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33. Focus on 2018

Reply to RDANGELO (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 07:34 AM

Sep 2018

This who do we pick in 2020 shit is old and unproductive.
It's counter productive.

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The next Democratic nominee for president needs to be a woman. [View all] RDANGELO Sep 2018 OP

The last one was leftstreet Sep 2018 #1

Pretty much everything. thucythucy Sep 2018 #59

You sound sincere. Guess you don't remember what they did to Hillary. SharonClark Sep 2018 #2

I thnk a lot of people took a chance on Trump RDANGELO Sep 2018 #6

they attacked Hillary for 30 years Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #12

+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #106

They had attacked Hillary since the late 70's, unjustly, but they did. Blue_true Sep 2018 #75

Eliz Warren looks like shes up for it. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #107

Yeah, if she wants to run, I would put her past Harris. Blue_true Sep 2018 #122

I stand with Elizabeth!! She's awesome!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #126

Michelle Obama? Maybe?.....nt global1 Sep 2018 #3

She's made it very clear on a number of occasions that she's not interested. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #5

Wishful thinking, but wouldn't it be amazing if she filed on the last possible day ecstatic Sep 2018 #124

As we have seen, POTUS is not an entry-level job for a politician. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2018 #139

Why? FBaggins Sep 2018 #146

The next nominee needs to be someone who can win and be a good president. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #4

I agree that they should be a good candidate and someone who would make a good president, RDANGELO Sep 2018 #7

I'm not so sure any more. Not after the way Hillary was treated. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #9

needs to be tough as Hil Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #14

I agree with you 100% Velveteen Ocelot. Ohiogal Sep 2018 #29

I heard that same lame-ass crappy excuse, word-for-word, from my best friend. calimary Sep 2018 #55

+1000 Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #104

Myself, I think President Clinton should get what she won. The Presidency. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #108

i hope History books have an asterisk by her name.. samnsara Sep 2018 #117

I still have her yard sign and I want to put it out so bad. Sometimes I cram it in the window Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #119

I agree. Unfortunately, I think that misogyny is in full force in this country these days. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #18

Thank you. You have just confirmed my suspicions that it was characterized wrong still_one Sep 2018 #20

Agreed. So true. democratisphere Sep 2018 #28

That's how I feel about it. Now is not the time to be pulling out the wish list. Chemisse Sep 2018 #44

Bingo! workinclasszero Sep 2018 #140

You are 100% right, Ocelot! IluvPitties Sep 2018 #142

Were you out of the country in 2016? oberliner Sep 2018 #8

The next nominee needs to be a PROGRESSIVE who can win MurrayDelph Sep 2018 #10

Well said. n/t. Scruffy1 Sep 2018 #11

No one said that being female was sufficient reason. The OP was saying pnwmom Sep 2018 #21

The OP in fact didn't mention any other factors, merely that the next candidate needed to be a woman mythology Sep 2018 #43

But obviously s/he was speaking in the context of the pool of spooky3 Sep 2018 #52

You are implying that there aren't any women just as qualified as the men. pnwmom Sep 2018 #68

Remember, Ms. Toad Sep 2018 #70

Excellent point MurrayDelph Sep 2018 #85

We really should be using gender identity or sex instead of gender. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #90

Fair enough. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #128

Thanks. elleng Sep 2018 #102

Yep, that's it! TomSlick Sep 2018 #113

I agree GOP/RWers will do things to the 2020 D nominee which make Franken look like child's play RockRaven Sep 2018 #13

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2018 #15

No theres no magic bullet. The gop is set to make everybodies life hell so what does it matter? Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #110

I'm really surprised by the replies in this thread. JHan Sep 2018 #16

Those dismissive of that reality ought to read the following articles: Garrett78 Sep 2018 #19

I love those links...and particularly this bit: JHan Sep 2018 #31

"What sort of person would get the interest of women in the surburbs, POC, and..." Garrett78 Sep 2018 #71

+++++++++ JHan Sep 2018 #87

Great observation, JHan. brer cat Sep 2018 #98

Put that way: That would be Hillary for all good reasons. Hortensis Sep 2018 #136

excellent points as always :) JHan Sep 2018 #137

If the best person is a woman, great, otherwise no. It is too OnDoutside Sep 2018 #17

I think the next Democratic nominee should be SkyDancer Sep 2018 #22

Exactly. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #23

Sounds like Bernie Sanders fits the bill oberliner Sep 2018 #39

Ro Khana SkyDancer Sep 2018 #46

Is he planning a presidential run? oberliner Sep 2018 #82

So Corporate donations are okay now? JHan Sep 2018 #88

Nope they aren't ok SkyDancer Sep 2018 #92

"no they aren't okay" . Interesting so... JHan Sep 2018 #132

Corporations aren't people SkyDancer Sep 2018 #134

Lol lol okay Skydancer you do you. JHan Sep 2018 #135

I will. Why do think.... SkyDancer Sep 2018 #143

..... JHan Sep 2018 #144

.... SkyDancer Sep 2018 #145

feel free to heed your own advice anytime.. JHan Sep 2018 #147

.... ehrnst Sep 2018 #149

Dark money - you mean like ehrnst Sep 2018 #138

complain about citizens united.. JHan Sep 2018 #148

Crickets...on OR taking dark money. ehrnst Sep 2018 #150

Harris, Klobuschar, Duckworth. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #76

