Willis 2028 invisible primary ratings (so far) *Up* Ocasio-Cortez Pritzker *Meh* Buttigieg *Down* Newsom Whitmer - ThreadSky

owillis.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Willis 2028 invisible primary ratings (so far)

*Up*
Ocasio-Cortez
Pritzker

*Meh*
Buttigieg

*Down*
Newsom
Whitmer

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cndnba.bsky.social•1 day ago

Beshear above Pritzker

donrumgayjr.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pete Buttigieg will never be a “meh” you homophobic clown….

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sorry dude. This gay guy says he's meh.
Easy on the eyes, very good speaker, but ultimately zombie centrist wing.

donrumgayjr.bsky.social•1 day ago

🖕

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

😱

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fe Fi Fo Fum
I smell me a hillbot!

donrumgayjr.bsky.social•1 day ago

No…just a cock sucking 62 year old homo…anything thing else stupid you want to say?

gayemily.bsky.social•1 day ago

he just means the rating hasn't changed, which makes sense because he's not involved in politics right now

nuggetsfan1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Newsome is old news. The timing isn’t right for Buttigieg. We need to win the presidency again before running a woman. For now Pritzker is the best choice.

twittertwat.bsky.social•3 days ago

Confirmed

czechjournalists.bsky.social•3 days ago

agree, although pete gets a meh+

misshap.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'd probably put Booker on any 2028 list

owillis.bsky.social•4 days ago

I sure wouldn’t

misshap.bsky.social•4 days ago

He did run last time, though, and it seems pretty clear he'll run again if he thinks he has a chance.

brentwokmaster.bsky.social•4 days ago

The Booker for Prez people are easily impressed. His stunt accomplished absolutely nothing other than a million fundraising emails.

johnnykupo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Winning eyeballs is half the battle in the current landscape.

ohyeahlasers.bsky.social•3 days ago

I like Pritzker and how he's taking public stands for what's right, but let's not give that family any more money or power thanks. We need to stop centering richness in governance.

betseyn.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pete’s up. Whitmer (messes) up, Pete shows up the next day on a great podcast with Jon Stewart. He’s gonna get more and more visible. By far the best communicator. I would agree re AOC and JB.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's not a communicator. He just spews platitudes. He has no principles and is just a fresh coat of paint on neoliberal centrism.

niccage420.bsky.social•3 days ago

Big Problems require Big Solutions.

hellapositive.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'd take Buttigieg over Pritzker personally, but AOC over all three. Could also see Walz making a go of it. Whitmer is trying the centrist moderate tack, and Newsom has shown himself way too eager to throw whoever he has to under the bus, and too stupid to realize it isn't working

billmccormickpm.bsky.social•1 day ago

Walz

goodparliament.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's like your reading my mind... I'm spending too much of my time on Bluesky.

czarreed.bsky.social•4 days ago

Agree with all of these

bitchywitchynikki.bsky.social•3 days ago

I agree

jokar.bsky.social•1 day ago

AOC-Pritzker ticket lfg

jaygold.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'd include Walz in "up"

okgrown.bsky.social•1 day ago

You spelled “fucking duh” wrong

ajvanv.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not sure if he’ll run, but Walz might be a good contender. Undoubtedly better than Shapiro or Newsom.

mayrants.bsky.social•3 days ago

So basically Israel wins again! How about we stop putting Israeli cucks in office on our dime! They can all go eat babies in Tel Aviv on their on expense not ours.

sizzlechest5.bsky.social•4 days ago

I was just thinking about this earlier. I think Pritzker is in the lead by a mile at this point.

halcyon42.bsky.social•4 days ago

Looks right.

blue-and-gold.bsky.social•1 day ago

#teambeshear

melissaamour72.bsky.social•3 days ago

*Way way down*
Fetterman

tsrhodes.bsky.social•3 days ago

Damn everyone forgot about him. Even his own brain.

veganchunk.bsky.social•3 days ago

freemk.bsky.social•4 days ago

Aren't we about 2 years away in the cycle from the zombie centrist wing of the party left bashing everybody with promise?

