Who would you rather save: Nelson or Gillum?

[DaWN]

Nelson, obviously. A Senate seat is more valuable for you Dems than a governor's seat that wouldn't be able to do anything anyway.

lol at the 'Gillum so he can be a rising star takes'. Such a rising star that not only did he lose in a D+9 year to Ron DeSantis of all people, DeSantis somehow managed to be turn himself into a popular governor and a potential future President because of that failure. So impressive, a future leader!

[Duke of York]

Gillum for sure. Governors can do much more in the long term and winning the Governors office would do a lot to revitalize the party. The judicial appointments and being able to veto gerrymandering alone would be worth it

[Rookie Yinzer]

Yeah, I don't see why anyone is saying Nelson.

Gillum without a doubt.

[MT Treasurer]

Yeah, I don't see why anyone is saying Nelson.

Probably because they prefer a 50D-50R Senate (Majority Leader Schumer) to a 49D-51R Senate (Majority Leader McConnell) during the next Democratic presidency?

[Skill and Chance]

Nelson, on principle.

Gillum would likely have been an extremely unpopular Governor who would have been defeated for re-election.  DeSantis is nowhere near as bad as Scott was (although I'm not singing his praises for 2024).

But only after he made (essentially) lifetime appointments for 42% of the state supreme court.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Nelson, on principle.

Gillum would likely have been an extremely unpopular Governor who would have been defeated for re-election.  DeSantis is nowhere near as bad as Scott was (although I'm not singing his praises for 2024).

But only after he made (essentially) lifetime appointments for 42% of the state supreme court.

They're not lifetime appointments, IIRC.  They have to be renewed periodically by the voters.  I think it's after 10 years.

[Donerail]

Nelson, on principle.

Gillum would likely have been an extremely unpopular Governor who would have been defeated for re-election.  DeSantis is nowhere near as bad as Scott was (although I'm not singing his praises for 2024).

But only after he made (essentially) lifetime appointments for 42% of the state supreme court.

They're not lifetime appointments, IIRC.  They have to be renewed periodically by the voters.  I think it's after 10 years.

In theory, yes, but no justice has ever been voted out of office through a retention election.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Nelson would not change much, though tbf if the senate becomes 51/49 R with a D president everyone here would rather save Nelson