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In reply to the discussion: Yes we are all Democrats. That is checking a box. No, we don't seem to have common aims in general. [View all]QuestionAlways
(259 posts)Elizabeth Warren is not running. According to a friend who would know, she hates political campaigns and running for office.
Bernie Sanders is a self-described Socialist, low information voters think of Russia
Joe Biden is described by the Media as having foot-in-mouth disease and would be effected by third term voter fatigue
Martin O'Malley's "rain tax" caused his hand-picked successor's surprise loss to a Republican
Jim Webb is very conservative on climate change and he also said Democrats could "Do a better job with white people." He has declared several months ago, but is having trouble rising money.
Hillary Clinton is not perfect, but her views are closer to the average Democrat, then are the views of any Republican. She can not be attacked from the right for being weak on national defense, and she has more foreign policy experience then any Republican. In the era of Citizen United, she can raise as much money as the Republicans and she will appoint center-left judges to the Supreme Court, rather then far right judges; so maybe Citizen United will be reversed. She will be the first woman POTUS, and that will attract non-Democrat female voters.
She will be a winner, and our next President