Should Bernie or Hillary run for president again?

[Tiggeroshii]

43 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	No. Neither should.
	32 (74%)
	Only Hillary
	5 (12%)
	Only Bernie
	6 (14%)
	Both should run for president again
	0 (0%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Weekend Warrior]

1. I would prefer neither.

Voted differently just for fun.

[rock]

2. Pass

As far as I'm concerned, it's completely up to them.

[Baconator]

3. No interest in winning as a party?

[rock]

7. Where did you get that idea?

[arthritisR_US]

19. Bernie who besmirches the party any chance he gets, whose major

priority seems to be self promotion and the minute he lost the primary, not surprisingly, ceased to be a Democrat and once again was an Independent. Hillary has said she won't run again and I agree with her decision. New blood, younger blood is welcome, imo.

[rock]

20. I agree

But even so, it's still their decision. The people will decide which candidates get support.

[arthritisR_US]

21. It is, lets hope Hillary's maturity filters down to

Bernie's bloated ego and your nation is the winner

[stevenleser]

4. Only Hillary if she wants to. Bernie can if he joins the party and renounces all former criticism of

the party.

[Baconator]

9. How'd that whole "Get in line and don't talk about what isn't working" thing work out....

... in 2016?

[CherokeeFiddle]

10. bingo

[stevenleser]

13. Nope. nt

[CherokeeFiddle]

14. Yup.

[stevenleser]

12. How did the whole purity thing work out for Sanders getting the nomination?

The get in line thing is working out great. The Republican party is being discredited and people want to vote Democratic in 2018 and 2020.

[Baconator]

15. And there it is...

At least we're not the other guys... Vote Dem...

That could be 2016 on a bumper sticker...

People don't learn...

[stevenleser]

16. Yup, there it is. 4 million voters more said no thanks. Nt

[Baconator]

25. ... and when we work on a national majority system....

That will be really important...

Until then, not so much...

[Act_of_Reparation]

39. Says "GET IN LINE"

Cries about purity.

[aikoaiko]

17. "renounces all criticisms of the party"?? Would you?

[stevenleser]

22. That would be my advice to someone who lost by 4 million votes playing outsider, yes.

[aikoaiko]

23. You laugh now, but we all cried last November.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. No. Too old.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. I thought HRC said that she was done. Not sure what the purpose of this poll is?

[VOX]

8. Neither one. It's time for someone else to run...

But exactly who, I don't even have a guess yet.

[NastyRiffraff]

11. You do know Hillary has already said she wouldn't run.

I believe she means it. Bernie, I have no idea, and don't care.

[aikoaiko]

18. The Who - Farewell Tour, 1982

The Who - Farewell Tour, 1982
It was Daltrey who pushed for the band to stop touring, stating unequivocally “It’s a nightmare” at a press conference in October ’82. “We can’t get any bigger than we are,” the singer explained, adding “It’s good to go out on top.” Diplomatic Rog didn’t mention that Pete Townshend’s drink and drug problems were his biggest issues with life on the road. By 1989 various wounds had healed and The Who were off round the world again, albeit with a horn section and backing singers. Today The Who continue on their “long goodbye,” with dates scheduled until October.

It is never really out of the question that either could run again.

Funny thing is that I think both would be much better candidates that in 2016. I'm not sure us respective supporters would be though. I find "book tour Hillary" much more genuine and intriguing than candidate Hillary. And Bernie is on fire.

[snooper2]

24. Got it yet?

[democratisphere]

26. The "good ol' boys" have f'ed this country up royally.

Time for the ladies to give it a whirl!

[LenaBaby61]

27. Should Bernie or Hillary run for president again?

NO to both.

[Awsi Dooger]

28. No...age realities matter

We can't afford to attach such a vulnerability

[PoorMonger]

29. No , I don't think so.

It's clear that there is still a raw quality to the voter base and fairly or unfairly it's tied to these two people in particular. We need someone else.

[ecstatic]

30. If Mueller detects treason & a corrupt election, Hillary should be given

the presidency by default. Other than that, I think we might have to start fresh in 2020. It's not fair and I wouldn't mind if she ran again, but Americans are still overwhelmingly shallow and ignorant so.... whatever it takes to get the repugs out of power.

[hughee99]

36. The "given the presidency by default" clause in the constitution is so often overlooked.

[ecstatic]

37. Clearly our constitution has no mechanism for dealing with this situation.

Unfortunately. But we can look to what other nations have done: A do over election, at the very least.

[hughee99]

38. It does have a mechanism for dealing with this situation, impeachment.

It just doesn't have a way to give you the outcome you desire.

[ecstatic]

40. how would impeachment cover it when the VP, speaker, etc. are all in on the crime? nt

[hughee99]

41. Can't any of them be impeached? Also, we're quite a ways away from showing everyone in the line of

succession was in on the crime. People who break our election laws should be thrown out of office, but I don't think the way to do this is by pretending that the election laws don't really matter when we want to put someone else in their seat.

The system we have now isn't good, and yes, they should come up with a new one, but if we start changing the laws on the fly to meet our current needs, then we have no real system.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

42. "given the presidency by default"

[JNelson6563]

31. No!

[DFW]

32. And nor should Ralph Nader

At least Hillary has said flat out that she would not.

[Willie Pep]

33. I don't think so.

I would rather not rehash 2016.

[ucrdem]

34. Hillary, Kerry, or Biden would have a good chance.

If any are willing I don't see why they shouldn't. Sanders should absolutely not be permitted to get anywhere near the DNC. If he wants to run he can run as an Independent which is basically what he ran as last time. The bizarre branding arrangement was catastrophic and whatever means necessary to disallow it should be put in place forthwith.

p.s. Booker or Harris as VP would give them national exposure and a platform to launch from in 2020 whether the ticket wins or not, but I think the odds are at least even that it would.

[Mike Nelson]

35. I voted...

...pass because my option wasn't there. It is their right to run if they want to run.

Presently, Hillary is not running, in my opinion.

Also, in my opinion, Bernie will be running as an independent.

Both may change their minds... that is also their right. Most importantly, there will be other names and choices. Presently, I can say I will be voting for the Democrat.