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CherokeeDem

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8. Personally...

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 12:17 PM

Oct 2013

I would love to see Howard Dean or Gov. Martin O'Malley of MD... but realistically at this moment.. Hillary is the one to beat. I agree with the poster who said it is to early to make any definitive statements. Who knows what will happen in the next two years.?

All I know is I want the Democrats to be realistic and choose the candidate that can win. If that's Hillary so be it.... even a Democrat who is more moderate than we want is better than putting any Repub/Tea Bagger in office. That would be disastrous.

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Any Thoughts on "Plan B" if Hillary Doesn't Run..Or, Declares and has Health Problem and Withdraws? [View all] KoKo Oct 2013 OP

What makes her everyone's Plan A? NoOneMan Oct 2013 #1

She's not even my Plan Z bigwillq Oct 2013 #3

+1 ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #17

That's because we are so cool! bigwillq Oct 2013 #21

That game was craaaaazy! ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #25

So happy the Lions won. bigwillq Oct 2013 #38

30-31 good news for #NYG, yup. FogerRox Oct 2013 #42

She's my plan 9 from outer space. winter is coming Oct 2013 #62

Who do you think would run in the primaries? KoKo Oct 2013 #4

I don't have a clue NoOneMan Oct 2013 #5

+1 davidpdx Oct 2013 #47

The Clinton disinformation machine are the Planners of Plan A. Whisp Oct 2013 #98

How you extrapolated that bogus posit is awe inspiring. cliffordu Oct 2013 #100

Always glad to awe. n/t Whisp Oct 2013 #103

17 million votes in the 2008 Primary brooklynite Oct 2013 #104

No, it doesn't count. NoOneMan Oct 2013 #110

...except that Hillary's 17 million represented virtually the same vote total that Obama got... brooklynite Oct 2013 #116

You don't get it. That was the 2008 primary. There is supposed to be a 2016 primary NoOneMan Oct 2013 #118

You're waiting for candidates to present themselves... brooklynite Oct 2013 #119

Its 2013! Yes, I am waiting NoOneMan Oct 2013 #122

Hey Gang! Let's put on a show! brooklynite Oct 2013 #123

No one has her brand recognition leftstreet Oct 2013 #2

That's why we should find someone else. RC Oct 2013 #37

Sadly, we don't have a bench. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #6

I wonder why we don't have a Bench. And back ups. KoKo Oct 2013 #13

Warren would handle the criticism the same way Obama did.. JimDandy Oct 2013 #56

Sez who? tabasco Oct 2013 #7

Says...Asking...Who do You think is a Back Bencher for Dems.... KoKo Oct 2013 #16

Personally... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #8

My post is about ...What if Hillary doesn't decide to run..Health Problem or whatever.. KoKo Oct 2013 #18

+1 to Gov. Martin O'Malley of MD! Agschmid Oct 2013 #80

I second the O'Malley nomination. n/t FSogol Oct 2013 #114

What about Joe Biden? meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #9

As much as I love Biden davidpdx Oct 2013 #48

Actually, I think if Hillary didn't run Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #134

I'm not sure about that so I'll respectively disagree davidpdx Oct 2013 #135

Joe is currently 70. He will be 73 in 2016. That makes me a little hesitant. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #57

Great OP subject, Koko. Thanks! Zorra Oct 2013 #10

I..know...I kept thinking who could be alternatives. KoKo Oct 2013 #14

I think that's the whole point. pangaia Oct 2013 #29

Like it's going to make a difference? TorchTheWitch Oct 2013 #11

Well, if not Hillary, then I'd like to see clydefrand Oct 2013 #12

Elizabeth Warren. Al Gore. I suppose Biden's always a possibility. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #15

Who is Gavin Newsome and why do you like him? KoKo Oct 2013 #19

Gavin Newsom is the current Lt. Governor of California. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #44

He looks young...and has good Issue...what else do you know about him KoKo Oct 2013 #45

I admit that when he first ran for SF Mayor I thought he was a blow-dried Marina yuppie. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #49

than whoever wants to run will run like they always do ? JI7 Oct 2013 #20

As Dem...who would you like to see run? That's what this post is about... KoKo Oct 2013 #23

Three years until 2014? randome Oct 2013 #22

+1 treestar Oct 2013 #26

The Democrats can't get organized. OWS can't get organized. Even DU CAN'T GET ORGANIZED! randome Oct 2013 #28

Agreed. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #35

We can't wait until after 2014 to start on 2016. Chan790 Oct 2013 #77

That work was not done by us. jeff47 Oct 2013 #113

Any one who runs without opposition gets no media attention and lets the GOP put on a circus. CK_John Oct 2013 #24

If it's Hillary...should Candidate run to the LEFT or the RIGHT of HER..for KoKo Oct 2013 #30

Martin O'Malley treestar Oct 2013 #27

O'Malley I'd consider after getting to know more about him davidpdx Oct 2013 #50

there are certainly many possible scenarios reddread Oct 2013 #31

I'd like to see Karen Gillibrand run if Hillary doesn't n/t SamYeager Oct 2013 #32

I think you mean Kirsten Gillibrand? RFKHumphreyObama Oct 2013 #63

D'oh SamYeager Oct 2013 #65

who knows? arely staircase Oct 2013 #33

She's not my Plan A. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #34

mine neither AtomicKitten Oct 2013 #85

And who is that going to be? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #96

