The frontrunners to replace Bidone!
Kamala Harris: She’s undoubtedly struggled as vice president but she’s still the most likely Democrat not named Biden to wind up as the Democratic nominee in 2024.
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Pete Buttigieg: The most naturally talented candidate in the 2024 field, “Mayor Pete” has also been front and center selling Biden’s infrastructure bill.
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Elizabeth Warren: The Massachusetts senator is still popular among liberals – and wouldn’t be splitting the vote with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders this time around like she did in 2020.
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Amy Klobuchar: Other than Buttigieg, the Minnesota senator was probably the best regarded of the losing candidates in 2020 – and her Midwest roots are always a plus given the electoral map.
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Roy Cooper: Term-limited out of office in 2024, the North Carolina governor has ample time to consider his next step – starting with his service as the vice chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.
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Mitch Landrieu: Being tasked with implementing the infrastructure bill is a big (and high-profile) job that the former New Orleans mayor has taken to with relish.
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Gina Raimondo: She made the leap from Rhode Island governor to Biden administration commerce secretary but doubts remain as to whether she is too moderate to win a Democratic primary in this moment.
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Phil Murphy: The record of New Jersey governors running for president isn’t great of late (sorry, Chris Christie!) but Murphy could use the next few years of his governorship as a testing ground for some national policies for the party.
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J.B. Pritzker: Pritzker has two things going for him – 1) He’s the governor of a major Midwestern state (Illinois) and 2) he’s very, very rich.
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Stacey Abrams: Abrams talked openly about running in 2020 before passing on the race; but she needs to win the Georgia governor’s mansion in 2022 before thinking too much about 2024.