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Francis, on paper. They'll come after him for being accused of ignoring child abuse allegations. His local advocates on more progressive-leaning sources here are focefully pushing that it's a plant from the conservative side to try to keep him out of the running.
I have no awareness either way, but he seems to be perceived as a Francis continuist, for what that's worth.
Which, of course, in a lifetime position with no offramp is no guarantee of what he'll do. We'll see, I suppose.