Bold Progressives Drafted Elizabeth Warren - Let's Keep Doing That

[MineralMan]

44. That's fine. Choose whomever you wish.

That's how the system works. Then, we'll see who the final candidate ends up being, once all of the delegates from all of the states are selected. It's a complicated system, and it's one that generally picks a candidate that has a chance of being elected. Not always, of course, but usually.

I still remember the 1972 election. That one worked out badly for Democrats, despite my strong support for the candidate. I learned then that actually electing a President is a lot harder than electing my district's House member and my state's senators. And those elections are harder than elections for state legislators. I discovered that I could make a significant difference in those elections, but had no real voice in a national election.

I supported George McGovern in 1972, and heartily. I worked on his campaign in California. He lost badly. I never want to see something like that happen again. Any Democratic candidate who gets the nomination should be one who can win. No more guaranteed losers should ever be nominated.