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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren supports Hillary for President [View all]brooklynite
(96,882 posts)As much as you'd like to blame "them" for keeping your candiates from running, I need to tell you, as one of the deep-pockets supporters who gets invited to the table that the Party doesn't play favorites. BUT.....
You'll need to convince someone to commit 3+ years of their life to fundraising, organizing and campaigning. That means reaching out personally, alone or with other, to convince them, not just posting your wishes on a political blog (I've already done a personal meeting - which I set up - with Brian Schweitzer in case Hillary doesn't run).
You'll need to convince people like me (or millions of people like you) to cough up the $$$ that a Presidential campaign will cost in our political system. Yes it would be great if we had publicly financed campaigns, but we don't.
Finally, you'll need to find thousands of volunteers to work with you and the candidate to get millions of peoplke to vote for you. Last year you had 7 candidates running, all the way from Obama and Clinton to Kucinich and Gravel. They each succeeded or failed on their own merits.