The others haven't, especially Beto. This was Trump's strategy and it worked in 2016. So far it's working for Buttigieg as well. We may be having a conversation a year from now lamenting that XYZ "better" candidate didn't win and that Pete unfairly got more air time. And the answer will be that he showed up and others didn't.

I think the way he's rolling out policy will keep him at the top longer too. Rather than dump it all he has an actual communication plan around revealing his policy statements. Imagine that, a democrat using marketing in their policy strategy... it's about time.

And we fall out of love just as easily. I still see a lot of potential for volatility.

He comes across as an angry old man yelling at the millionaires and billionaires to get off his lawn. Since Elizabeth Warren offers much the same message but with more specifics, more warmth and less shouting, she might pick up some of the numbers he loses. I think Biden will do well. Trump was the anti-establishment candidate who wanted to burn it all down, and that's what he's done, but he also brought chaos, disruption, incivility and general awfulness. Biden's years of experience, as well as his warm demeanor and obvious decency, might offer a much-needed sense of stability and all-around goodness which could attract a lot of voters. I'm not sure about Buttigieg. I like him a lot, but he might eventually be hurt by his relative youth and lack of experience. He will have to be able to make up for that in other ways, without being too wonky.

for exactly the reasons you stated. She is up there at the top of my handful of favorites right now, although I want to hear much more from the rest of the pack.

Hopefully, Bernie will keep getting staler and staler til he runs away with the nomination and goes on to defeat pee-Resident tRump!!!


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Welcome to the revolution!!!

Besides the obvious...

one of them heading the ticket... just want to see them both on it!! The jury is still out with me on Kamala... a few things excite me about her candidacy, and a few things give me pause, so, I'm waiting to hear more from her. Did like most of what I heard at last night's townhall.


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Welcome to the revolution!!!

Democrats love to overreact to whatever is in the news. It has always fascinated me because I assumed it would be the other way.

Kamala Harris jumped in early and was the darling. There were assertions here that it was inevitable. Now I don't see those posters, other than some of them have switched to Pete because now he is gobbling up the airtime and attention. I guess now he is inevitable.

I'm just going to stick to a wide scope view that we're not going to nominate someone in his 70s, we're not going to nominate a gay man in 2019, and we're not going to surrender several percent margin for error by nominating a female from a coastal liberal state.

I could see Kamala making a come back though, given her last townhall performance and the policy positions she's taken that align more and more with Bernie's. IMHO, Pete is going to have to start getting more specific regarding where he stands on certain issues to remain competitive, but, I like what I've heard so far.


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

and Mayor Pete, he's too fresh a face to know for sure, though I see him going up with Bernie... and Elizabeth as well. It's those three, Bernie, Pete & Elizabeth, who will be there at the end, probably along with Kamala.


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Welcome to the revolution!!!

may go up. Pete may keep his momentum as the new, fresh candidate much like Obama did.

And one reason incumbents have an upper hand.

As I have said time after time, most of America does not pay attention like we do, so name recognition will play a big part.

and even THEN, many dont make up their minds until only a few weeks before the general election!
We're just used to talking about it here all day, every day.

i think both Biden and Mayor Pete will do fine.