Has Anyone Here Suggested that Warren or Sanders Should Not Run? [View all]

[MineralMan]

I can't remember seeing anyone express that opinion. I might have missed it, though. I've seen people suggest that their chances of winning the nomination during the 2016 primaries are slim to low, but everyone seems clear that they should run if they want to run. Personally, I'd welcome either or both of them in the primary races, along with anyone else who wants to throw his or her hat into the ring. I like both of them and could see myself voting for them in the Minnesota primary.

That's where the eventual candidate gets chosen, after all. Whichever candidate manages to win enough primaries will end up as the nominee after the convention. And whichever candidate becomes the Democratic candidate for President will get my vote and my support during the campaign leading up to the November election. Until then, it's an open race.

Since nobody has declared yet, we still have no idea who will be actively seeking the Democratic nomination. I expect people to begin announcing their candidacy shortly after the mid-term elections this year. If Elizabeth Warren and/or Bernie Sanders are among them, I'll be interested to hear their positions on a wide range of issues, from economic to foreign policy and everything in between.

So, I don't think anyone on DU is opposed to their candidacies. That's not how our system works. Everyone can run. The one who comes out on top after the primaries will be the Democratic nominee and should have our support. I can see no earthly reason to snipe at each other over a primary race that still has no candidates at all. It makes no sense. It's divisive and unproductive to do that, and at a time when we should all be working to regain Democratic control of Congress. President Obama could use a Congress that will send him bills that make a difference. I'd like to give him that help.

Whoever it is the eventual Democratic nominee can count on my support, that's for sure, but I don't know yet who that will be. In the meantime, let everyone who wishes declare and we'll see what happens. In the meantime, there's an election in less than two months. There's a lot of work to be done.

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