2020 Democratic presidential primary

It doesn’t matter though because if I’m not happy with the candidates I will run myself

you should probably get started now

do you guys see Beto as a potential democratic nominee?

in 2020?

yes

no, not even remotely

i just ran a simulation of 1 trillion universes and none of them resulted in Beto running for president in 2020

lol

but if he is elected to the senate wouldn't he be in basically the same point in his career that Obama was in when he won?

don't know much about him so not sure what his ambitions are

sorry, that was rude. but no, not a chance. to run for president with only 2 years of legislative experience would take a freight train's worth of political momentum. even obama had 4 years as a US senator, and that was in addition to years of experience as a state senator, a reputation-cementing keystone speech at the DNC convention, and being barack fucking obama

also, him winning in texas is a slim chance, and if he gets it it's like doug jones. his job will be to hold the fuck onto that seat, build the party in texas, spend all his time visiting texas town halls and churches and quinceañeras, listening to issues etc. etc. the last thing anybody needs is some smooth-talking, non-waxen republican appearing in 2024 running on "while beto o'rourke is going to liberal parties in new york and LA, real texans are struggling..." etc.

It will never be Gillibrand

Gillenbrand is not well known outside the NE and will get to "introduce" herself to most democratic-leaning voters in 2019-20. She's a looks-good-on-paper type of candidate, who will fly or flounder based on her ability to construct a solid campaign, which will mostly depend on her ability to co-opt the most popular issues for her own, and to project likeability, sincerity and passion.

lol keynote, not keystone
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Nobody even remembers or cares Al Franken used to be a senator outside Minnesota do they? Or that Gillibrand was even involved?

at least a couple of friends of mine from NY remember, and definitely hold it against her.

I think she would make a great president

I think if Kamala Harris can wash off enough the cop stink it’ll be her. symmetry demands it

I still wish it were gonna be Tammy Duckworth but I may be the only person talking her up anywhere.

really would love any of these - Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tammy Duckworth, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren - It should be a woman imo

I’m still rooting for an all-woman ticket. I think Gillibrand has the best shot at being at the top of said ticket. Would love to see Harris do a little more work at not being such a prosecutor, as I (and many, many others, with more at stake) have pointed out before. I think Warren wants to run so that she can bring attention to her signature issues, but she likes her current job and is really good at it.

Am still waiting for a potential candidate to start talking about what our foreign policy needs to look like, and I mean more than platitudes about allies.

It doesn’t matter though because if I’m not happy with the candidates I will run myself

Treesh between this and the cat diet book I am suspicious of your ability to follow through on great ideas.

sorry, that was rude. but no, not a chance. to run for president with only 2 years of legislative experience would take a freight train's worth of political momentum.

Cat President xp

Symmetry required, etc

Booker has skeletons for a youngish guy (con man, lifestyle)

Obama had two full years of being a US senator before he began campaigning in earnest for 2008. If Beto were to win this year, he'd have to immediately begin working towards 2020. No time spent as a Senator at all.

Harris is basically the Obama of this race, calendar wise.

that makes sense

I think Harris would be good against trump tbh. I don’t see her getting fazed or bamboozled.

Oh no, she'd welcome it

Trumpish, only whiny not slobby

https://splinternews.com/michael-bloomberg-becomes-a-democrat-just-in-time-for-a-1829651504

I've been assuming the base would chew up and spit out some of these awful charlatans but the response to avenatti makes me smdh

I think the Dems will wanna run with "who will Trump's attack style be least effective against"

Bannon is out there saying Aventatti would be hardest to beat so they probably have dirt on him

Bannon is out there saying a bunch of horseshit i assume as he is a living sack of horseshit

really? seems like a fine chap

i just think it is impossible to derive any useful information from anything he "says" aka anything that sputters fartfully from his infinitely joweled face

In another half a year, how this is shaping will become much plainer. Speculating very hard when we still have the midterms in front of us seems like playing a board game with lots of the pieces missing.

Really hope this fucker formally drops out in the near future

BREAKING: Former VP @joebiden will present this year’s #LibertyMedal award to former President George W. Bush and former First Lady @laurawbush for their commitment to veterans.

The ceremony will take place on #VeteransDay, November 11, in #Philadelphia: https://t.co/jnl1ouWrmk pic.twitter.com/KdcYhDHy31

— National Constitution Center (@ConstitutionCtr) October 10, 2018

gross

I would hope Biden would be disqualified in this day and age just based on the Anita Hill episode alone

W loves vets, he made so many of them

I would hope Biden would be disqualified in this day and age just based on the Anita Hill episode alone

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Yeah, after Kavanaugh I don't think he has a chance. Perhaps the Bush thing is a sign that he knows he doesn't have a chance, and has stopped preparing and just does the shitty stuff he wants to do.

No Biden no Bloomberg no old fucking white men

Julian Castro sez he's "likely" to run

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/julian-castro-2020-president-run-738584/

No Biden no Bloomberg no old fucking white men

IT'S 1977!

Castro sez he's "likely" to run

many are called, but few are chosen

gotta dig out my JULIAN CASTRO FOR MAYOR SOLD US OUT shirt from the drawer

lmao at the poll showing Biden way ahead only counting ppl who are 45+

(I know, I know, they vote in droves, but still.)

I don't get the joke? Biden was still ahead with people under 45. He beat Sanders 26% to 21%. 33% to 13% overall, and 39% to 8% over 45. I don't see what's so funny about that?

It was my (possibly wrong) understanding not enough under 45s were even polled there to provide a workable figure

anyway my 2020 candidate will need to have a "radical left" climate stance bcz gradualism is out the window.

https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/climate-change-united-nations-report-nordhaus-nobel

All the old, white men need to sit out and put their full throated support behind a not-old, white man candidate. But they never fucking learn.