I think he genuinely cares about people and our country and that would come through in a campaign. I will support whomever the nominee is and work my feet and fingers to the bone to get them elected.

great support system, maybe in eight or twelve years?

BTW John Kerry got robbed, too. I thought he could have been a great President.

he is a good choice. Kennedy and Booker, maybe.

He was probably teething on politics. Imagine the family dinner conversations he grew up exposed to. They have politics in their DNA. I think he's probably as ready for presidency as any other seasoned politician. That's an assumption, but probably accurate.

I have intentionally left out Biden and Clinton out of respect for the parameters you have set for your choices.

So I'm on board.

..a strong ticket; both exceptional individuals who just happen to be women ...they are the best of America...as Obama and Clinton were.

Waiting to see who runs, but I really like her. And she’s a good counter to Trump.

I want someone younger than 70 who knows issues in depth and has been in government long enough to know how it works and know good cabinet appointments.

Cuomo, perhaps. Kaine - nice guy, but charismatically challenged IMO. KG - no way, never, never.

Need to find out more about Inslee.

Pete Buttigieg is in the mix. Lots of promise there.

But I'm a fan of all of the others.

has a chance in hell of beating Dumb-Dumb.

Warren would be great, but she could not win, beyond a Dem primary. We would lose in a landslide.

Gillibrand. Too much baggage and she has double crossed too many people. Flip flops on the issues.
Not electable. Another landslide loss.

I like Cuomo, but he generates a lot of hostility. Too risky.
Too easy to beat up.

Where is Cory Booker? Great VP

Brown has the midwest thing going for him.

Kennedy has charisma, intelligence, and he is a good speaker.

Add him to the list.

In the 2008 election, he was the only Democratic candidate that the Republicans feared. Impeccable record. Look him up.

And they will have good reason again in 2020. My fear is that the media will destroy his candidacy again, as they did in 2016. We're already seeing him being ignored by people who should include him on their lists.

and you're right: Move Forward (should be the slogan no matter which one runs).

under the bus. She would not have been Senator without the Clintons, but once they were not much use to her, she cashed them in to get other people firef up for another moment of personal fame. She Changes her positions and who she supports, depending on the day of the
week's opportunity.

Strike G and add Booker.
She is not electable.

I am not sitting it out and I am not voting third party and I will not vote for Trump or any other GOP candidate.

What would you do.?

for her against Trump. Useless vote. She can't win. I know a past Dem Party Chair, who says, he won't vote for her because then we have no standards, just like the Repubs. I would never vote for any trumpster, of any stripe. I have never voted 3rd party. Never voted Repub for Prez. Hopefully, a few Repubs will be wearing stripes by 2020.

Booker needs to be on the list.

Love Warren, but loved her more before she rolled on Hillary and Franken. Mostly, she can't win. Hated by half the voters or more.

to not vote and allow their candidates to win from low turnout. The problem is that when we don't vote for a candidate usually that means we aren't voting for Senators or Reps either. There was a large enough contingent of those who wouldn't vote for Hillary because they never thought anybody would elect Trump and look what we got - we lost the Senate and Trump slunk in.

I will definitely vote for Gillibrand but she's not on the short list.

I think Adam Schiff should be added to the short list, too.

but as many have said, he doesn't have the intensity to inspire voters...who aren't yellow dogs.

I think the main question, is not who we like the best or who would be the best President...we already tried that one...but WHO CAN BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THE REPUBS? We have to factor in their lying and cheating too.

he's very careful not to interfere with Mueller's investigation.

I just question whether he can pull in the fringe voters we have to have.

she has the strongest skill set and experience of anybody else I can think of, the things that might well have made for one of the best Presidency's ever. I supported her from the convention on. I just wish she's gone for broke in the election.

Not going into Michigan and Wisconsin, as it might shake things up...a hundred other things.

She has also been beaten up so much, she is cautious about taking risks. The thing is they were going to bomb her no matter what she did, so she needed to be a stronger freight train than her RW Haters.

Trump had nothing to lose, so he took all risks. Win, win for him.

it shows that polls are supposed to read and not lead. Her advisers took her negative numbers too seriously. She needed to turn the undecided, the haters were never going to change either way. She could only have won.

