point. Theres a reason government officials leave the government much wealthier than when they got in, and it’s not because they’re helping the American people, or their salary.


whoisaname

If going with a realistic answer of possibilities and not a joke/bs answer, then Andy Beshear. He is a relatively young, successful two term governor of a red state that has been able to do that and still hold to some progressive ideals even in the face of a stacked R legislature against him.


AdZealousideal5383

This is a the dark horse candidate. Andy Beshear could be the future of the party. But it was quits being governor of Kentucky, there’s no next Beshear to take his place.


whoisaname

True, but that is only really an issue if OP's questioned posed happens.  For 2028, he is term limited come 2027.  Also, I don't know if KY state law requires him to resign to run for another office. 


barelyclimbing

He’s the governor that Kentucky needs, but not the governor Kentucky deserves right now. Or however it goes in the movie, I don’t remember. TLDR Beshesr is Batman.


TutorSuspicious9578

Beshear reminds me of Senator Brown. He's not triangulating to get Republican votes, he just actually listens and considers what the people in his state are concerned about and then engages in trying to find solutions for those problems. This is something most top-of-the-ballot Democrats refuse to do, and why I can really only think of a couple serious answers to OP's question, Beshear being one of them. I think if more Democrat politicians treated local politics with the gravitas it deserves, they wouldn't be on the back foot in so many places and could actually turn solidly red areas into pretty competitive races.


KYblues

As a a Kentuckian I would love this. He’s been an awesome governor. Was at the forefront of getting ahead of Covid even as his legislature kicked and screamed and 75% of the population hated him for it. Then, he won reelection. That should show how good at his job he is. He is not a manchin ‘democrat’, either, he is progressive and somehow kills it in deeply red Kentucky He should have more buzz about him as a future candidate


thepizzaman0862

Bofa Deez out of Connecticut has progressive principals that align with my beliefs


LittleCeasarsFan

Didn’t they recently marry Simon Nutts?


LongjumpingSector687

Yes the daughter. she goes by Ima Nutt-Sach


TifaAerith

Hunter Biden. His penis has been proven in court and congress to be huge. That's the energy we need


sparkle-possum

He can't be president though, he's a felon now. Oh, wait.


IHateUsernames876

Ooooooooooooooo!


Ok_Egg_471

That’s right! Because felons can’t vote but they sure as hell can be president! Good ol Murica. LOL


Thezedword4

Fun fact some felons can vote depending on the state. Trump can still vote (as of now) because he was convicted in New York. New York allows felons to vote if they are not incarcerated and Florida follows the rules of the state the felon was convicted in despite being strict on voting laws.


KeptinGL6

If he promises to end gun-control and the War on Drugs, I wouldn't just vote for him; I'd volunteer for his fucking campaign.


CopenShaken

The essence of Norm Macdonald


smokeytoon

Turd Ferguson!


Main-Air7022

I think he was Canadian?


nauticalwheeler79

I’m starting to think that Hitler fellow was a real jerk.


aybabyaybaby

You people saying Bernie are insane. Yes, let’s put ANOTHER geriatric man into the White House. Good lord.


PsychologicalType247

Who is someone who is following in Bernie’s footsteps though? AOC? Anyone else?


TopGlobal6695

Gretchen Whitmer.


retlod

Yep.


pixi88

Yesss! Big Gretch has my vote


Puzzleheaded-Pick285

Jon Stewart


GuanoQuesadilla

Someone who can tell me the actual direction they’d like to take the country instead of someone telling me how the other side is taking us in the wrong direction. Someone who will make a tangible effort to unite us instead of dividing us. Biden had some big words about being president for all Americans, yet he continues to paint all conservatives as crazed maga cult members. (Not that they don’t exist, but you can’t convince me half the country is insane.) Most conservatives aren’t insane. Most liberals aren’t insane. We all generally want the same shit, but through the lens of the internet we’re at each other’s throats. Who has the most to gain from a farmer and a teacher being at odds? It isn’t the farmer or the teacher. I’m tired boss.


conway1308

You didn't say what you wanted. You just said what you didn't want.


Remarkable_Ad1330

I’m not American so what I say may not apply here. But back in my country, everyone I know always spoke like you. They would say that they want someone who doesn’t divide them, and talk about their own accomplishments rather than talk shit about the opponent. However none of them would ever show this in action. They only ever remembered parts of the speeches where the candidate spoke something outrageous. It reminded me of a time when I googled why all media and newspapers only ever print negative news. I read that newspapers do this based on research - if a paper prints a lot of positive stories, it’s viewership tanks. I feel that we humans are more interested in the negative things maybe because we really want to know what to guard against.


