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2020 Democratic Candidates Tracker

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Foolmewunz said:
Or the straight white men are sitting back and letting the womens and minos go at each other, knowing that six phone calls will raise them a hundred million dollars and that two of them, at least, are actually still considered the front runners.

See how that works? You can take any isolated snapshot in time and use it to show something if you work hard enough. Biden's got a ten point lead on everyone if "everyone" is Bernie. Only Harris is getting close to their numbers. If I'm Biden and I want to run, I do the talk shows and panel shows and keep on the attack on behalf of the Party and make no announcement, whatsoever. That's not to say that he can't accept Rotary Club and Kiwanis invitations to IA, NH, SC, etc... There's just no need to declare.
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Capturing donors early is as much about blocking donors from funding your potential opponents as it is about your own warchest. Just one (1) maximum individual contribution and boom, you've hit the exploratory/testing-the-waters limit and have to officially form a committee.
 
portlandatheist said:
Andrew Yang was on the Joe Rogan Experience, nearly a 2 hour podcast



Andrew Yang comes across as a very knowledgeable and likeable person. A Universal Basic Income of $1,000/month seems over the top to me but the notion of having a UBI of some kind, seems like a good idea. A carbon fee and dividend(as proposed by the Citizens Climate Lobby) would be a variety of UBI.
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The Great Zaganza said:
Yang makes for a great President, which in this day and age almost by definition means that he makes for a lousy candidate.
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Yeah, as I asked earlier, can we at least add him to the list of declared candidates?

I realize he has no actual position in the Democratic Party, but he will run as one, and it is not as if Trump had a formal political role.
 
portlandatheist said:
Andrew Yang was on the Joe Rogan Experience, nearly a 2 hour podcast



Andrew Yang comes across as a very knowledgeable and likeable person. A Universal Basic Income of $1,000/month seems over the top to me but the notion of having a UBI of some kind, seems like a good idea. A carbon fee and dividend(as proposed by the Citizens Climate Lobby) would be a variety of UBI.
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I just watched this last night and Andrew Yang comes across as very knowledgeable and data driven in his understanding of the problems we face. I think he did a great job of explaining the impending tsunami that is automation and the effect it will have on society if the negative aspects aren't mitigated. I also like that he is focused on universal healthcare and changing our metrics of a successful country away from GDP and towards things like life expectancy, happiness, fulfillment, etc.

I think he could improve by having a little more specifics on how his Freedom Dividend will work, what other things he plans for easing our transition to a much more automated society, and for him to include more in his platform about dealing with climate change and corruption.

Each candidate seems to have their own area of strength and I kind of wish they could come together in a 2020 administration to have each person tackle their area of expertise. Have Warren work on corruption, Yang on the automation transition, and whomever would be best for healthcare and climate change do those.
 
Most of the declared candidates are espousing far left ideas. This opens the door for a late entry candidate who will appear more centrist but still be more progressive than other previous Democrat candidates. Soon we will be saying hello to the latest entrant, Michelle Obama.
 
Updated for Bernie:

In Or At Least Exploring (By Current or Highest Office Held):

Governors:
Jay Inslee

Senators:
Corey Booker
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kamala Harris
Amy Klobuchar
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren

US Representatives:
John Delaney
Tulsi Gabbard

Cabinet Members:
Julian Castro

Mayors:
Pete Buttegieg

Unannounced But Considered Likely:

Vice Presidents:
Joe Biden

Senators:
Sherrod Brown

US Representatives:
Beto O'Rourke
Eric Swallwell

Mayors:
Michael Bloomberg
Bill De Blasio
 
bytewizard said:
Most of the declared candidates are espousing far left ideas. This opens the door for a late entry candidate who will appear more centrist but still be more progressive than other previous Democrat candidates. Soon we will be saying hello to the latest entrant, Michelle Obama.
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Speaking of Obama, I wonder how well he'd have done were he had been allowed to run for a third term...
 
JoeMorgue said:
Didn't we sort of all see this coming though?

Hopefully he and his followers just get it out of their system early.
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Bernie is going to be tough to kayo. His supporters are committed (some would say they should be), which is important in Iowa (since the caucuses can be tedious). If he can win Iowa (he came within a whisker last time) and New Hampshire (won easily last time), he'll come out of the early states with a big head of steam.
 
Brainster said:
Bernie is going to be tough to kayo. His supporters are committed (some would say they should be), which is important in Iowa (since the caucuses can be tedious). If he can win Iowa (he came within a whisker last time) and New Hampshire (won easily last time), he'll come out of the early states with a big head of steam.
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He still won't win in the Confederate states.
 
Belz... said:
Can they be really said to be far-left ideas if most people in the country agree with them?
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Its a common claim that Americans support "far-left" ideas.

I'd be very cautious with that claim however. Its very easy to say "I support single-payer health care" or "I support free college". But questions like that ignore context (costs and side effect of those programs), and if full details were made available then people's opinions might change.

Plus, in a campaign, these types of programs would have to be defended by the candidates, and if a program can be criticized with a simple phrase (e.g. "death panels") but defending it requires a rather complex, lengthy explanation, then the electorate may come out against a program that they support in theory.

Remember, roughly 7 out of 10 people support health insurance for all. Yet in the last election roughly half the electorate voted Republican, despite the fact that their health care plan was much further from the 'health care for all' ideal than the Democrat's plans.
 
Belz... said:
Same here. Didn't work last time. Step aside and help put a worthy candidate on the ballots. I hope the Democrats weed out the others soon, so that we don't get the equivalent of the Republican clown car.
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At least the Democrats don't yet have the equivalent of a Carson, Fiorina, or (shudder) Trump.... candidates that have no real experience with holding political office.
 
The Great Zaganza said:
Bernie is in:
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Yet he is still sitting as an independent in the senate.

You would figure if he had learned anything, he would recognize that you need more than just a bunch of gung-ho students to support your candidacy... getting some allies within the Democratic party (you know, the party for which he is attempting to gain their nomination) would probably help his bid to get power.

Sitting out the outside, then complaining when people don't automatically flock to your cause is destructive to everyone.
 
Didn't know anything about Kamala Harris before she announced her candidacy, but having checked some info on her, she doesn't seem like the weirdo that some people seem to intimate. Sounds like a standard, down-the-line progressive, to me.
 
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