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kentuck

(111,052 posts)
Sun May 21, 2017, 08:10 AM May 2017

There are several young Democratic stars rising.

Everybody starts with the Castro brothers from Texas. Tim Ryan is a popular blue collar Democrat from Ohio. We have wonderful Senators like Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, and Jeff Merkley from Oregon. We have bright young Democrats like Adam Schiff, Joe Kennedy III, and several others.

I don't know if Sally Yates is a Democrat or not? But, if she is an independent, she would be welcome in our Party, I would think?

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kentuck

(111,052 posts)
6. I don't think we should talk about age in the sense of years...
Sun May 21, 2017, 08:55 AM
May 2017

...but in the sense of ideas. New ideas to fit the challenges ahead.

brush

(53,743 posts)
8. Ok, but I'm thinking years. The stark contrast between an aging, unhealthy-looking...
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:19 AM
May 2017

befuddled 74-year-old trump on a debate stage with a young, dynamic Dem candidate with new ideas will be a big advantage for us.

The Boomers have had a long run, it's time.

And I'm a Boomer.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
7. Yep Sally Yates is a Dem,
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:00 AM
May 2017

I saw a rerun of her CNN interview on Friday and that was a dramatic cliffhanger question answered after several minutes of commercials. Good ol' CNN. She also said forcefully that she's not interested in running for governor of Georgia but come to think of it she didn't rule out other offices.

p.s. she was the acting Attorney General who was fired by Trump for refusing to enforce his first Islamic-country travel ban. She was appointed by Obama. Awesome interview and she'd make a great candidate!

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
10. She could pull an Obama...
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:22 AM
May 2017

run for the Senate seat and serve a couple of years and then run for the White House, if the time was right?

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
11. If it worked out so she ran against Trump or even Pence in 2020
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:30 AM
May 2017

she'd give them a good run for the money and I'd say the odds are even that she'd win. Wrongfully fired civil servant takes on the boss who did it, talk about reality TV!

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