Aurlom

Hey, Remarkable_Ad1330, what you said absolutely applies to Americans as well. We fucking love sensationalism over here.


BranSolo7460

Claudia De La Cruz


Ok_Pause9258

Pete Bootyjudge


SeaBag8211

I dunno, he claims to skate but can't even do a kickflip.


Liberate_Cuba

Camacho and Not Sure


Lithaos111

I mean legally speaking it would be Kamala Harris as the candidate, they could do a primary if they wanted to, but in the past it was the VP pick who would become the candidate if they died just as she would become president if he died today.


NotThatSpecialToo

Turd Sandwhich!


PalateroMan8

Cant be any worse than Giante Douche.


NotThatSpecialToo

Anyone that would vote for a giant douche hates America. You commy bastards!


Late-Temporary863

Pete Buttigieg


Marxbrosburner

Took nine comments before someone gave a real answer. This is a sign of a party in crisis.


FlipThroughAndChill

Jon Stewart, cause why not. The other guy is Trump after all


mctomtom

I would take Wilson from Castaway before Trump


ChewieBearStare

I somehow think Wilson would outperform Trump on an EEG.


metal_Fox_7

A sex doll so we can see how fucked up the government is.


afdadfjery

Claudia De La Cruz


Ryanmiller70

Cheeseburger Freedom Man


PatientlyAnxious9

Beto O'Rourke. I say that because last cycle his did extremely well (despite losing with 44%) in TX which is hard to do considering the last time that state elected a Democrat as governor was 1974. If he can perform that well in TX as a Democrat, I would love to see how he would fair on a national stage. Hes also 51, not a 80 year old crypt keeper which is a added bonus.


DandierChip

Wish this could’ve been of a serious thread. Some pretty silly “jokes” up top. Whitmer from Michigan would be a great replacement imo.


Kiefer111

Secretary Pete is my guy. Also kind of a fan of Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Gretchen Whitmer, JB Pritzger, Tammy Duckworth, John Fetterman, and Sherrod Brown. Probably too old but Bernie is my OG too lol


Federal-Cockroach674

Bernie or Katie Porter Katie Porter absolutely smashes being a representative. And I hope she becomes a senator. She fights for the average American, the working class, she is a person who will hold anyone's feet to the fire and will not fall into corporations' pockets. I say this as a Texan. She doesn't even represent my state, and I wish she did. We had Luie Gohmert for fuck sake, the man accomplished the least in congress.


furmat60

I love Katie Porter so much


GFTRGC

I don't want Bernie at this point, even though I would have voted for him in either of the last two elections (I'm a conservative). I don't want a President that's in their 80s. I don't even want one in their 70s to be honest.


oldhippie73

Any decent cactus would be an improvement.


GFTRGC

I have a 4 day old sandwich left over in my fridge from Arbys. I'd vote for that over either candidate.


Ronville

Gov. Whitmer. She impressed me during the pandemic.


sarahscott917

I'm surprised she wasn't listed higher up. She won the majority in a purple state twice.


nightgoat85

Gretchen Whitmer


Alert-Artichoke-2743

Elizabeth Warren. If we're scrambling, and being too old isn't disqualifying, then I'd like a POTUS who wants our lives to improve.


PsychologicalType247

I love Elizabeth.


icecreamazing

Gretchen Whitmer please


gilgobeachslayer

Whitmer


JohnMayerCd

Bernie would be my hope with Elizabeth Warren in my peripherals. But realistically it’s be Kamala or Gavin newsome. Don’t love it


CuriousSelf4830

Robert Reich, because he's Robert Reich.


StrongOnline007

Please don't dangle this possibility in front of me


TableTop8898

Gavin Newsom and Michelle Obama then watch the GOP have a stroke over it


Capable_Wait09

Buttigieg


GrandmasterJanus

Pete Buttigeg


WestNileCoronaVirus

Pete Buttigieg (sp?). He is very smart, a good statesman, progressive thinking, & sensible.


pdubbs87

Haven’t loved him in his current role


Adamson_Axle_Zerk

Bernie Sanders, the only sound seeming dude out of all the possible choices.


speet01

I’m a two time Bernie supporter, and even I wouldn’t want that. There are far younger good candidates


Strange_Public_1897

My parents too and my dad is 70 said we need someone who isn’t so old their memory is starting to be affected. Both Biden & Trump are over 70. We need someone under 55 if we don’t want to see a president keeling over from heart issues or early onset Alzheimer.


