Do you want candidates to be critical of their primary opponents?

When candidates are asked questions about their primary opponents by the media or by members of the public, do you want them to answer honestly with criticism, when warranted, or do you prefer their pull their punches?

It's a very crowded field. Candidates are vying to set themselves apart and many of them are doing so via policy, personality and promises, but should they bring down their opponents a notch or two when given the opportunity?

How much does "demographics" influence your choice of candidate?

I've seen some disdain expressed for "white old men" here at the DU in reference to Biden and Sanders.

It makes me wonder how much demographics is a factor for DUers. Let's try this scenario: Candidate A is an older white male and you like candidate A's proposals slightly more than candidate B's, but candidate B is a woman or candidate B is sure to do better in attracting African American or Hispanic voters. Do you go with candidate B for demographics reasons?

I realize in some cases DUers couldn't be happier with campaign policies put forward by Elizabeth Warren or Kamala Harris, for example, and they feel there's no need for them to look elsewhere for qualities in other candidates. That's fine. I'm just curious about those who are torn between two or more options. How much does gender/ethnicity/age play a role in your decision-making?

Have you bothered to take a look at any of the other Democrats 2020 candidates pages on DU?

Several of them are like ghost towns. A few have no threads at all. Others have several threads but all created by the same author, or maybe two.

I imagine a lot of these candidates will be dropping out of the race as their funds start to run dry. The field is too crowded. It would be nice if some of the departing candidates threw their support behind Mayor Pete.

Mayor Pete is too young and inexperienced

Not my belief. Not my argument. But you can read all about it here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128778689


Every candidate is going to have detractors. That will be Pete's Achilles' heel: "He can't make the leap from mayor of a smallish city to POTUS."

We knew we'd hear it and some of our fellow DUers are spouting it.

I'm confident Pete has the acuity, the sound judgment, the demeanor to be effective in the highest office in the land. And, just as importantly, I'm sure he'd surround himself with an outstanding team to provide guidance.

He's come this far. He's exceeded expectations by a country mile. And he's not done yet. Not by a long shot!

The Mueller Report: does America really care???

An interesting item just came up on #insidepolitics on CNN: Google search trends for yesterday (Thursday, April 18) show that the Mueller Report was the 19th most popular search topic.

The top 4 were: the Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Good Friday and Jason Mamoa.

How sad is that?

Make America smart again!

Easter pancakes

Joey Votto just did something for the first time in his 13-season career...

He popped out to first base!

Sure enough, friggin Jason Kenney projected as next premier of Alberta

with a majority government. UGH!!!

The epic collapse of the Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa tied an NHL record this season with 62 wins. They finished the year with 128 points. The next best team (the Boston Bruins) had 107.

And the Bolts' season is over as of tonight. Swept out of the opening round of the playoffs by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Gone.

Just. Like. That.