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

zombie centrist wing!
👍

carlnyberg312.bsky.social•1 day ago

My rankings (based on who is in a strong position):

https://bsky.app/profile/carlnyberg312.bsky.social/post/3lkbqtbyunc26

sarabethell.bsky.social•4 days ago

Booker way up. Whitmer was apparently used, unaware.

bioturbonick.net•4 days ago

Booker is still meh for me until he puts some action behind those words. I don't think his message of radical love is what we need to beat fascism.

sarabethell.bsky.social•4 days ago

I get that. He seems to have inspired a few others to take meaningful action (Schiff, Schatz). Hope to see more from Chris Murphy too

sarabethell.bsky.social•4 days ago

As far as I’m concerned though Booker is the new leader of the Senate, and from what I saw at Hands Off protests, his evocation of the civil rights struggle and moral clarity struck a chord with active citizens.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

His speech was purely performative, with no real action or impact, so yes it makes sense that he's the new golden boy of the Democratic Party.

thefool37.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also up: Chris Murphy

mamajacks.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pritzker w/ Beshear or Murphy, or Pritzker/Casar. And if Katie Porter doesn't win CA Gov, she'd be a great VP. Whip smart, tough, funny & experienced. Casar is Latino; he has charisma & he's a hottie, and ain't nothing wrong with that! AOC for Senate....not time for her yet, but one day it will be!

mamajacks.bsky.social•3 days ago

Same

overit1971.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agree

jamesw228.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tbf to Buttigieg I thought he he was really good talking to Jon Stewart on his podcast this week about the need for a version of progressive politics which can actually build homes and infrastructure at scale and in a reasonable amount of time

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's just warmed-over neoliberalism. He's not a progressive in any sense.

jamesw228.bsky.social•1 day ago

You'll notice I didn't say he was a progressive himself but I think you have to shift the Overton window a reasonable amount to call him a centre left neoliberal

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

His job in Afghanistan was to help pillage its mineral resources. Everything about him is fraudulent.

jamesw228.bsky.social•1 day ago

You didn't actually address what I wrote and saying everything about someone is fraudulent just comes across as silly 🤷‍♂️

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

Remember "Medicare For All Who Want It"? He led the centrist counter-attack against the Medicare For All progressive consensus. That's who he is.

michigan-girl.bsky.social•4 days ago

#Walz2028

goodgulfgas.bsky.social•4 days ago

For the GOP, who would dare to seriously declare that they are running? Not like someone who's running strickly for the grift. But who would run before Trump says he's running (because he is going to say he's running for a 3rd term).

johnnykupo.bsky.social•1 day ago

JD Vance “have you said 2028 once?”

goodgulfgas.bsky.social•4 days ago

I think Tim Walz and Chris Murphy are going to run.

funpo.bsky.social•1 day ago

No to Newsome/Witmer. None of these will make it actually. Hate to say it!

paulbickmore.bsky.social•3 days ago

What about Schumer?
I really get the feeling that he is a young up and comer who could really shake up the party with new ideas and tactics.

cassmullen.bsky.social•3 days ago

😆

davidnice.bsky.social•1 day ago

Don't mention 2028! Folk must have hope that things change before then. But it's AOC all the way as far as I'm concerned. The moderate middle ground no longer pertains, as we see from Buttigieg.

numbcat9.bsky.social•3 days ago

JB with AOC is my current guess for a ticket that Dems could win with. And she’s young enough to set up possibly 16 years of not-Republican.

Although honestly if that party isn’t outlawed after this I don’t know what we are thinking.

torturouslyokay.bsky.social•1 day ago

Maybe Mills as a dark horse? 1) she’s becoming the model for standing up to Trump, and 2) “President Mills” sounds like a name you’d make up for a TV show president in the ‘90s and would be cool to have for real

18diannem.bsky.social•1 day ago

Same around me..
But I do not want Illinois to lose their Gov.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•4 days ago

Newsom has really turned into trash. Pritzker and AOC have never faltered and won't ever either

Whitmer - why has she dropped?

parkerkosticak.bsky.social•4 days ago

Her in the White House yesterday getting praised by Trump

riderbabe52.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/09/trump-welcomes-whitmer-shes-been-doing-an-excellent-job/83016281007/
She had a fairly good reason to be there. If magas see this, I helps Michigan & hella better than Rashida Tlaib's BS.
IMHO

czechjournalists.bsky.social•3 days ago

i hope she just did it to cut down on the kidnapping attempts by nutjobs just a smidge.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•3 days ago

She very popular in her state & getting a few magas on board wouldn't hurt either.
The reasons she was there are good ones

parkerkosticak.bsky.social•4 days ago

No kings even if they help you with an Asian carp problem.

parkerkosticak.bsky.social•4 days ago

And even if you think she is there for good reason, Trump will just demand more and humiliate her. It’s what happens every time someone bows to him.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•3 days ago

True, but she'll fight back & has her states' support.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•3 days ago

I lived off Lake Michigan until 11 yrs ago. If the 🍊💩🤡 wants to kill the carp, I'm all for it.
He won't get my vote, but they gotta go

tsrhodes.bsky.social•3 days ago

WRONG.