It could have turned out differently. If the DNC had not been in turmoil, if she had had an experienced campaign and they hadn't ignored ground troops feedback, blah, blah. I'm still angry.

Of course, there was Comey, cheating, lying....

As Obama said, and this is similar to the talk AAs have with their kids, we have to be way better than they are to win. He implied this is because of gerrymandering, they hold the cards now (all 3 branches and states), cheating, lying, etc.

They will find new ways.

True, common campaign wisdom is you don't take risks when you are ahead, but there will always be the last minute Swiftboating.

I dont think we have to worry about her this go around. lol

support her 100%. We just plain do not want to be trumped again.

Most sincere and genuine!

Winning ...should be our main factor.

I like Kennedy though. I like Warren as my senator, but she is not electable nationally.

For VP and Kennedy for Pres. However, both are east coast. Red states will use the coastal elites argument. However, they will use something else if it is a balanced ticket.

Brown from Ohio, maybe. However, I like Booker better, and he will pull in a lot of votes too.

balance the ticket.

I fear. I would LOVE to see him, but age and electability?
Maybe, I am wrong?

Most electable. Booker is a courageous man. Both are sincere and have integrity.

Sincere doesn't win elections...look at Trump.

My husband and I are helping a congressional candidate in our district. We are helping a state senate candidate and a county board candidate a little bit. We will worry about 2020 later, after we have done our level best to take back Congress.

I like him but you need to be rough and ruthless to fight Trump"s visceral appeal among the deplorables.

Particularly with Kennedy and Schiff.

prioritize climate change.

And you can leave out Sanders and Biden but I definitely think they are running.

the environment is my number one issue, thanks for the info!

I don't see Kaine or Warren being able to win.

most. Many of these candidates are already very polarizing, fair or not.

Kennedy

Any of them.

My initial support would be for Warren although it would risk losing one of my senators.

He is young and will appeal to the younger democrats. And I think he seems to be decent. Regardless I’ll support whoever is on the ticket.

Brown relates to the white/working class that thought Trump was all that -- and Warren because she is fearless

Ask a NYS teacher about Cuomo, and it will get real ugly real fast.

I can't tell you many in Ohio say they don't like the GOP but the Democrats are to 'liberal'. We may need to run someone who can appeal to centrists...I like Sherrod Brown...he is not a centrist but has working guy credentials.

They'll bitch about his liberal father, Mario. We don't want andrew.

based on TV interviews.

Kane could possibly win anyway. Theres already the negative association with Hillary for those who are “never Hillary” even though they are anti-trump. I know a few of those. People were too brainwashed during the election with propaganda.

but not good candidate against mad Pit Bull Repubs

And we know he doesn't do debates well, as we saw in 2016.

There are many people I respect who add nothing to a ticket. There were all of the jokes about the Dems keeping him locked up playing puzzles. He couldn't turn out a crowd at a rally.

But first let's concentrate on 2018.

Adam Schiff for POTUS!

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And who was the Dem woman who debated with Sanders against the repugs a couple of months back?

I'd be fine with anyone else right now. I like Cuomo, though.

Seems smart, progressive and dedicated to public service. No baggage that I know of ... being a Kennedy might piss off Republicans.

might bring some of those old white people back to the party...the ones who recall JFK.

And he seems smart and well-spoken.

Period.

The last thing we need is another candidate from NY, New England, or CA. We need a candidate from a purple state or one that can deliver a traditional swing state like PA, MI, OH, etc. I don’t think Sherrod Brown could win a general. I’m liking John Hickenlooper, who is finishing his final term as Governor of Colorado.

He leaves, Ohio WILL get another republican, placed by the Koch Boothers money. Senators stay a long long time in Ohio. We need Sen Brown voice & passion & vote in the Senate.

We survived two Roosevelts, two Bushes, no problem with another Kennedy.

Pretty sure the Kennedy name recognition and family ties will resound with a lot of older voters. His relative youth and energy will resound with a lot of millenials. He seems pretty progressive, if not as much as Sanders, Warren or Sherrod, but good enough to attract a lot of people who are looking leftward in this semi-fascist time.

