Semi-Weekly Discussion Thread - November 11, 2024

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Previous Discussion Thread

[u/permajetlag]

Thanks for sharing this. What do you think about Polis' take?

[u/spaceqwests → u/permajetlag]

Polis’s take is Polis trying to set up a presidential run. It won’t happen for him though because Colorado is trying very hard to become California. Too much ammo.

[u/interwebhobo → u/spaceqwests]

Honestly I disagree with the second half of your statement. Colorado, for how blue it is at the federal level today, is still at its core a purple and very interesting state. I know the general sentiment when Polis was first elected Governor was that he would be some crazy Boulder liberal, but he's actually played it pretty well here in CO. I think Polis would be an excellent presidential candidate for dems, not veering too far left or center.

But your first sentence is spot on - Polis is definitely trying to set up a 2028 presidential run.

[u/spaceqwests → u/interwebhobo]

Colorado hasn’t been purple in a decade. That’s like saying New Hampshire is a swing state.

[u/WeaknessOne9646 → u/spaceqwests]

New Hampshire is way closer to swing state than Colorado is at the moment. If Biden had stayed in I bet Trump carries NH. He nearly did over Hillary and New Hampshire unlike CO at least likes local Republicans