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peacebird

(14,195 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2015, 02:03 PM Mar 2015

If you could pick people to be in the Democratic Presidential primary, who would you pick? [View all]

Sheldon Whitehouse
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Joe Biden
Martin O'Malley
Hillary Clinton
Jim Webb
Russ Feingold
Al Franken
Alan Grayson
Mark Udall
Jon Stewart

There are those who say we have no depth in the party bench for Presidency, I think they are wrong. I know I am missing good people. Who else would you add to the list?

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If you could pick people to be in the Democratic Presidential primary, who would you pick? [View all] peacebird Mar 2015 OP

Russ Feingold? [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2015 #1

My bad! Thank you! peacebird Mar 2015 #3

Feingold? Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #2

Just added him thanks! Oh and thank you for the post about o'malley - good to get some info on him peacebird Mar 2015 #5

You may be interested in this O'Malley thread: Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #8

Good to know, thank you! I suddenly started hearing his name and knew nothing about him peacebird Mar 2015 #11

Me neither, before about yesterday Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #16

Sherrod Brown and John Kerry. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #4

Add Barbara Lee and both Castros to that list. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #6

Raul? Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #9

California Castros Xyzse Mar 2015 #13

Too young, but Julian should be the VP pick, regardless of the D Presidential candidate. libdem4life Mar 2015 #22

He's 40. Requirement for Presidency is 35. Xyzse Mar 2015 #27

I know, still they need national experience. I think that's why Obama brought Julian to DC. He's libdem4life Mar 2015 #30

True, well, I felt the same way about Obama when he ran. Xyzse Mar 2015 #31

I could sure get excited about the Dark Horse theory with Julian, and certainly Obama showed the way libdem4life Mar 2015 #33

Yeah, I think we're in agreement then. Xyzse Mar 2015 #35

Indeed. libdem4life Mar 2015 #36

JFK was 43 when he sworn into office Revanchist Mar 2015 #49

and he came from wealth and privilege. Who can forget those debates? I think they libdem4life Mar 2015 #51

Feingold, O'Malley, Sanders, Warren, and Franken. HappyMe Mar 2015 #7

Would second Franken. Xyzse Mar 2015 #14

I'd toss Franken's hat in the ring, too. hifiguy Mar 2015 #17

Susan Sarandon, Joan Baez, Tom Hayden, Bill Moyers, Jill Stein. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #42

Maybe all of them would. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #52

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My ticket would be Whitehouse-Warren. Skidmore Mar 2015 #12

Must admit I like the way you think...! peacebird Mar 2015 #15

When ya think about it, Whitehouse just seems predestined Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #19

"The agony of a national campaign." That succinctly describes the little-disscussed realities that libdem4life Mar 2015 #34

How cool would it be to read stories about the Whitehouse White House? smokey nj Mar 2015 #47

Great minds..... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #60

See, here's what I see as a big problem. We act like these human beings, who have obligations, libdem4life Mar 2015 #18

: ) I seriously doubt I have enough clout to force anyone into running who does not want to...! peacebird Mar 2015 #23

True...I just wish Julian Castro was about 4 years older. I see them as the force for Progressive/ libdem4life Mar 2015 #25

we don't have any depth on the party bench cali Mar 2015 #20

True, but the Rs have a deep wacko bench...governors and all. Their one best shot IMO, Jeb, is libdem4life Mar 2015 #24

We should have never let ourselves be put in this position but perhaps it was inevitable./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #44

Feingold, Brown, Warren, Sanders, Jackson-Lee, Whitehouse, Becerra, and Lee TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #21

Robert Reich KamaAina Mar 2015 #26

I like him Liberalynn Mar 2015 #38

Al Franken, Alan Grayson...our field is massive, we are the adults, GOP are the children with NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #28

Jon Steward. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2015 #29

I'd add Mark Udall to your list HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #32

Warren Liberalynn Mar 2015 #37

Governors WDIM Mar 2015 #39

I'm Ready for Barbara Lee Dems to Win Mar 2015 #40

Senator Patty Murray, Janet Napolitano are other good names Dems to Win Mar 2015 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #43

Why not a poll? nt Logical Mar 2015 #45

Al Gore, Howard Dean, John Kerry, Henry Waxman Rex Mar 2015 #46

Julian Castro would be #1 TBF Mar 2015 #48

my picks dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #50

Zephyr Teachout Agony Mar 2015 #53

Udall. HuckleB Mar 2015 #54

Wow, wonder where some are going with their picks. Guess some wants Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #55

Al Gore can still make a run. craigmatic Mar 2015 #56

all of the above. n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2015 #57

I like Hillary realFedUp Mar 2015 #58