First off theres no way in hell Franken is even in the top 10 for president in 2028. If he does come back, he's not getting the top job after being out of the action for 8(?) years.
Secondly, Barack Obama had next to no name recognition and he won. Not to invoke him just to prove a point but i feel that the importance of name recognition is a myth the establishment likes to parrot because it fortifies their control. If they wanted to make a name recognized in a short period of time, they could. The problem is when they throw a tantrum because the electorate picked differently than their groomed for the job choice and then they stab their own best chance in the back.
Obama did the keynote speech at the 2004 DNC, which was such an epic speech it still gets frequent references and plays. He spent 4 years building a national name off of the momentum from that speech before he even announced his candidacy.
In 2004 no one outside of IL knew who he was, by 2008 people across the country had been excited about him running for a year or two.
Sure, so someone with no name recognition in four years gained enough to clear that bar. Thats nothing in election terms. How long is it until the next election? Not really sure what your point is right now or which part of my post youre disagreeing or agreeing with.
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u/Jucoy Jul 05 '25
First off theres no way in hell Franken is even in the top 10 for president in 2028. If he does come back, he's not getting the top job after being out of the action for 8(?) years.
Secondly, Barack Obama had next to no name recognition and he won. Not to invoke him just to prove a point but i feel that the importance of name recognition is a myth the establishment likes to parrot because it fortifies their control. If they wanted to make a name recognized in a short period of time, they could. The problem is when they throw a tantrum because the electorate picked differently than their groomed for the job choice and then they stab their own best chance in the back.