tsrhodes.bsky.social•3 days ago

Dems please stop trying to appease maga and demonizing Palestinians challenge.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't give a shit about the mess in Gaza - we have a democracy crashing HERE. HERE is my concern. The f'ing Gaza protesters never did his rallies, only Harris' ones and then Rashida Tlaib tells her supporters to vote MAGA.
So Gaza is being destroyed, just like we said it would.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh yeah, I caught a glimpse of it but didn't have time to read what it was about

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

AOC massively fucked up by standing by Biden to the last and refusing to condition her endorsement of Biden and then Harris on serious promises to rein in Israel.

riderbabe52.bsky.social•1 day ago

No, she stood her ground for our Democracy, which means hella more to me than Gaza & Israel issues.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

She failed on her principles, and in doing so helped contribute to Trump's victory. Had AOC and Bernie conditioned their endorsements on Harris promising to stop sending weapons to Israel, that might have compelled Harris to take that stance, which would have won her the election.

slackergeorge.bsky.social•1 day ago

Slotkin down.

bluestateblues.bsky.social•4 days ago

Pritzker is interesting. AOC for Senate. Harris for Ca Governor. Newsome should just move in with the Cuomo bros at their big house of d-bags.

keynesaddiction.bsky.social•4 days ago

No, not VP. Her judgement is off. @katieporteroc.bsky.social for Gov.

tmsoc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anyone who is quiet now, should just stay home.

axeshun.bsky.social•2 days ago

I hate to break it to everyone, but Whitmer was there for her constituents and got caught up in a bad pr situation.
My entire home and property were decimated in an ice storm along with thousands of others and there is absolutely zero funding appropriated. She was there for us.

okgrown.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just like republicans do…she should have made a fucking scene, walked out shouting “fuck this clown”
She stood there like a complacent mannequin.

kristena7899.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think Pete is Up and I would also include Walz as Up. Newsom is a NEVER and Gretch is a definite down.

ach4dc.bsky.social•4 days ago

authoridad.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pete/AOC is the one.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

Buttchug is even more unqualified than AOC, and he's a neoliberal corporate grifter. He should try running for something more suited to his abilities, such as state legislator.

kirsten-resist.bsky.social•1 day ago

Meh???

clamheaven.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes. Meh.

rubydomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

As tired as I am of liberals, I'd shake some ass for Pete at this point

californiawood.bsky.social•1 day ago

His comms skills are absolutely incredible. Like, closest to Obama of anybody I can think of.

I think his politics can be pushed left (similar to a lot of Biden's staff choices).

clamheaven.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's probably how I would have approached it some years ago, but at this point people need to prove a whole lot more that they won't just decide to, say, do a genocide. I don't trust him not to flap in the political wind one bit.

californiawood.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's a fair concern to have for sure.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

He doesn't communicate. He just spews platitudes. Remember when he regurgitated right-wing propaganda against Medicare For All with his "Medicare For All Who Want It" rebrand of the public option? That's who he is. A neoliberal corporate grifter who sounds like Obama, another neoliberal fraud.

janiceindenver.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's a Log Cabin Republican and met w/ Zuckerberg before throwing his hat in the ring. Silicon Valley folks raised a bunch of $$ for him. He's smooth - just not that smooth if you look past his boyish charm. I'm not a fan - can you tell?

redmonkeyy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fence sitting neoliberal centrists like him aren’t even worth the air out of my lungs that it would take to produce the “meh” sound.

gigismile.bsky.social•4 days ago

👆me too. Where would Swalwell be on this list?

keynesaddiction.bsky.social•4 days ago

Nowhere.

gigismile.bsky.social•4 days ago

🤣

katrinawte.bsky.social•3 days ago

If Pete runs he has my vote, and there are many many many many many more like me.

galekrn.bsky.social•3 days ago

Me !! He's got my vote for sure.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's a grifter piece of shit who will betray whatever you think your principles are, but you'll yell at those of us who are currently telling you so rather than admit fault.

babycrunk.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I'm pretty much with you on the rankings. I'd knock Pritzker down to meh, tho. I like him, he has a spine, but after all this, I don't want a billionaire anywhere near the White House. Plus, we need something fresh and pro-working class. AOC/Walz is my favorite ticket.

3akitareese.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hobbs down in AZ.

clarissasorenson.bsky.social•1 day ago

The first dem governor in over a decade to preside over an execution? A lot of ppl are gonna be a hard no to that in a primary

ssk7.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pritzker’s great, but I’ve downgraded AOC over the past week. Having lived through Liberation Day and it’s aftermath, I don’t want crazy economic policies from either side of the aisle.

bdoll16.bsky.social•3 days ago

what are aoc’s crazy economic policies?

ssk7.bsky.social•1 day ago

To be honest, I’m not conversant with her specific policy preferences. But she has a strong left wing vibe, and her silence on the biggest economic catastrophe of Trump 2.0 speaks volumes.

