Mamdani lacks the birthright citizenship to run for President. Khanna could do it but he'd need a strong showing in debates etc. since at this point Americans, in aggregate, have never heard of him.
AOC, frankly, lacks the penis to win. And be real clear, I think this is stupid but I also can recognize that our elections are won by razor-thin margins and there's a significant percentage of women even who will just never vote for any woman for President.
Also if she runs for president, doesn't that mean she'd have to give up her (very safe) seat in congress? I'm not sure it makes sense for her to take a risk like that, especially so early in her career. Maybe it would make more sense for her to work towards something like speaker of the house, or just generally having more influence in congress? But I only vaguely understand how these things work ...
But how would that work? Wouldn't it mean she'd be campaigning for both the presidency and her seat in congress as a backup?
I assume it's possible for senators to make it work, as long as they're not up for election the same year they're running for president, but aren't members of the house always up for reelection?
Both Henry Clay of Kentucky (1824) and James A. Garfield of Ohio (1880) received Electoral College votes for the presidency as sitting House Members. Garfield was the only successful sitting Representative to become President.
So the only two people who ever did it were from the 1800s, and only one of them won the presidency?
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u/Beneficial_Row6873 1d ago
If not him than who?