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of minority voters, many of whom are still resistant to electing a gay candi- date as president.
Gavin Newsom, age 55: The Califor-
nia governor now admits that he likely would run should Biden not be a 2024 candidate. He is certainly preparing for that opportunity. He made headlines in July when he
ran an ad in the Sunshine State blast- ing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his conservative governance: “Freedom, it’s under attack in your state.” In September, he followed that up
by taking out billboards touting Cal- ifornia as a destination for anyone seeking an abortion. He also openly challenged DeSantis to debate which of their states had the better record on a host of issues.
Elizabeth Warren, age 73: With
Bernie Sanders two years older than Biden, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez reaching the minimum age to become president only one month before the 2024 election, it looks as if progressive hopes in 2024 might lodge with the Massachusetts senator. Warren is a major player in advocat-
ing for more controls on corporations, gun manufacturers, and Pentagon spending. In her 2020 presidential race, she became famous for her detailed policy proposals — the sheer weight of which may have exhausted voters. Amy Klobuchar, age 62: The Min- nesota senator had a moment in the
2020 presidential primaries when she scored a third-place fi nish in New Hampshire. Then the onset of COVID- 19 and the overwhelming desire of Democratic leaders to coalesce around Biden in order to stop Bernie Sanders doomed her candidacy. But Klobuchar has proven to be a
steady and resilient presence in the Senate and she could appeal to women voters who aren’t convinced Harris is ready for prime time.
Gretchen Whitmer, age 51: Should Whitmer decisively win a second term as governor of Michigan, she could use that as a springboard to a presidential candidacy. Her argument would be that she
took tough decisions to lock down her state during COVID and made abortion rights the centerpiece of her reelection campaign. “The only reason Michigan contin-
ues to be a pro-choice state is because of my veto and my lawsuit,” she tells audiences.
Cory Booker, age 53: The New Jer-
sey senator long ago abandoned the moderate positions he had on crime and school choice as mayor of Newark to become one of the Senate’s leading liberals. That has worked well for him in his
home state, but led many observers to view him as a “shape shifter” who too eagerly seeks the limelight. Nonetheless, he can count on sup-
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port from both Wall Street Democrats and many Black voters who admire his feistiness. Roy Cooper, age 65: If Democrats
want to replicate the success of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton, who catapulted themselves from being obscure Southern governors all the way to the presidency, they need look no further than the North Carolina governor.
Cooper may be unknown to nation-
al audiences, but that would be his strength. He carries little baggage, has won twice in a Republican-leaning state, and would be able to separate himself from the many “woke” liber- als who might run for president. He would be the closest thing to a moder- ate in the 2024 Democratic primaries. But for now all of the potential candidates are in a holding pattern, waiting for a decision from a presi- dent who has fi nally won the job he’s wanted for some 50 years, but who has been known to recognize political real- ity when forced to do so. Many Biden friends are skeptical
that he can defy the odds again and win a second term. “He’s had an amazing run, prob-
ably one of the best stories in the mod- ern political era,” says one Democratic donor. “But you have to know when it’s
time to hang up your hat, even for your own legacy.”
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