Any dark horse Democratic contenders in 2024?

[Suburbia]

Jon Ossoff? Oprah Winfrey? Tom Hanks? Howard Schultz? Josh Packwood?

[progressive85]

I'd say Stacey Abrams, but she needs to win GA Governor's race in 2022... she'd be a candidate for sure in 2028, if she is re-elected in 2026.

[Vosem]

My understanding is that South Bend, Indiana, has a new mayor.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Senator Mark Kelly.

[Redban]

What about

[Sir Mohamed]

Eric Adams, Andy Beshear, Raphael Warnock

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No it's probably gonna be DeSantis v Biden race, Trump is an Insurrectionists, and 2028 Eric Adams not just Kamala Harris are rising stars, not Pete Buttigieg, the D primary voters aren't going for a younger Biden version, we already had that in 2020

[SteveRogers]

Depends what party the Rock decides to run as.

[PSOL]

Nope, we’re stuck with Biden or a predictably awful duo facing off for 2024.

[Agonized-Statism]

Gabbard is the most likely challenger to the incumbent Democrat, imo, because she blew her future in the party anyway and she might as well do something that'll sell books or get her a show. Democrats to Biden and Harris' left will continue supporting them no matter how much they get walked all over because "something something orange man literal fascism our democracy lesser evil".

[President Johnson]

Kathleen Courtney Hochul

[Suburbia]

Kathleen Courtney Hochul

Why not Packwood or Oprah?

[Mr.Phips]

Eric Adams, Andy Beshear, Raphael Warnock

It’s weird how Dems keep suggesting candidates for 2024 or 2028 that are likely to be defeated for re-election in 2022 or 2023 (Beshear, Warnock, Whitmer, Mark Kelly).

[Mister Mets]

Here are people who could get a lot of attention if they run.

Hillary Clinton- She's younger than Biden in 2020, has one won primary and come close in another. There are a lot of Democrats who think her loss was unfair, and would like it if she were President.

AOC- She'd obviously get a lot of media attention, and she's the most prominent member of the socialist wing. It might seem premature, but the lesson for candidates seems to be to run when the iron is hot (Obama won in 2008 while HRC, Christie and Elizabeth Warren lost primaries after waiting for reelection to statewide office.) Kamala Harris looks like a weak frontrunner.

A Governor elected in 2022- Stacey Abrams, Beto O'Rourke and Nikki Fried are all underdogs in their gubernatorial races, but a Supreme Court decision on abortion can scramble the midterms, and anyone who wins will be a major national figure.

John Fetterman- If he can win the Senate election, he might be able to make a combination of an electability argument, along with appealing to the Bernie wing of the party where he's already well-positioned. He has shown an ability to get national attention as a small-town mayor and Lieutenant Governor.

Michelle Obama- She doesn't want to run for office. If she changed her mind, she'd be a top-tier contender.

[Medal506]

I would say Anthony Fauci might run if Biden declines to run and he will be favored by the democratic establishment.

[tmthforu94]

I would say Anthony Fauci might run if Biden declines to run and he will be favored by the democratic establishment.

He will be 83 on election day.

[MargieCat]

Democrats don't do dark horses.

The candidate will be Kamala Harris.

If she loses, then the candidate in the following election will be Pete Buttigieg.

If he loses, they will run someone like Klobuchar or Booker.

[Suburbia]

Here are people who could get a lot of attention if they run.

Hillary Clinton- She's younger than Biden in 2020, has one won primary and come close in another. There are a lot of Democrats who think her loss was unfair, and would like it if she were President.

AOC- She'd obviously get a lot of media attention, and she's the most prominent member of the socialist wing. It might seem premature, but the lesson for candidates seems to be to run when the iron is hot (Obama won in 2008 while HRC, Christie and Elizabeth Warren lost primaries after waiting for reelection to statewide office.) Kamala Harris looks like a weak frontrunner.

A Governor elected in 2022- Stacey Abrams, Beto O'Rourke and Nikki Fried are all underdogs in their gubernatorial races, but a Supreme Court decision on abortion can scramble the midterms, and anyone who wins will be a major national figure.

John Fetterman- If he can win the Senate election, he might be able to make a combination of an electability argument, along with appealing to the Bernie wing of the party where he's already well-positioned. He has shown an ability to get national attention as a small-town mayor and Lieutenant Governor.

Michelle Obama- She doesn't want to run for office. If she changed her mind, she'd be a top-tier contender.

You think Hillary will want to run in 2024? Why not Gore?

[Medal506]

I would say Anthony Fauci might run if Biden declines to run and he will be favored by the democratic establishment.

He will be 83 on election day.

Yeah but he’s still in really good shape for a man his age. He’s in better shape than Biden and Trump.

[Utah Neolib]

Mitch Landrieu

[Mister Mets]

Here are people who could get a lot of attention if they run.

Hillary Clinton- She's younger than Biden in 2020, has one won primary and come close in another. There are a lot of Democrats who think her loss was unfair, and would like it if she were President.

AOC- She'd obviously get a lot of media attention, and she's the most prominent member of the socialist wing. It might seem premature, but the lesson for candidates seems to be to run when the iron is hot (Obama won in 2008 while HRC, Christie and Elizabeth Warren lost primaries after waiting for reelection to statewide office.) Kamala Harris looks like a weak frontrunner.

A Governor elected in 2022- Stacey Abrams, Beto O'Rourke and Nikki Fried are all underdogs in their gubernatorial races, but a Supreme Court decision on abortion can scramble the midterms, and anyone who wins will be a major national figure.

John Fetterman- If he can win the Senate election, he might be able to make a combination of an electability argument, along with appealing to the Bernie wing of the party where he's already well-positioned. He has shown an ability to get national attention as a small-town mayor and Lieutenant Governor.

Michelle Obama- She doesn't want to run for office. If she changed her mind, she'd be a top-tier contender.

You think Hillary will want to run in 2024? Why not Gore?

I don't think she's likely to run. The question was about potential dark horses. There are enough Democrats who'd love to elect the first female President, who may be concerned that Kamala Harris doesn't have what it takes. If Biden's less popular, there may be a second look at the wonkier Hillary Clinton. If Biden's really popular, there may be a second look at experienced elder statesmen.

As for Gore, he's been out of public office longer and is an old divorced white guy. He's spent his post-Vice Presidency becoming very wealthy in ways that don't necessarily look great in campaigns.

[Suburbia]

What about the only white Morehouse valedictorian and hedge fund manager, Josh Packwood, would he be a good dark horse?

[kwabbit]

What about the only white Morehouse valedictorian and hedge fund manager, Josh Packwood, would he be a good dark horse?

I can barely find any public information on him besides that he was the only White Morehouse valedictorian. Has he considered entering politics?

[Pericles]

Gavin Newsom seems like he could be a contender if Harris somehow wasn't. I don't know much about him, but he reminds me of Justin Trudeau (this is both a good and bad thing). I also wonder why Booker did so badly in 2020, he seems like the kind of candidate that could be good on paper so maybe in a different race (unlikely to be 2024) he could have been a contender.

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

Gavin Newsom seems like he could be a contender if Harris somehow wasn't. I don't know much about him, but he reminds me of Justin Trudeau (this is both a good and bad thing). I also wonder why Booker did so badly in 2020, he seems like the kind of candidate that could be good on paper so maybe in a different race (unlikely to be 2024) he could have been a contender.

Booker did badly because there was no reason anyone wanted to vote for him over the other more popular candidates. He had no qualities that stood out and generally is a not charismatic guy that comes off as weird.
Candidates that look good on paper almost always flop.