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Newsom isn't nearly as liberal as you may think and DeSantis seems to be very good at targeting moderates. Sure you'd get political theater but it would be a very solid matchup that could re-center politicsl discourse.
Is there a reason Mark Kelly isn't being talked about as a good D presidential candidate? >

Dems probably don't want to lose his seat >

He just won reelection in 2022 so he's not up for reelection until 2028 >

A reasonable moderate would be good from either party for the country but I don’t see that happening. My bets for the outcome are Desantis vs Newsome. >

That’s an interesting matchup, the quintessential Republican Governor vs the quintessential Democratic Governor >

And quite frankly, some of the worst nominees either party could put forward. Americans are fed up with the culture wars.