Terry McAuliffe?

[President Johnson]

Could T-Mac be a backup candidate for the Democrats in case Joe Biden somehow doesn't run and Kamala flames out? He has already demonstrated how to govern successfully and after this year's election, in which he is heavily favored, will have an even longer list of accomplishments as he'll have a Democratic legislature. Furthermore, T-Mac has a lot of useful connections in politics. He may not exactly fit the primary electorate, similar to Joe Biden, but he has support among black voters (at least in Virginia). I think he would be a very formidable general election candidate given his experience in politics and as a businessman. Especially with a black or Hispanic woman as his running mate. Republicans would have a hard time to demonize the guy, too.

At least he'd be a good vice presidential candidate. However, if he were to run for president and Uncle Joe not, he'd have my full support.

Thoughts?

[President Johnson]

Republicans wouldn’t have a hard time "demoniz[ing]" him. He’s a shady, unlikable insider/career politician and partisan hack who only won his races (including 2021) because he was running in an inflexible blue state. He’d lose to any halfway competent Republican opponent in a national race.

It's always harder to stoke fear of a straight white guy as opposed to a black woman, or a woman in general. As bad as it is.