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you don't know her economic policies, why are you calling them crazy?
Her policies are similar to Bernie's policies and his policies are miqtoast demsoc on the world stage.
Maybe compared to right wing fascism anything to the left of 'you don't deserve healthcare' is crazy?

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

oops, milqtoast*

ssk7.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you can’t categorically condemn Trump’s tariff bullshit over the past two weeks, I don’t want you in charge of the economy.

I happen to be a big fan of AOC in many respects, but her silence on these tariffs is damning.

And it’s not just her.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/11/democrats-tariffs-trump-trade-war-protectionism/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ0MzQ0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQ1NzI2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDQzNDQwMDAsImp0aSI6ImY0Yzc1YjZkLWJiNTQtNDdmNy1hNzE3LTdkMWI1NjIzMWQ4ZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzA0LzExL2RlbW9jcmF0cy10YXJpZmZzLXRydW1wLXRyYWRlLXdhci1wcm90ZWN0aW9uaXNtLyJ9.9WwQ3s2BKQCcvtGyDULMmdV744ot5fgXqa-8tIKwY9Y

guanoloco.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why? Quite possibly because the zombie centrist wing is complicit.
I've not listened to anything from the Fight Oligarchy tour with Bernie. Has she not said anything about the tarriffs during any of that?

bdoll16.bsky.social•1 day ago

she’s currently barnstorming the country speaking out against trump policies & has been very vocal about investigating insider trading related to the market manipulation caused by tariffs. there are lots of stagnant, silent dems but singling out aoc just seems like you haven’t been listening to her

bdoll16.bsky.social•1 day ago

please no more “vibes”. decisions should be informed.

ssk7.bsky.social•1 day ago

They are: Trump’s tariffs are dumb as hell, and AOC has been relatively silent. I would have voted for her for president two weeks ago, but not today.

And this is a perfectly mainstream view.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/11/democrats-tariffs-trump-trade-war-protectionism/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ0MzQ0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQ1NzI2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDQzNDQwMDAsImp0aSI6ImY0Yzc1YjZkLWJiNTQtNDdmNy1hNzE3LTdkMWI1NjIzMWQ4ZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzA0LzExL2RlbW9jcmF0cy10YXJpZmZzLXRydW1wLXRyYWRlLXdhci1wcm90ZWN0aW9uaXNtLyJ9.9WwQ3s2BKQCcvtGyDULMmdV744ot5fgXqa-8tIKwY9Y

bioturbonick.net•4 days ago

Agree

bioturbonick.net•4 days ago

Add Klobuchar in "down"

alexandercrummell.bsky.social•4 days ago

Was she ever up? She’s perpetually meh.

bioturbonick.net•4 days ago

During the 2020 primary I thought she seemed to have some fight in her. Ah well.

matriarch06.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let’s get serious. Ocasio-Cortez is not and should not be running for president in 2028. She doesn’t have enough experience.

blackcatfoxrabbit.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's what they said about Obama in 2008, but he still won. Twice.

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

He was already a senator.

blackcatfoxrabbit.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, for almost 4 years, from January 2005 until December 2008. He was elected in 2004, and resigned early so he could assume the presidency.

Your point being?

randomino.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's four more years as a senator than AOC has.

blackcatfoxrabbit.bsky.social•1 day ago

Since when was being senator a requirement to run for president?

gayemily.bsky.social•1 day ago

AOC has been in congress longer than Obama was. and she holds a higher ranking position. so idk what you're on about

gayemily.bsky.social•1 day ago

and trump had what?

mercimach.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pritzker my choice.

slickflood.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ok what did Whitmer ? I must have missed it.

thewanderingjew.bsky.social•4 days ago

Walz up

joemuggs.bsky.social•4 days ago

Walzuuuuuuuuup

alexandercrummell.bsky.social•4 days ago

joemuggs.bsky.social•4 days ago

alexandercrummell.bsky.social•3 days ago

jbatnc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pritzker is well worth watching.

chiburbs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sadly, it has to be a straight white man. I'm Pritzker all the way. Plus he's a real billionaire and we need all the money we can get.

2028 isn't going to be remotely free or fair if it happens at all, I'm not willing to risk anything.

heatedhoodie.bsky.social•3 days ago

Adding Bashear & Shapiro meh and Harris down

joellava.bsky.social•4 days ago

Dark Horse Walz - VP runner up always runs

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