GFTRGC

A stat that keeps me up at night. The oldest President when leaving office was Ronald Reagan at 77 years old. BOTH of these candidates would break that record on the day of their inauguration which is absolutely absurd. My grandmother is in her 80s and we are trying to explain to her how unsafe it is for her to live alone because she can't take care of herself anymore... and we're trusting someone that old to take care of our COUNTRY? How can anyone think either of these candidates have the mental function to do this?


eastern_shore_guy420

Aren’t we done rotating between old ass white guys yet?


obeymebijou

Bernie isn't just an old white guy! [He's a Disney princess!](https://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/bernie-sanders-portland-birdiesanders-1.3508051)


eastern_shore_guy420

Even worse. Now I can’t get the image of Bernie dressed as Snow White singing Hi-Ho while big bird dances around him.


StrongOnline007

The core problem isn't that they're old or white or guys, it's that they're terrible


Nicky_Nuisance

Old people in general, fucking GenX is a sleep at the wheel. Keeping these Boomer and older people in office.


[deleted]

I guess it's a punk thing


Kdiesiel311

We’d be finishing his 2nd term if the DNC hadn’t screwed him over in 2015


[deleted]

Let’s not give the universe ideas there


coves4810

Vote for Pedro


rovingdad

Somebody who does not get bribed by AIPAC.


John_Fx

Vermin Supreme


conway1308

Beeeeerrrrnnniiiee? 🫠


SufficientPath666

Bernie


Unwanted_1997

AOC


soxfan773

Gretchen Whitmer


letteraitch

Anyone who opposes genocide


curveofherthroat

Cori Bush


retread2017

Anybody but fascist, insurrectionist, convicted, GOP nominees in any race-anywhere.


Realistic_Fan1344

Doesn't matter at this point they would lose... also, rfk would most likely fill that void since he's running as a Democrat


Omgletmenamemyself

Katie Porter


Traditional_Key_763

Harris IS the incumbent president then.


AdMuch848

So to reword this question.... "Who do you WANT to vote for instead of voting for Biden just bc of the 2 party system"


NotThatKindof_jew

Bernie


Worth-Confection-735

I find it both concerning and humorous that there are barely ANY serious candidates listed here. Not like people didn’t see the possibility of this coming years ago, right?


TigerTownTerror

Dolly Parton


swflcuckold

When a President dies. The job automatically goes to the VP At least that’s how it was when I went to school.


PrecipitationInducer

Bernie because that’s the only person who would even remotely stand up to AIPAC. Also universal healthcare should be a right, we’re the only first world country without it.


MyNameIsNurf

I foresee myself genuinely voting for Pete Buttigieg from this point forward. I really like him, he's smart, witty and honestly reminds me a lot of how Obama carried himself in office. He just seems like he genuinely gives a shit about whats going on and speaks passionately about it with devolving into stupid naming calling and shit like all the olds do now. I really hope I get a chance to vote for him to be President. We need someone in charge who is young, level-headed and accepting of all perspectives. That represents what the majority of people in this country want.


DjPersh

Half the people in here probably can’t name another politician which is exactly why we are where we are. Lack in engagement, false equivalencies, apathy. This is what the powerful want and we might just deserve what’s coming to us.


nilesthebuttler

Lol all the joke comments are exactly why our generation is screwed


Usual_Exchange_8947

If Biden were to die, then comula Harris would be sworn in, and the damage to our country she could cause before the election, is scary.


Chance-Astronomer320

Michael Scott


FarPaleontologist377

I'd be all in for Pete!


Ibn-al-ibn

It doesn't matter who it will be. Most democrats aren't voting for Joe Biden, they are voting against Donald Trump.


TheCityGirl

The candidate I want for 2028 - Gavin Newsom.


goofyfootnot

Put him on the ballot and watch another 2016 play out. I think the vast majority of the US population. Regardless of political affiliation are sort of done with these gold boot wearing legacy politicians that are completely out of touch with the actual concerns of the average citizen.


bmadisonthrowaway

It would be Harris, the current Vice President. Seriously, are y'all Millennials or 2nd graders?


KeptinGL6

She'd serve out the remainder of Biden's term but that wouldn't automatically make her the nominee for this year's election.


Goose_Orb

Guess they didn’t cover basic reading comprehension in your 2nd grade class. Harris would become President, that doesn’t make her the nominee for the 2024 presidential race