Lots of things may change in the next year.

but I'm willing to bet that what changes over the next year is a tidal wave of support in favor of Pete, who by all appearances is an earnest, intelligent and caring individual who is every bit deserving of representing the Democrats in 2020 and the United States of America in 2021.

It's not late December nor January, so there's a long time to go.

I will vote for the nominee whomever he or she is.

But it is still March 2019 on my calendar.

I see March 27 on my calendar as well. But I'm hearing uplifting words from a visionary, reminiscent of Barack Obama. There are other outstanding orators in the field, Beto and Kamala in particular. Bernie, Elizabeth, and Joe (if he runs) are no slouches either.

But there's something special about Pete and I'm not waiting for several months to extol his leadership qualities.

...the more impressive he gets.

But it's hard to contain a juggernaut!

...it was really good and he hasn't disappointed yet.

I'd love to know how many people are participating in this... Even a ballpark.

It only shows the stated preferences of people who participate in this forum.

I'd love to know the actual numbers, though.

Are there 75, 250, 500, 1000 members in this primaries forum.

Come to think of it... I also have no clue how many active members are on DU, but I enjoy everyone.

There are 251,872 registered users. However, there's no way of knowing how many of those are active and how many are dormant.

I skip straight to "Latest Threads"... That's more that I expected.

I was looking the other day to see what the opposition to him is, and quite honestly, I'm not seeing anything? Seems more that people don't know who he is.

He's in my top 3, so really happy to see him getting traction on DU.

Neither you nor anybody else will rein in my sense of excitement or optimism.

Everyone is entitled to the same excitement for other candidates.

I haven't rained on anyone's parade. There's a difference between people showing up scoffing, like yourself, and people like me who praise a particular candidate. If you can't see that difference, put on your reading glasses.

And it can be contagious!

I think the only reason I’m not declaring a candidate at this point is that I’m feeling swamped in my “real life,” and I guess I’d feel an obligation to be able to answer questions and advocate for my choice, and I’m not ready for that yet.

If I absolutely had to vote today, though, I’m almost sure it would be for Pete.

Nice play on words for your DU user name. I guess you're busy like a beaver, maybe like the one in your avatar? Is that a beaver with a hard hat on? Or some other rodent? A small bear perhaps? A very hairy child?

Wearing his little hat that my son and his wife sent from Vietnam.

We'll take "solids," "fluids," and everything in between!

… it's been Harris, Biden, Sanders, Warren for so long... I see the little pictures and noticed something had changed. I thought there would be more ups and downs in the line-up!

Clear the way, Joe and Bernie. The Mayor Pete Express is coming through!