# Who would you pick to be President? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 22, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502 "2023-03-22T15:54:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502/121 "2023-03-30T01:14:59Z")
Over the weekend, I was scrolling Instagram and I came across this feed by this bodybuilder who calls himself Johnny Swoll [sic]. He’s really muscular, and some of the videos show him having fun working out in the gym, but most of his videos are him commenting on other people’s videos where these other people are shaming or making fun of people working out. He isn’t about that. He’s all about positivity. He stops the gym shamers > [@](#): > > Listen. That person did nothing wrong. Just because you are filming in a gym doesn’t give you exclusive use of the area, so if that person walked into your shot you have to expect that. And we all started as beginners once. Do better. His tagline is: “do better”. He says it a lot. He describes himself as a Crusader against toxic gym culture. I liked him. I watched a bunch of videos. So my answer is Joey Swoll. > **[Bodybuilder Joey Swoll is ‘standing up’ for victims of gym ‘shaming’](https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/bodybuilder-joey-swoll-has-had-enough-of-fitness-influencers/amp/)** > > “I am never trying to judge people or cancel them, but someone has to stand up to this culture,” he told The Post. (Or, if that’s just silly, than I solemnly propose a ticket of Jon Stewart/Dolly Parton) ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502/122 "2023-03-30T12:01:37Z")
I don’t think it matters much as both political parties promote a combination of neoconservatism and neoliberalism, and both needed to keep the dollar propped up. This includes even politicians like Sanders: > **[Bernie Sanders backs imperialist provocations against Russia](https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/02/24/sand-f24.html)** > > Voicing his support for sanctions that only escalate the danger of war between nuclear-armed powers, Sanders justified the measures as politically progressive and even environmentally friendly. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502/123 "2023-03-30T14:30:26Z")
I’d vote for Stacey Abrams or Gretchen Whitmer. In fact, a ticket with both of them together (Prez/VP) would suit me just fine. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502/124 "2023-03-30T22:35:22Z")
I love Jon Stewart. He and John Oliver would be a force to be reckoned with. Gretchen Whitmer and Mallory McMorrow are also terrific options. I could make a long list of people from the current list of serving Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502/125 "2023-03-31T12:47:32Z")
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