Who Is the Most Electable Democrat?

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/02/who-is-the-most-electable-democrat-2/

Who Is the Most Electable Democrat?
May 2, 2019 at 1:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

Phillip Bump: “The undercurrent in the swollen Democratic presidential primary field has become a near-audible rumble: Who can defeat President Trump?”

“It’s not an irrational way to approach the subject. It’s just .?.?. problematic. Why? Because electability has been a questionable indicator in the past and because it’s heavily colored by individual prejudices.”

Kyle Kondik: “Certainly Trump’s victory is a great argument against the idea that so-called electability can be discerned in advance.”

[Demsrule86]

1. Biden.

[OhZone]

4. Agreed

It's about the Electoral College. We need to focus on that only for now on.

[Demsrule86]

22. People just don't get it...we are royally fucked even in four year or eight years if we don't

rebuild the blue wall...we have a very limited path...and who knows when or if we get Arizona, Texas, Georgia or North Carolina (got it in 08). If we look at Hillary's wins...even with Texas and no other state we are at 270 exactly. We could lose one point in one of the proportional states and lose. We need Arizona and another state for the win assuming we lose Texas...without the blue wall we are in big trouble. And the Senate makes me want to cry...so tough.

[NYMinute]

2. Michelle Obama - but she is not running. nt

[beachbum bob]

3. totally agree, I was hoping for some irony where she announces and GOP is trounced in 2020

by another Obama

[OhZone]

5. I would love that. nt

[mobeau69]

6. Jimmy Carter

He'd be the most experienced candidate by far..

[marylandblue]

9. Maybe we can get Bob Dole to primary Trump.

[mobeau69]

13. I've been convinced. Experience trumps all other considerations.

[Celerity]

17. yes, he will only be 101 (not joking) in his last year of his first term

Born: July 22, 1923 (age 95 years), Russell, Kansas, United States

He makes Gravel look like a spring chicken

[Persondem]

7. Jay Inslee ... hands down

Great progressive record as a congressman and governor.
Not extreme.
No negatives.
Personable.
Smart
Caring
Reasonable
Farsighted

[bearsfootball516]

30. I like Inslee's policies a lot, but he can't even register in the polls.

That’s the opposite of electable.

[Persondem]

33. He is doing about the same as one Bill Clinton was doing

in the spring of 1991. That worked out fairly well.

https://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/a-brief-history-of-primary-polling-part-ii/

Mr. Clinton had very little support in the earliest polls in 1991, but quickly began to gain it once the field consolidated. Because this primary race was so unusual, we’ve also examined the poll numbers for the second half of 1991, not just the first half of the year. By late 1991, Mr. Clinton was polling at about 8 percent, ...

[crazytown]

8. Barack Obama

[PoliticAverse]

10. Constitution says Not. n/t

[mobeau69]

11. That constitution that gives oversight to congress?

[rzemanfl]

26. Excellent point. n/t

[MyOwnPeace]

27. Oh, mobeau.........

you must put your MAGA glasses on if you want to really read the Constitution. The lenses filter everything on the left side and the right side is completely distorted!

[crazytown]

12. Doh

[DoctorJoJo]

14. Should Be a Layup for Any Center/Left Dem of Reasonable Age

Right now I think the best fit for a sure win would be Jay Inslee or Michael Bennet--especially if they'd pick Kamala or Mayor Pete as Veep. The only way we could screw this up is to select a rabid left winger who would scare the bejesus out of everyone, or somebody who is too old or too gaffe prone. I love my birth-mate, Joe Biden, but I fear he fits the latter category. We ALL know who fits both categories!

[Demsrule86]

15. I want to scream when I here this...no it won't be a layup. We are limited in how we can win...

Rustbelt is our best bet... But not every candidate can win. It is my opinion that Biden can win...the others don't think so.

[Honeycombe8]

20. Who? nt

[DoctorJoJo]

23. Did You Read My Post?

[Honeycombe8]

24. Yes. You said there IS someone. Who? nt

[DoctorJoJo]

35. Please Read the Post!

Right now I think the best fit for a sure win would be Jay Inslee or Michael Bennet--especially if they'd pick Kamala or Mayor Pete as Veep. The only way we could screw this up is to select a rabid left winger who would scare the bejesus out of everyone, or somebody who is too old or too gaffe prone. I love my birth-mate, Joe Biden, but I fear he fits the latter category. We ALL know who fits both categories!

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. The one that connects best with voters in November 2020.

And that is a looooong way off.

[marylandblue]

18. You win the thread.

[blue neen]

19. Time will tell.

[Kaleva]

21. Waaaay too early to determine that.

[Nanjeanne]

25. Answer is -- No One Knows.

[Fiendish Thingy]

28. Nobody knows at this point- nobody.

Nothing but speculative opinions without evidence (such as primary victories).

Name recognition polls are worth bupkiss at this point.

[regnaD kciN]

29. I find it amusing...

...that the premise of the article in the OP is that such a question is the wrong way of looking at the matter – and then, the first few comments consist solely of people flatly asserting that, of course, their favored candidate is the “most-electable.” Didn’t they even bother reading the OP?

[ms liberty]

31. I was just thinking the same thing. They read the thread title

And thought they had the ultimate answer.

[babylonsister]

34. Thank you.

Not a good look.

[musicman65]

32. Well

my choice is........

[PassingFair]

36. Warren

I believe she can be relatable to people in the “fly-over” states.