Obama was the best candidate in my lifetime and turned some big negatives (Rev Wright) into positives (his speech on race).

Nobody is perfect for everyone...
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Stance on a big issue is valid, I think. But they're all Democrats (well...one may be questionable, but close), so they all support the Democratic Party Platform, generally.

None of them is going to want to end Social Security or Medicare, raise taxes on the rich, end unions, enact tariffs that cause product prices to skyrocket and hurt American businesses, insist that climate change is a hoax, think it's okay to drill for oil in our National Parks, cage children, and all the rest of the Republican practices.

#1 for me is who can beat Trump. I don't know what will happen if we don't.

we debate and then win or lose on the issues.

But, I can point you to a couple who openly support Medicare for All, The Green New Deal, and the reigning in of corporations.

All choices at this level are compromises.
Just look at how far the Evangelicals went in compromising their religious beliefs to vote for Trump.
Basically they threw Jesus under the bus, and then had the bus back over him again.

Meanwhile, Republicans will unite behind their candidate no matter how far from perfect he is.

When are Democrat voters finally going to get tired of being outsmarted by idiots?

what I don't want is a candidate whose flaws cause Trump to get re-elected.

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I like Mayor Pete and Biden. But would take any one of the dem candidates.

They make their cases and we balance what we like vs what we don't. Not everyone agrees on what is most useful in our evaluations.
I see candidate selection as a subjective exercise. We each decide what is forgivable and what isn't and weigh the importance of various elements according to our personal values.
I don't buy into all assumptions and authoritarian claims. To each their own. Discussions of flaws and strengths without animosity are possible. And, I see no benefit to assigning motives or claiming superior knowledge.

...BUT ill vote for them if they are the Dem Nom.






but i wont love them

Short term Best is winning.

That winner can appoint the best and perfect to get us toward a more perfect union.

has not been born yet,however,go with experience and having compassion,you can not go wrong,on that bet.

it will make their campaign stronger.

no one alive.

Thank you for a great post.

I try to stay above the fray, but fail miserably whenever I see attacks on candidates I hold in esteem — which is frankly most of them. I especially can’t seem to let incendiary or divisive attacks on a particular candidate that appear based in a biased perspective alone; just gotta call them on that.

Nearly all of them supported the death penalty, which I am deeply against. Really wish candidates would have the courage to say "I oppose the death penalty in ALL instances" but the fact that most of them applaud Gov. Gavin Newsom's moratorium is heartening to me.