The “Who is running in 2024?” tea leaves thread

[BigZuck08]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/politics/will-hurd-drops-out-2024-presidential-race/index.html#:~:text=Former%20Texas%20Rep.%20Will%20Hurd,South%20Carolina%20Gov.%20Nikki%20Haley

BREAKING: Ex-Rep Hurd drops out and backs Haley for president.

Not surprising though, I kind of figured he was.

[flyboy1058]

WHO CARES!!!
NONE WILL MAKE IT!!!

[RidinWithBiden24]

Cenk Uygur IN

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/1712211399378616507?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle...

[MichaelM24]

I never thought he would actually jump in, but then again, I know he has a bit of an ego, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.

[AltWorlder]

Not intentionally, but this feels like a great stalking horse for some foreign-born demagogue like Elon Musk to run in the future. Or even for Trump to try to run even if constitutional issues crop up as he gets prosecuted.

I wonder with all of the flagrant rules-breaking that's been going on in the democratic process (even before 2020, 2016, etc.) over the last twenty plus years, people who are constitutionally ineligible will just start running for office. Sure they might not garner "real" votes, but they could possibly suck up attention, energy, distracting from real candidates. Maybe waste a lot of write-in votes?

That said, I can't actually think of such a character who could exploit that. Musk has the money but currently is incredibly hated and would do worse than Bloomberg 2020.

[flyboy1058]

All this thread is for is... I'll bet you $1 million that Trump makes the GOP nomination! Now, who wants to lose $1 million? All this thread is doing is taking up space that is needed for Real discussions on real topics and not BS tea leaves!!!

[AltWorlder]

No, tea leaves and wild speculation is fun. Fly away, troll

[Lambsbread]

All this thread is for is... I'll bet you $1 million that Trump makes the GOP nomination! Now, who wants to lose $1 million? All this thread is doing is taking up space that is needed for Real discussions on real topics and not BS tea leaves!!!

You’re right, what we really need is another 8 or 9 threads on why RFK Jr is stupid. How bout you pick up the pace.

[AltWorlder]

Second-stringer solidarity, let this be a historical artifact for the time we thought Dean Phillips would run (I doubt he actually will)

https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1713247881346638306

[Torrain]

Cenk’s whole candidacy feels like a very early-internet prank/social experiment:
https://twitter.com/s_golonka/status/1715138852296564966

[AltWorlder]

Cenk’s whole candidacy feels like a very early-internet prank/social experiment:

Have to give him credit for actually giving it a shot, it's more commitment to the bit/grift than complete scammers like Ami Horowitz back in 2020

https://twitter.com/AmiHorowitz/status/1126167011183042560

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442786-right-wing-documentary-filmmaker-ami-horowitz-enters-dem-race-solicits/

[Benjamin Frank]

It sounds like Dean Phillips might be the change he wants to see. On the other hand, I think it's possible he's only threatening to enter the Democratic Primary in order to get his position in the Democratic House leadership back.

[Lambsbread]

Cenk’s whole candidacy feels like a very early-internet prank/social experiment:
https://twitter.com/s_golonka/status/1715138852296564966

Lol. Lmao, even. Not a great argument for your Presidential campaign that you're willing to cross out the parts of the constitution that aren't convenient to you.

[brucejoel99]

Pence OUT (& before Iowa too lmao):

https://twitter.com/JoshKraushaar/status/1718332215493337375

[NYSforKennedy2024]

With Stein entering, I think this might be the largest amount of relatively popular candidates the US has ever had for a Presidential election, if it holds:

Biden/DNC nominee
Trump/RNC nominee
No Labels nominee
Libertarian nominee
Jill Stein/GNC nominee
Cornel West (IND)
RFK Jr. (IND)
Afroman (IND)
Claudia De La Cruz (PSL)

[AltWorlder]

With Stein entering, I think this might be the largest amount of relatively popular candidates the US has ever had for a Presidential election, if it holds:

Too bad Joe Exotic is in jail and Kanye West was too mentally ill to do much of a run

The Libertarians seem to be too afflicted with in-fighting to nominate another Gary Johnson type. Especially since Justin Amash ruled out running.

Also while it's good for the PSL that they got some new blood, I don't see how Claudia De La Cruz is more relatively popular than any other activist member of that party.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Wow! I didn't know Afroman was running.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Jill Stein trying to deliver America to our enemies once more.

“Our democracy is on life support,” Stein wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, previewing a Nov. 21 campaign kickoff.

And who better to help finish it off, than this woman:

[MichaelM24]

I voted for Stein in 2016. May do so again, depending on the candidates who have write-in access here.

Wish that Stein hadn't announced again, as the Green Party should keep looking forward, but they're also in a tough place at the moment, so I get it.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Tim Scott is out.

[🇺🇦 Purple 🦄 Unicorn 🇮🇱]

The door for a late-entry is now closing very fast:

In about one month, filing deadlines for CA, TX, OH, NC, TN, MA and others will have passed and it will become practically impossible afterwards for a late-entry candidate to win a majority of delegates in the remaining contests.

[riceowl]

Allegedly Christie will be dropping out today. Not sure where else to put that.

[Lord Halifax]

Tim Scott is out.

good for him - better late than never, but surprised to see him coming out before Lindsay Graham

[JMT]

https://twitter.com/tylerpager/status/1758521928552227143?s=46&t=-r8JGlJno4t...

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

https://twitter.com/tylerpager/status/1758521928552227143?s=46&t=-r8JGlJno4t...

If true then No Labels is done.