Democratic Primaries

floppyboo

(2,461 posts) Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:18 PM Apr 2019

Rainy Saturday 2020 Fantasy Cabinet Pick

I was thinking of all the great candidates and their strengths - thinking of the fertile field.
Here's my picks - done in haste, and missing a few as I don't know their thang that well.
Play along!
President Sanders
Vice-President - Warren? Pete? Kamala?
Secretary of State - Buttigieg
Secretary of the Treasury - Warren
Secretary of Defense - Gabbard
Attorney General - Harris
Secretary of the Interior – O’Rourke
Secretary of Agriculture - Klobuchar
Secretary of Commerce - Yang
Secretary of Labor - Sherrod Brown
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation ?
Secretary of Energy - Inslee
Secretary of Education - Gillibrand
Secretary of Veterans Affairs ? (edit - Ojeda)
Secretary of Homeland Security - Castro
Trade Representative - Booker
Director of National Intelligence ?
Office of Management and Budget ?
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ?
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ?
Administrator of the Small Business Administration - ?

edit: I'm missing McAuliffe, Hickenlooper, Bullock, and the Tim guy. Also, added Brown, just because Unions
edit - add Williamson
edit - added Ojeda, because Veterans

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Rainy Saturday 2020 Fantasy Cabinet Pick (Original Post) floppyboo Apr 2019 OP

These are your picks that I like the best Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #1

Mine: The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #2

I wouldn't want to see the great Senators leaving the Senate. northoftheborder Apr 2019 #3

I had the same thought leftieNanner Apr 2019 #4

Ditto - but this is just a game floppyboo Apr 2019 #5

Ryan seems to have a pretty broad background and his wife is a teacher. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #6

Uncle Joe

(58,403 posts)

1. These are your picks that I like the best

Reply to floppyboo (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:30 PM

Apr 2019

President Sanders
Vice-President - Warren? Pete? Kamala?
Secretary of State - Buttigieg
Secretary of the Treasury - Warren
Secretary of Commerce - Yang
Secretary of Labor - Sherrod Brown

I'm not against the others, just need more information to make a judgement.

Interesting food for thought, I may come back to this thread later and post on some of your question marks.

Thanks for the thread floppyboo

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,828 posts)

2. Mine:

Reply to floppyboo (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:34 PM

Apr 2019

President - Anybody but Trump
Vice-President - Harris
Secretary of State - Biden if not pres
Secretary of the Treasury - Warren
Secretary of Defense - Kerry
Attorney General - Klobuchar
Secretary of the Interior – Inslee if not EPA
Secretary of Agriculture - Bullock
Secretary of Commerce - ?
Secretary of Labor - ?
Secretary of Health and Human Services - Castro
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Booker
Secretary of Transportation ?
Secretary of Energy - Inslee
Secretary of Education - Ryan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Buttigieg
Secretary of Homeland Security -
Trade Representative - ?
Director of National Intelligence - Bennett
Office of Management and Budget - Hickenlooper
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Swalwell
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Inslee if not Interior
Administrator of the Small Business Administration - ?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)

3. I wouldn't want to see the great Senators leaving the Senate.

Reply to floppyboo (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:39 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

leftieNanner

(15,143 posts)

4. I had the same thought

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:47 PM

Apr 2019

Especially Sherrod Brown - his governor would replace him with a repug.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

floppyboo

(2,461 posts)

5. Ditto - but this is just a game

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:49 PM

Apr 2019

and I think it might help just as a fantasy thing in helping everyone here recognize the great strengths the Dems have. As a by-the-by, I got the office positions from the Wiki site, which if you scroll down, shows the current cabinet. I strongly suggest you do not. It is so very very un-indicative of the United States that I know.

Also, cool that I like poster Velveteen Ocelots' picks although I'm sure we don't agree on everything!

So be a sport and play along!

Edit - Also, you can cheat, like I did with Brown and Ojeda! And of course its okay, cause its a game!
Although, if you can fit the contenders in, all the better!

Now I have to go see why the Ocelot thinks Ryan is good on education!

edit: So far, I am only seeing his emphasis on jobs and manufacturing - moving forward on green energy - which are good qualities for an education minister - bring back trades in regular stream education!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,828 posts)

6. Ryan seems to have a pretty broad background and his wife is a teacher.

Reply to floppyboo (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 09:50 PM

Apr 2019

So education seemed to be a reasonable fit.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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