2036 Democratic PrimaryGov. L. D. Smith (D-CA)Sen. Lars L. Rock (D-NY)Sen. Xing Kerui (D-WA)In a primary pitting a rising star (Sen. Rock), a progressive hero (Sen. Kerui), and a moderate Kaine-type party standard-bearer (Gov. Smith), interesting stuff was bound to happen. Smith easily won Iowa, but Rock followed up by winning New Hampshire, and the three candidates were fighting from then on. Rock's insistence on not campaigning in South Carolina because of some gibberish he made up in his head shifted the race in Smith's favor, but Super Tuesday turned it back into a tossup. Despite Kerui and Rock's best efforts, Smith won a plurality of delegates and superdelegates easily pushed him over 50%.