Dems need to run a straight white male. Sorry to have to say that, but
that is the current reality of America. They are taking a huge risk if
they run a Black female, or a gay White man. None of that has anything to
do with competence, or being able to pull a Country together.

Rural white America does not have room in their heart to accept a Black
lady or a gay man as President. Rural white America, population-wise, is
itself a minority. But they ( as a collective ) only see things thru
their sheltered little world. And these BFE rural States have an
outsized impact on the makeup of the Senate. These sparse, empty
areas get 2 Senators per State, just like densely populated, large States
like California.

America needs to get off the MAGA train, Dems need to campaign on
issues that are probably going to be hittin hard in 2026, things like
inflation, affordable health-care. Trans rights and other niche type
issues could very well get another MAGA elected, if emphasized.
Sucks, but that is the world we're living in.
( assuming the Trump junta hasn't rigged it so that voting even matters,
and that is no small assumption )