Charisma! That is what is missing from our candidates. Sorry! Where is our Obama? Unfortunately

[rainy]

running for office is a package deal to the public. Sadly, savvy, charisma, boldness, boundary pushing matter! All of our candidates have some but none have it all without some hindrances!

[jimfields33]

1. Bernie is our closest

He had 7700 people at his rally last night. More then any other democratic candidate combined. He’s a winner!!!!

[brooklynite]

2. He threw a concert last night...

Sanders in my opinion doesn't have charisma.

[jimfields33]

3. I thought of the concert yesterday

My conclusion was that it was a “in the past” band who I can’t imagine the young went to specifically see them. Had it been someone current, I’d tend to agree with you more.

[True Blue American]

8. As Brad Paisley would say

“ Me neither!”

[katmondoo]

44. When I see Bernie I see lots of anger always, doen't make me feel hope for the future.

[rainy]

4. His language definitely is bold and draws people in. I honestly wish he was his younger self as the

public considers age when choosing. I'd be very happy with Bernie for president and Stacey Abrams VP

[jimfields33]

6. 10 years younger would be nice

But adding Stacy Abrams would help the ticket immensely from voters by worrying about age. If God forbid Bernie couldn’t finish the term, the country would be in great hands.

[rainy]

18. For sure!

[we can do it]

11. 😂Um no.

[Amimnoch]

12. ReallY?!?! Bernie and charisma in the same sentence?!?!

OMG that's some funny stuff right there.

[Act_of_Reparation]

17. But you'd say Buttigieg *is* charismatic?

Interesting.

[rainy]

24. He has almost everything except unfortunately

the black vote. If that changes would be great!!!

[PatSeg]

21. Yeah

Charisma and Bernie don't go together. I used to listen to him on the radio regularly, but now it is the same stump speech over and over again, usually delivered more with anger, than hope. I usually hit mute or fast-forward.

[ehrnst]

43. This... (nt)

[highplainsdem]

15. If you're offering to forgive student debt a lot of people with student debt might find you

charismatic, even if no one else does..

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. Ah, yes, the 'have a beer with them' factor. Well, then, it's gotta be Biden.

"Cause he'd actually ask questions, genuinely listen to your answers, and pick up the tab for the beers.

Charisma.

And Sanders has the charisma of the wacked uncle at family gatherings that you try not to engage, cause you know the rant he'll start on. (He's consistent, that's for sure.)

[zackymilly]

14. It would be fun to have a beer with Biden.

Especially if he got wound up and started poking people and calling them names!
Bar fight!
But I think Joe has the most charisma of any of our candidates.

[Mike Nelson]

7. I agree there are flashes of it...

... among several of our candidates. I think Bernie and Pete have it... I think Elizabeth has some... more at rallies than on camera. Sometimes the setting is important. Of course, Crooked Donald has it - negative charisma. Kamala had it early on, but the spark didn't grow, or faded, for some reason. I thought Beto, Booker and Castro had Obama-like potential. I especially liked when Castro said it's time to say, "Adios, Donald!" I thought that could be the campaign slogan for the year! But, when you have Trump, it's hard to decide... maybe someone with little charisma, or small amounts... most people are tired of Trump's being so prominent.

[rainy]

25. I agree with you! Especially Beto!

[lkinwi]

9. I was just thinking that last night.

I can’t get excited about any specific candidate. I like most of them, and think they would make a good president, but the charisma is minimal.

[Dem2]

10. Probably why Bloomberg as "bulldog" is moving up in the polls

I voted for Amy this morning here in NH, but I can see why a non BS "money where your mouth is" (literally) hard-hitting NYC type like Bloomberg might be appealing. What he lacks in charisma he makes up for in aggressiveness.

[jimfields33]

13. If he gets on the next debate stage,

They are going to go full bore on him. Quite frankly I hope it happens. I want to see him in action. A bunch of commercials is easy. Let’s see if he has the chops.