But, as I said, I'll vote for ANY Democratic candidate if the alternative is Bozo.

Then he is unbeatable against trump.

But someone here on DU said his wife has threatened divorce if he runs.

I love the guy. He could(and would) stand on a stage and call Trump a Mother fucking Asshole. In polite political speak of course.

In fact, I would bet trump would refuse to debate(someone bookmark this prediction!!)

Y’all have a happy new year.

Gov Andrew Cuomo NY - Coastal and scandal prone
Gov Jay Inslee WA - Coastal and too liberal
Sen Kristen Gillenbrand NY - Would do no better than Hillary if she even survived the primaries.
Sen Sherrod Brown OH - Probably won't be re-elected in 2018
Rep Joe Kennedy III MA - Nobody
Sen Elizabeth Warren MA - Like Biden she could have won in 2016 with the Obama machine and momentum behind her but probably couldn't do it on her own.
Sen Tim Kaine VA - Tainted by 2016 and already said he isn't running,

He had everything going for him, looks, Kennedy name, money, charisma...oh well life has to goes on.

John Schlossberg. I have heard him speak in an interview before and he seems like a very bright, handsome, charismatic young man. I think he is considering a career in politics.

for D presidential nominee in 2020?

I guess I'm with Biden until a better alternative comes along, the only thing that matters is that any candidate be nationally competitive and Biden will be competitive places that Hillary wasn't but it's all for naught if any of our rising stars deliver an identical electoral map to that of 2016 which I fear is the best possible outcome for most of them. I don't know that Biden can win without Obama but if I had to take a chance on any of the presumptive nominees it would have to be him.

John Doe or Jane Doe with a (D).

I think Kennedy and Cuomo are the best choices. None of the others has a chance to win imo. I’ve kind of lost hope for anyone who is really intelligent winning anymore. Or of any win at all of the election issues aren’t dealt with.

For president: someone in their late 50s/early 60s with extensive (at least 10 years) experience in government at the state or federal level. Some of that experience should be in an administrative position. I want someone who is well-versed in how the federal government and its agencies operate because they are going to have to undo the mess the current administration is making.

For vice-president: someone 5-10 years younger, also with some government experience at the state or federal level.

I'll support who ever winds up on the ticket, though - once we get past 2018.

We don't need to nominate someone who's built his entire career, in New York State of all places, on running against the progressive wing of the party.

And since we're going to carry New York presidentially no matter what, we're far better off nominating somebody from a swing state.

though it is hard to find a Dem who didn't get caught up in the Salem Witch Trial, led by Guillibrand.
She is the only one I will not support.

Kennedy is my preference at this point.

Don't know the others. What about Gavin Newsome?

Sally Yates.

everyone else is fine.

NY invited Hillary to run, why not Al. Poetic justice.

Democrat. Some dems, I would have to pinch my nose and vote for them. Saying that, I have never voted for a republican in my life and never will.

All Dems do not merit the same respect though, just because they have a D instead of an R.

Speaking of, I pray Elijah Cummings makes it. He is one of the best.

this is what I think:

Gov Andrew Cuomo NY - too aligned with the Third Way wing of the party

Gov Jay Inslee WA - not too familiar with him, so we'll see

Sen Kristen Gillibrand NY - not liking the way she took the lead on Franken and also dug up the Clinton past. Would support her but not a first choice right now

Sen Sherrod Brown OH - I like him, but let's see how he does in his election

Rep Joe Kennedy III MA - not familiar except for the name

Sen Elizabeth Warren MA - always a strong economic and social message. Not sure how she would play as a candidate, but one of my favorites

Sen Tim Kane VA - nice guy but too vanilla politically

I think a Warren/Brown or Brown/Warren ticket would excite.

I don't think he can win nationally...and the special elections have cemented my opinion. Naturally I will vote for whoever the nominee is.

Any order

Still pissed at Kirsten for the Al Franken thing.
Still pissed at Kamala Harris for joining in

but not as stridently as Kamala Harris.

the Democratic nominee, as always. I'm more interested in legislative elections, frankly.