In a time of so much division and conflict in America, it is noticeable that most of the potential Democratic Party Presidential contenders are perceived as having disadvantages in a time of white Christian nationalist extremism taking over the Republican Party, encouraged by Donald Trump.
The following list of 20 potential Presidential contenders is quite revealing, as we have the elections next week in NYC, New Jersey, Virginia, and the California vote on reapportionment of Congressional seats.
So we have potential Presidential contenders who are females—Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar.
So we have potential Presidential contenders who are African Americans or Latino or Asian ethnicity—Wes Moore, Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Stephen A. Smith, Ruben Gallego, Ro Khanna.
So we have potential Presidential contenders who are Jewish—JD Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Jared Polis, Jon Ossoff, Josh Green.
So we have potential Presidential contenders who are gay—Pete Buttigieg, Jared Polis.
And then, we have white male “straight” Christian Presidential contenders—Gavin Newsom, Andy Beshear, Chris Murphy, Mark Kelly.
One could argue that in the present political climate, the latter four names—all white male “straight” Christian contenders—might be the best bet moving forward, although saying that is tragic, as it should not matter if one is a female, a racial minority, Jewish, or Gay individual.
Other than Barack Obama, the sad truth is that no woman, racial minority, Jewish, or gay politician, has been able to break through to this point, a sad commentary on American life!
Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits a second-term low, CNN poll finds.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/politics/cnn-poll-democrats-trump-midterms
Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/americans-country-wrong-track-blame-trump-inflation-poll/story?id=127064620
Most Americans doubt Trump’s commitment to free speech and fair justice, poll finds.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/03/poll-trump-free-speech-justice/
What’s the Matter With New Jersey Democrats?
“Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor in New Jersey, should be waltzing to victory. She might lose to a pro-Trump Republican.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/202575/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-democrats-what-matter
Virginia and New Jersey can show that Trump isn’t inevitable.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/2025-election-preview-virginia-nj-california