or Bill Maher.

It's got to be some blowhard that we are at least somewhat embarrassed by.

But for real, the less political experience the better. The longer you've been in government, the more the opponent can point to what you did or didn't do. That's always bad.

As long as you can fall back on what you would have done, you will always have a winning position.
With that said, the DNC will probably push someone like Chuck Schumer