Washington Free Beacon: https://archive.ph/M4Xtl
Rep. Dean Phillips (D., Minn.) told House colleagues that he plans to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, two sources told Politico. A third source who spoke to Phillips told Politico he seemed less resolved, replying, "We’ll see" when asked whether he'll run.
Of course, the first question that comes to mind is "Who?"
In short, he's a very generic "moderate" democrat who, as far as his voting record indicates, goes along with the party position nearly all the time.
One other thing he has going for him is some inherited wealth. He's not Mike Bloomberg rich, but he has one of the highest net worth values in congress. The inheritance comes from a previously big distillery business
In my opinion, he might make for a decent Biden copy, without the family/corruption controversy.
What may be interesting to watch for is if the floodgates open with more democrats wanting to fill in as the puppet figurehead of the country.
Anyone else think Michelle Obama would win easily if she entered the race?
The media would prop her up obv. Idiot democrats would talk about the good old days when Obama saved the economy from disaster (lol, I know). Republicans and conservative media would call the notion preposterous. They'd say she's not qualified, inexperienced, etc. But would that matter? How many moderates would actually care about that when they're being bombarded with propaganda telling them she's the moderate, sane choice?
She'd definitely get more legitimate votes than Biden.
I’ve been dreading a Michelle Obama run for a couple cycles now. She’s the exact kind of candidate that clueless western women would go nuts over.
Assuming voting even matters anymore (or ever did).
I never thought much about it until my Dad asked me what I thought about her running. This was back in 2020 maybe six months before the election.
My Dad has always been liberal and he swallowed the whole "Trump is an evil racist" lie hook, line and sinker. Although he has given Trump credit for his lack of new wars and his overall foreign policy approach. And back when I was a kid, he owned a number of firearms because he always thought WW3 wasn't far off and he wanted to be prepared. So he isn't quite as far left as some.
But my point is that hearing him discuss Michelle Obama as a viable candidate made me realize it isn't just the fringe left who views her as a serious option, and ever since then I've been dreading the idea just like you.
Clueless? They know exactly what they are doing, and are given instructions.