Imagine this person debating Trump: https://youtu.be/IQ5SMO8567s?si=EHBa4IMXvBSLiijX

And just imagine the optics of old, orange from vs. this guy.

I think he also ticks the box for people that want “normalcy.” He is just very much an articulate, succinct, polished communicator/politician. And he’s a white guy, which, sadly, gains him a free extra votes automatically.