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Thinkingabout

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35. Isn't it great to have a lot of prospects

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:49 PM

Feb 2012

Many good names have been listed of well qualified candidates. Any would be better than the clowns running in the Republican party this time. Keep it Dems, we can do everything better.

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What politician would you like to see in the White House in 2016? Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for [View all] applegrove Feb 2012 OP

President Obama. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #1

very nice subtext Bucky Feb 2012 #3

Alan Grayson. Liberal Veteran Feb 2012 #2

At this point in time it really does not matter Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #4

Never going to happen, but Duct Tape Feb 2012 #5

She'd have to give up her DNC duties. MADem Feb 2012 #6

Haley Barbour stuck his toe in the water the second he left the RNC Bucky Feb 2012 #10

Well, I meant a DNC chair quitting the leadership slot to run for President directly. MADem Feb 2012 #15

Elizabeth Warren tops my short list. Bucky Feb 2012 #7

Sen. Claire McCaskill is my senator and I she makes too many appearances TheDebbieDee Feb 2012 #12

ugh...at least you didn't have Roy Blunt as your rep first The Genealogist Feb 2012 #19

Wesley is not getting any younger. He's 67. MADem Feb 2012 #20

I second the Elizabeth Warren nomination. n/t broiles Feb 2012 #38

Agree mostly with Duct Tape stevedeshazer Feb 2012 #8

Really? hootinholler Feb 2012 #9

Sanders, Frank, Grayson... SomethingFishy Feb 2012 #11

Eugene Debs. provis99 Feb 2012 #13

Martin O'Malley PADemD Feb 2012 #14

Sen. Merkley - ErikJ Feb 2012 #16

Elizabeth Warren Son of Gob Feb 2012 #17

Warren would get my vote SteveG Feb 2012 #27

Elizabeth Warren, one of the brightest people in the nation. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #18

Admittedly, I'm biased but my choice is Martin O'Malley. PragmaticLiberal Feb 2012 #21

Cory Booker !! The GOP would serially implode with back to back African American Pres. I can think Pisces Feb 2012 #22

Don't rule out Deval Patrick either. PragmaticLiberal Feb 2012 #23

Deval is great but Cory Booker is so charismatic!! He lights up the room. Deval is not as engaging. Pisces Feb 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author gateley Feb 2012 #28

Booker would be awesome. provis99 Feb 2012 #39

I agree, everything I have seen and heard has been incredible. The last thing was his rant against Pisces Feb 2012 #40

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY will be the next POTUS in 2016. nt CK_John Feb 2012 #25

I totally agree! CollegeDem20 Feb 2012 #32

Marcy Kaptur (D) Ohio She is one tough cookie! Hard working, honest. Nt kittykitty Feb 2012 #26

Lee Mercer Jr! ALL THREE! nt gateley Feb 2012 #29

MD Gov Martin O'Malley. n/t FSogol Feb 2012 #30

Alan Grayson. And if not him ... Tx4obama Feb 2012 #31

Gavin Newsom could be the next big thing in the Democratic party. phleshdef Feb 2012 #33

Elizabeth Warren. Zalatix Feb 2012 #34

Isn't it great to have a lot of prospects Thinkingabout Feb 2012 #35

+100 applegrove Feb 2012 #37

Oh hell no! n/t MadHound Feb 2012 #36