Then it becomes a lot more challenging to beat Chris Christie OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #36

Thank you for at least providing a List of Dems we could "check out" KoKo Oct 2013 #40

People seem to think Christie will run davidpdx Oct 2013 #52

Christie will run. Tht became clear when he announced the weight loss surgery. OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #74

My #1 would be Brian Schweitzer, but he's said any, many, times napi21 Oct 2013 #126

imo Plan A better involve a populist Dem, not another corporate Dem... polichick Oct 2013 #39

It's 2013, for crissakes. 9 months into PBO's second term. X_Digger Oct 2013 #41

Warren FreeJoe Oct 2013 #43

O'Malley sounds like a new name. Why would you support him...where does KoKo Oct 2013 #46

He's a fine governor (MD,) elleng Oct 2013 #55

okay..will do some research on him on my own. Thanks! n/t KoKo Oct 2013 #60

Ugh Klobuchar and Cuomo -nt- DireStrike Oct 2013 #59

Julian Castro - San Antonio's popular mayor TBF Oct 2013 #51

Hey the Irish & Latino ticket..... Historic NY Oct 2013 #54

As VP *maybe* Rstrstx Oct 2013 #71

Very successful mayor of top 10 city - TBF Oct 2013 #90

Joe Biden, Eliz Warren, elleng Oct 2013 #53

Sherrod Brown protect our future Oct 2013 #58

I like him..! KoKo Oct 2013 #61

Mark Warner -Elizabeth Warren RFKHumphreyObama Oct 2013 #64

I can't see those two running together. Chan790 Oct 2013 #79

Agreed. Warner serves the 2% emsimon33 Oct 2013 #86

Mark Warner (corporate puppet) is really more of a Republican than a Democrat emsimon33 Oct 2013 #84

Warner's a conservative - that's all we need. nt TBF Oct 2013 #91

Howard Dean still has my heart mainer Oct 2013 #66

Right now my favorite VP candidate with Hillary would be one of the Castro fellows. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #67

The question is who can raise a billion dollars? Can we have Twin VPs? One of them, definitely. libdem4life Oct 2013 #68

I meant one of the Castros, not both at the same time. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #70

Sorry...tongue in cheek a bit...who could choose one of them for VP? libdem4life Oct 2013 #72

One twin for governor, the other for VP. I like 'em both. And when a person gets the nod IrishAyes Oct 2013 #73

One of the Castros for VP is a great idea emsimon33 Oct 2013 #87

Didn't mean to leave out up-and-comers like Wendy Davis either IrishAyes Oct 2013 #92

Two words: Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #69

Good question, Koko! DevonRex Oct 2013 #75

Brian Schweitzer LTR Oct 2013 #76

How about a Gillibrand/Schweitzer ticket? CTyankee Oct 2013 #106

HOWARD DEAN Th1onein Oct 2013 #78

Great idea. I posted Elizabeth Warren before I saw your post! emsimon33 Oct 2013 #82

I think Dean/Warren would be a great team. Th1onein Oct 2013 #88

Elizabeth Warren as Plan A emsimon33 Oct 2013 #81

Corey Booker Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #83

He's a treasure. Literally. His entire campaign was funded by the dreaded, evil corporations. libdem4life Oct 2013 #97

so he'd be perfect for president according to some here. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #99

He'd get my vote, absolutely. Pragmatism is another word for Winning. libdem4life Oct 2013 #105

She was the frontrunner in 2006. She was inevitable. It was going to be a coronation. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #89

Jeb Bush and his Hispanic wife. Governors can get away with being oveweight, but can't libdem4life Oct 2013 #93

Good points you make there. The money is key. KoKo Oct 2013 #94

Pragmatism. I tend to believe that since Democrats seem to be able to think outside a box, as you libdem4life Oct 2013 #95

What waning? jeff47 Oct 2013 #108

Not Fox, Limbaugh and Beck ... Wall Street Funding, Chamber of Commerce, and yes, Moderate libdem4life Oct 2013 #128

Even Fox News is "waning" a bit. libdem4life Oct 2013 #131

You think there would be a long list of candidates, given how much some JoePhilly Oct 2013 #101

I'm not sure she's plan "A" lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #102

you and at least 20% of Dems Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #107

Just like in 2008. jeff47 Oct 2013 #111

I'll support Hillary if she's the nominee. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #112

Same as Plan A. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #109

Why are you repeating our mistake from 2010? jeff47 Oct 2013 #115

But you misunderstand... brooklynite Oct 2013 #117

No, I completely understand jeff47 Oct 2013 #125

I've seen Kirsten Gillibrand's name discussed. HuckleB Oct 2013 #120

The sitting VP is one serious option Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #121

But..Biden would get the vote of the young....? And, believe me KoKo Oct 2013 #124

Younger voters overwhelmingly support more progressive policies. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #127

I never have a problem: A Democrat. Whoever, from whatever wing. n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #129

If Hillary doesn't run I might actually get to vote for a democrat, as long as that democrat is liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #130

Who could emerge to the Left of Hillary? KoKo Oct 2013 #132

No one ever mentions Chris Van Hollen. bunnies Oct 2013 #133