Harris would be my top choice oberliner Sep 2018 #84

Not Kirsten Gillibrand? OilemFirchen Sep 2018 #100

She'd be a close second oberliner Sep 2018 #105

He sure does... run, Bernie, run!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #127

And if they don't support your entire wish list? dansolo Sep 2018 #50

And THAT my friend, will be the question that we will face in 2020. Blue_true Sep 2018 #79

Yes, and that question scares me. George II Sep 2018 #89

The real question is SkyDancer Sep 2018 #93

progressive plank (don't forget facing up to full implications of climate crisis) AND WIN! cloudythescribbler Sep 2018 #118

AND who voted AGAINST the Iraq War. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #129

I would vote with much enthusiasm for that ticket workinclasszero Sep 2018 #141

Not neccessarily. Captain Stern Sep 2018 #24

Agreed dem4decades Sep 2018 #35

That would be an excellent ticket. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #80

I can't make that kind of assessment JustAnotherGen Sep 2018 #25

This Cerulean Southpaw Sep 2018 #72

A Republican challenger running as an independent would guarantee a Dem POTUS. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #74

Agreed. A 2 Woman Ticket. rec, nt Mc Mike Sep 2018 #26

I don't think a woman could win. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2018 #27

I don't agree. Blue_true Sep 2018 #83

No longer voting for old white men.... apcalc Sep 2018 #30

What about Biden or Sanders? oberliner Sep 2018 #40

Here is what the odds makers say Kilgore Sep 2018 #32

Where's Avenatti? oberliner Sep 2018 #41

Stirring up shit, just what we need against the Orange menace. dem4decades Sep 2018 #96

I'd think he'd get better odds than Will Smith oberliner Sep 2018 #99

What's the definition for this number ? drray23 Sep 2018 #58

Lower number, better the chance of the outcome Kilgore Sep 2018 #69

No. former9thward Sep 2018 #97

Whats a decimal point between friends? Kilgore Sep 2018 #125

Focus on 2018 The River Sep 2018 #33

TAMMY DUCKWORTH! Squinch Sep 2018 #34

They are not ready treestar Sep 2018 #36

Exactly. The dislike was strongly rooted in sexism. Chemisse Sep 2018 #45

Yes, she was the first career woman FLOTUS treestar Sep 2018 #77

"Most of the voters" thucythucy Sep 2018 #57

But would Comey have done that to a male candidate? treestar Sep 2018 #73

Did the GOP find something on John Kerry? thucythucy Sep 2018 #94

I wonder that they didn't do anything to Obama treestar Sep 2018 #95

I prefer the best candidate regardless of gender ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #37

i would like at least a VP consideration... samnsara Sep 2018 #38

Is there a woman with tons of experience who you hope will toss her hat into the ring? oberliner Sep 2018 #42

I think a female VP would be a great way to ease into having the first woman president. Chemisse Sep 2018 #47

The last female VP candidate had a lot of misogyny thrown her way crazycatlady Sep 2018 #112

exactly.. we have to sneak a woman in..like veggies to kids.. samnsara Sep 2018 #115

LOL! We don't have to; it would just be easier. n/t Chemisse Sep 2018 #116

I agree mainstreetonce Sep 2018 #61

For giggles why not the best candidate? dembotoz Sep 2018 #48

Hillary, our last Democratic nominee for president was a woman. Autumn Sep 2018 #49

Excellent point! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #131

or not SoCalDem Sep 2018 #51

Harris-Kennedy sellitman Sep 2018 #53

The next Democratic presidential nominee needs to be able democratisphere Sep 2018 #54

No, we don't need a gender litmus test. It's not a coronation. We need a FIGHTER. LBM20 Sep 2018 #56

The next Democratic nominee needs to be a DEMOCRAT!! maxrandb Sep 2018 #60

The next Democratic nominee for president needs to be a Democrat...nt SidDithers Sep 2018 #62

OH NO! The Republicans will say things!?!? TCJ70 Sep 2018 #63

The next Democratic nominee for president needs to be... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #64

No. Nominate the best PERSON. No purity/litmus tests. Very bad idea. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #65

Disagree totally. Whether if it's a woman or a man as long as we can beachbum bob Sep 2018 #66

It "needs" to be someone that can save our democracy. kentuck Sep 2018 #67

Need to survive midterms first.... Heartstrings Sep 2018 #78

I don't know about that. lark Sep 2018 #81

It doesn't matter who is nominated, as long as Russia keeps interfering lunamagica Sep 2018 #86

the next nominee needs to be intelligent, witty, on top of facts, and unabashedly liberal PERIOD Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2018 #91

I think it would be a mistake Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #101

I get it that people need to be qualified, but, after don trum...the right wing has ZERO Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #111

The next nominee needs to be the best candidate, whether male or female. highplainsdem Sep 2018 #103

We need a progressive candidate that can beat Trump ..what ever gender. YOHABLO Sep 2018 #109

Don't care Loki Liesmith Sep 2018 #114

The next democratic nominee for president madaboutharry Sep 2018 #120

The next Democratic nominee needs to be a Democrat tirebiter Sep 2018 #121

As a fan of Kamala Harris I disagree with the post lovemydogs Sep 2018 #123

Yes, republicans never make up scandals if it's a woman Renew Deal Sep 2018 #130

NO, it needs to be the best PERSON Raine Sep 2018 #133

The next Democratic nominee for president needs to be PDittie Sep 2018 #151