They really don’t have anyone who’s just an ordinary normal politician. They need a male in his late 50s, caucasian with a center-left to left track record. Sort of a smarter Joe Biden, but 20 years younger. I honestly don’t think they have one.
I always thought they should run James Webb, but he is way too centrist, and maybe too idiosyncratic for them. They need some governor from the midwest, but who isn’t a total fruit loop.
and every Midwestern governor is a Republican, except for Dayton, who is 70 and is retiring.
James Webb was the only real American the Democrats had running for the nomination in 2016, and the Democrats made mincemeat of him almost immediately.
On paper the former Marine should have had a most impressive resume, as recipient of the Navy Cross, Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. No stolen valor there. He went on to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense and later Secretary of the Navy. He served in the US Senate for a term of six years, then chose not to seek re-election in 2012.
The Democrats do not realize a gift when it is wrapped for them and handed to them on a golden platter.