my friend & i were discussing how just few months ago it felt like the democratic presidential bench was just very very empty besides aoc & gavin (both are sort of eccentric in many ways & also at least somewhat polarizing). but the midterms produced three more viable presidential candidates (tallarico, ossoff, & el-sayed) who interestingly enough all have the necessary requirements & then some to be a future nominee (maybe not in 2028). they all seem to understand culture, they have the ability to communicate & debate with simplicity & vigor, & they seem likable enough overall to the general populace. whereas on the republican side besides rubio (maybe vance) you don't really feel this as much. the post trump republican identity will be definitively be chaotic, wonder how it settles.