[patricia92243]

33. Charisma seems to be in the eye of the beholder. I think he

has plenty of charisma, and I love to hear him talk. He got on my radar when he gave a great and interesting speech at the last convention.

For having a beer, I would want Pete. To run our poor, dilapidated country at this point in history, I want Bloomberg. But Bloomberg does have charisma

[Dem2]

35. TBH, I haven't seen him speak very often

I guess I will be soon enough. Also, I see the character assassination has shifted from Pete to Michael this morning, so this should be a quite interesting few months.

[mdelaguna]

40. His ads portray him/his campaign as edgy and funny (at Trump's expense)

Which I think do stand in as a sort of charisma, momentum, outside the box, (etc) that some are hoping for. It worked on me. I like his strength, too, We're going to need it.

[DanTex]

16. Bernie.

He’s the one with the big crowds and the impassioned support from young people. He’s the closest to Obama.

[LanternWaste]

20. It does not follow (affirming a disjunct).

(I know, I know... rational thought doesn't look good on a bumper sticker, so it's safe to ignore it for a somewhat more self-validating prophecy.)

[DanTex]

23. LOL.

[rainy]

26. He does have all that!

[Zolorp]

19. Obama was a once in a lifetime candidate

Maybe once in two or three lifetimes.

[Blue_Tires]

22. We don't need a "perfect" candidate here

no matter what the morons in the pundit media say.

[rainy]

27. 😊yep!

[spooky3]

31. + a million. And I find most of our candidates to

Be very “have a beer worthy.”

If I found myself having a drink with Trump, I'd get one of those friend phoning with an emergency calls REAL fast.

[Amimnoch]

32. Exactly. We're not picking a spouse, we're picking a bus to ride..

We don't need mr. or mrs. right. Support the person that gets you closest to the destination you'd like to go.

This is taken from a comedian on TV, but I can't find the quote on a search, or remember which one.. damn memory and getting older. I think it was someone on Bill Maher.

[patricia92243]

34. Correct!

[IADEMO2004]

28. Kamala!!!

[PunkinPi]

29. Yep, could've had it all! nt

[Eyeball_Kid]

38. She's terrific. n/t

[mdelaguna]

41. I hope she's everyone's #1 VP pick. nt

[IADEMO2004]

42. She was my first pick and it was easy. Pity I'm not a billionaire.

[Amishman]

30. Mayor Pete comes across with a similar mix of intelligence and humanity

I think he needs a little more experience to be my top choice, but I think he is absolutely a rising star.

[BlueMTexpat]

36. IMO, Elizabeth has

charisma.

Unfortunately, she is a woman, so whatever she has is discounted.

[rainy]

45. Warren could bring the votes if she got the nomination!

[Eyeball_Kid]

37. Oh, my! You are begging for a Savior!

We choose a leader, not a savior.

The primary election process is riddled with flaws, but it's all we have. We are in the process of choosing delegates who will represent their candidate at the Convention. That's the process.

Even choosing a candidate with your chosen recipe for charisma won't guarantee success when the GOP is eliminating hundreds of thousands of voters from the roles as you read this. Review Thom Hartmann's show from yesterday, when he had Greg Palast on air. Palast just won an important Court battle to get the Georgia Governor Kemp's files opened to show how Kemp cheated in the last election. Kemp stripped voting rights from over 300,000 in Georgia by using Kobach's election fraud scheme.

[The Mouth]

39. You only get one or two people like that per generation

Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, that's pretty much it for the last 50 years.

I am referring to the kind of charisma that crosses cultural, racial, and party lines. The kind of person who is actually comfortable in their skin.

Before Reagan, you have to go back to FDR (although how well FDR would play today, being a 1 per center, a philanderer, about as racist as was normal for an upper class white man of that time and wheelchair bound is arguable, as regards electability), and arguably Teddy Roosevelt.

[Mike 03]

46. Mayor Pete doesn't have charisma?

IMO he definitely does. I also think Warren and Klobuchar have something--maybe not classic charisma but qualities that work on you over a period of time. Especially Amy's dry wit.