General Discussion

Beshear is posturing as the ultimate centerist, taking no positions on anything. His message is, "Look at me, I get along with Republicans in my state". Not interested. Maybe Kentucky Republicans are more deserving of cooperation and respect. We see a little of that with Paul and Massie. OTOH, Comer is as big an asshole as there is anywhere and McConnell is right there too. I will certainly vote for Beshear if he is the candidate, but I think this would be a very poor decision.

Newsom is posturing to be the smart guy who doesn't back down from the bully and is willing to attack Trump in ways nobody else has. I could certainly work for Newsom.

Pritzker is posturing as the "I can't explain those other guys, but where I live, Americans are mad as hell. Americans are looking for somebody to kick ass and take names. I'm reporting for duty." This is 100% where I am. And frankly, at this stage, I wouldn't mind seeing Pritzker and Chris Christie join forces. They look like they could be brothers. After what Trump has put the country through, maybe we need a radical idea like that. They are both seasoned politicians, nobody's fools. They are both smart, and neither is afraid to say exactly how they feel.

There will be others, of course, but these are the 3 that are making no secret of it.

Buttigieg is also out there, but I think he is more likely to end up positioning for the VP spot. I think he would be enormously helpful to any ticket, but probably not seen as strong/prominent enough to get the POTUS nomination.