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2020 Democratic Candidates Tracker

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Craig4 said:
Not a terribly long CV.
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Longer than Trump's was, and Obama didn't have that long of one either.

He was also the front runner to partner Hillary until the slip up with the Hatch Act.
 
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Matthew Best said:
Another Texan I hear good things about is Beto O'Rourke.

Plus he has an excellent name.
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What credentials he has are decent enough (from a liberal/progressive point of view) but he's too junior. He has a major hurdle to traverse next year. If he wins the Senate seat, we can start talking about him but as a Congressman (House of Representatives) you need Paul Ryan's kind of tenure to be a major force and he just doesn't have that.
 
I've seen people mention the Rock, but to what extent is this a serious suggestion?

Of course, I realize we are now in the universe where a total joke candidate has already been elected president, and if Donald Trump is not beyond the pale it is quite difficult to know who is, but still. Is there any serious consideration that The Rock's celebrity status is what is needed to dislodge The Comb-over Con-artist?
 
angrysoba said:
I've seen people mention the Rock, but to what extent is this a serious suggestion?

Of course, I realize we are now in the universe where a total joke candidate has already been elected president, and if Donald Trump is not beyond the pale it is quite difficult to know who is, but still. Is there any serious consideration that The Rock's celebrity status is what is needed to dislodge The Comb-over Con-artist?
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He has publicly expressed interest. Because he is wealthy and famous I think we cannot rule him out yet, but obviously he has to be considered a long-shot at this point.
 
Just come up with someone without the baggage of a Clinton. I want you guys to get a better candidate. Not Warren for gawds sake, not Harris, not anybody I can think of off the top of my head.

Get a new face. I don't want to see anyone who made a headline in the last election because they all have the smell of Hillary on them. They are tainted and it won't work.

The Rock? Don't be stupid. Chelsea? If you want to lose.

If you guys had an even marginally better candidate I'd have voted Dem. Not that it would have mattered here in California. This time you're going to need someone better than "marginally".

And you/the left along with CNN and the gang kinda need to stfu a little and stop being whiny bitches. It's annoying. Change your delivery and pick your battles. My attitude in this post directly reflects my annoyance with the left in general right now. It's really bad. Just my opinion.
 
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mgidm86 said:
Just come up with someone without the baggage of a Clinton. I want you guys to get a better candidate. Not Warren for gawds sake, not Harris, not anybody I can think of off the top of my head.

Get a new face. I don't want to see anyone who made a headline in the last election because they all have the smell of Hillary on them. They are tainted and it won't work.

The Rock? Don't be stupid. Chelsea? If you want to lose.

If you guys had an even marginally better candidate I'd have voted Dem. Not that it would have mattered here in California. This time you're going to need someone better than "marginally".

And you/the left along with CNN and the gang kinda need to stfu a little and stop being whiny bitches. It's annoying. Change your delivery and pick your battles. My attitude in this post directly reflects my annoyance with the left in general right now. It's really bad. Just my opinion.
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Well, I'm going to take a page from the right wing trolls on Twitter and various newsfeeds....

Good! It's working.
 
mgidm86 said:
Just come up with someone without the baggage of a Clinton. I want you guys to get a better candidate. Not Warren for gawds sake, not Harris, not anybody I can think of off the top of my head.
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Martin O'Malley. He's the guy I would have voted D for. Of course, you know what that means; he's the snowball trying to mountain bike through hell. It's like when the libs tell you they would have voted for what's his name--the former governor of Utah if he had been the nominee. I could look it up, but it's not the point. These guys are always going to be what's his name or alternately, what's her name.

And if there's one thing I can guarantee you, the Democrats will not nominate a moderate the next time around. I don't care if the economy is roaring and the Dow at 35,000, they are going to nominate somebody from the left flank. Bernie or Elizabeth; realistically I cannot imagine anyone else. Even if the economy is roaring (a distinct possibility with nothing coming out of Washington these days) I cannot imagine the base holding their nose for another establishment candidate.
 
Brainster said:
Martin O'Malley. He's the guy I would have voted D for. Of course, you know what that means; he's the snowball trying to mountain bike through hell. It's like when the libs tell you they would have voted for what's his name--the former governor of Utah if he had been the nominee. I could look it up, but it's not the point. These guys are always going to be what's his name or alternately, what's her name.

And if there's one thing I can guarantee you, the Democrats will not nominate a moderate the next time around. I don't care if the economy is roaring and the Dow at 35,000, they are going to nominate somebody from the left flank. Bernie or Elizabeth; realistically I cannot imagine anyone else. Even if the economy is roaring (a distinct possibility with nothing coming out of Washington these days) I cannot imagine the base holding their nose for another establishment candidate.
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Yeah, 71 year old Elizabeth Warren, after just losing an election with another pushy broad running? Or 79 year old New York Socialist Jewboy.

As I said, these threads are helpful in seeing Republican wet dreams. Neither will be in consideration for 2020.
 
mgidm86 said:
And you/the left along with CNN and the gang kinda need to stfu a little and stop being whiny bitches. It's annoying. Change your delivery and pick your battles. My attitude in this post directly reflects my annoyance with the left in general right now. It's really bad. Just my opinion.
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Foolmewunz said:
Well, I'm going to take a page from the right wing trolls on Twitter and various newsfeeds....

Good! It's working.
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I was going to say. Has mgidm86 been under a rock for the last 9 years of conservative media? Given the last election, that’s what it takes to win.
 
Foolmewunz said:
Yeah, 71 year old Elizabeth Warren, after just losing an election with another pushy broad running? Or 79 year old New York Socialist Jewboy.

As I said, these threads are helpful in seeing Republican wet dreams. Neither will be in consideration for 2020.
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No, I would definitely much rather have a moderate Democrat win the nomination than a radical like Warren or Sanders. I don't expect Trump to be an exceptionally strong candidate the next time around and would like to hedge my bets.

But that's exactly why the left wing will push for a fire-breather.
 
Brainster said:
No, I would definitely much rather have a moderate Democrat win the nomination than a radical like Warren or Sanders. I don't expect Trump to be an exceptionally strong candidate the next time around and would like to hedge my bets.

But that's exactly why the left wing will push for a fire-breather.
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Trump is such damaged goods, I don't think the Dems need to play to their base here. A moderate Dem with a resume just long enough to be qualified but not long enough to have baggage could be the perfect choice.
 
Craig4 said:
Trump is such damaged goods, I don't think the Dems need to play to their base here. A moderate Dem with a resume just long enough to be qualified but not long enough to have baggage could be the perfect choice.
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You've got that backwards. If Trump is damaged goods, then the Democrats don't need to go with a moderate; they can afford to play to the base.
 
Matthew Best said:
Another Texan I hear good things about is Beto O'Rourke.

Plus he has an excellent name.
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Good Texas name. Seems like a god guy, someone you may actually want to be friends with. But those, dropped criminal charges from the 90s are just waiting to be fully fleshed out. And El Paso is barely Texas, if you ask folks in Houston and DFW. I doubt he'd even carry the state.
 
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