2032: Mike Lipetri vs. John Francis Roman

[Suburbia]

Two Northeasterners face off in 2032, New York Gov. Mike Lipetri for the Republican Party and New Jersey Gov. John Francis Roman for the Democratic Party. Who wins?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The one with a Wikipedia article.

[Suburbia]

The one with a Wikipedia article.

You think a Northeastern Republican can coalesce a Southern-centric party? Yes, he is pro-tough on crime, but he probably is antigun like a lot of Long Island Republicans.....his path to the nomination is probably through NH and maybe SC...

As for Roman, he is a millennial on the rise in NJ.

https://linden-nj.gov/people/john-francis-roman/
https://www.insidernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Millennial%20List%202020.pdf

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The one with a Wikipedia article.

You think a Northeastern Republican can coalesce a Southern-centric party? Yes, he is pro-tough on crime, but he probably is antigun like a lot of Long Island Republicans.....his path to the nomination is probably through NH and maybe SC...

As for Roman, he is a millennial on the rise in NJ.

https://linden-nj.gov/people/john-francis-roman/
https://www.insidernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Millennial%20List%202020.pdf

I really don't think a party that's currently obsessed with Donald Trump of all people would, hypothetically, have much trouble accepting another tough-on-crime Northeasterner whose bona fides on traditional fusionist concerns were questionable, no.

There's "national figure" "on the rise" and then there's "local politician in Linden, NJ" "on the rise". I really don't think we're talking about Jon Ossoff or Josh Hawley here.