The problem is that debate performance means very little when it comes time to vote. Hillary owned Trump every time they were on stage together, and her polling numbers bounced as a result. What's really important is how our candidates will perform in battleground states, especially in the midwest. Until the electoral college is reformed/abolished or there is a massive electorate shift in places like Texas and Georgia, that is the unfortunate reality.

he'll refuse to debate unless he's so far behind in the polls that he's desperate.

What he says during those debates is anybody's guess.

He doesn’t need to even bother to do much more than get his base to chant, “Lock her up!” Nothing new. Just fling that red meat! His audience can’t get enough of it.

He'll call her Pocahontas, and she will prove he's a kleptocrat, plus provide a plan to stop future kleptocrats.

And they have zero respect for EW. Don't get me wrong, I love EW as a candidate. I have the luxury of living in a state with a late-ish primary so if she's the leading progressive candidate and wins midwestern states by the time I vote, then I'll pull the lever for her.

that blows with the wind or sometimes stays home. They will vote for the candidate who best represents their concerns and excites them.

The race will boil down to who can get a good fraction of the 40% or so that sat home last time to the polls.

It is all going to boil down to how those people feel about their future and the future of their children, if they are parents. The fact that Trump is losing in early polls to four named democrats indicates that many of those people are worried about their futures, what will that concern be ~15.5 months from now?

Hollary devouted little time to the Midwest industrial states and in Florida, she never visited a city with less than a million population. There are far more places in Florida with smallish cities than there are places with mega-population cities. The red Florida, the numerous lower population counties is where statewide races here are won or lost.

Winning Florida is about reducing the republican's advantage in red Florida. People that put us down ignore the fact that President Obama did that twice and won Florida twice.

I would NOT be opposed to a Warren-Buttigieg ticket...or even a Warren-Harris ticket. My vote is already certain - the Democratic nominee has it and if something bizarre resulted in no Democratic Party nominee on the ballot, I would write in a vote for "half-eaten ham sandwich" before EVER voting for the Tangerine Mussolini.

I really thought Elizabeth Warren showed something on the campaign trail in the few joint appearances she made with Hillary in 2016...I thought THAT ticket - Clinton-Warren '16 - would have been stronger but it was not to be...

No matter what happens in this absurd primary season, we MUST elect a Democratic candidate and really, really need to find a way to retake the Senate (or at least cripple McConnell).

Would have undercut the GOP appeal to lunchbox issues.

Warren really got under Trump's skin.

That's why she gained some momentum. And it's why she continues to gather steam.

Warren is uniquely suited to beat Trump and will have coattails that will help dems win back the senate.

She has a friendly, passionate drive that none of the other candidates have. Harris is coming close, though.

If Warren is on the main debate stage this time, I would expect her star to continue to rise.

Warren wants to fight wealth inequality and reshape our economy and politics. We all know these are problems, so it's easy to buy into the mission, and if you do, there is no other choice, except Buttigieg who has a similar mission.

Harris doesn't seem to have a mission. She seems very smart, tough and competent which are good reasons to vote for someone, but not compelling in the same way Warren is.

“I just think she would go under a bus for us.”

With Harris, something’s going under the bus but it ain’t Kamala.

Number two. Both her and Pete are my favorites and I will look at the polls in my state and see who has a better chance of winning the primary there and vote that way. I love Pete but if he is low and it looks like Liz has a better shot I will vote for her.

You may have doubts about her going into a rally of her's, but when you walk out you are a fire breathing convert.

I would love to see her do a townhall near where I live in Florida, I am even going to contribute to her campaign so that my name is on her Florida list. I want to see in person what I have heard about her ability to connect with voters.