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Red Oak

(699 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2016, 11:59 AM Dec 2016

Who is your pick for President in 2020? [View all]

Yes, it is early, but in the spirit of trying to get past the firing squad environment on DU, how about we discuss the future together?

It isn't going to be Clinton or Sanders, so we have a clean slate.

Who do you think would be a good candidate?

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Who is your pick for President in 2020? [View all] Red Oak Dec 2016 OP

I've said this before, I'll say it again. I'd like to see Sen. Whitehouse run. shraby Dec 2016 #1

Didn't know about him Red Oak Dec 2016 #3

President Whitehouse in the Whitehouse doc03 Dec 2016 #36

I would like to see a President Castro. Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #2

Me too. Julian Castro would be an excellent pick. Aristus Dec 2016 #4

I'm gueesing you don't mean Fidel Red Oak Dec 2016 #5

Julian - got it Red Oak Dec 2016 #7

Julian (or Joaquin) Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #8

Same here Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #51

Biden/Castro love it ALBliberal Dec 2016 #11

Biden will be 78 years old. Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #26

Pretty darn old! ALBliberal Dec 2016 #34

Jay Inslee WA Gov & Former Congressman Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #6

It might be a bit presumptious... TXCritter Dec 2016 #9

:-( ... I feel the same way etherealtruth Dec 2016 #13

People are kidding themselves if they think the next 4 years will be just like the Bush years. RAFisher Dec 2016 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author NobodyHere Dec 2016 #63

To assume there will be a United States left to be president of. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #56

I'll bet you $1000 the US exists in 4 years NobodyHere Dec 2016 #64

Oh, I'd never bet you or anyone ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #65

Senator Warren RFKISNEEDED Dec 2016 #10

my pick too renate Dec 2016 #58

Thanks!! RFKISNEEDED Dec 2016 #68

Al Franken chwaliszewski Dec 2016 #12

It's already obvious we have a pretty deep bench! Red Oak Dec 2016 #14

I still like Martin O'Malley. dawg Dec 2016 #15

And he's boring. We could do with a little bit of boring around here. Bucky Dec 2016 #24

FDR pangaia Dec 2016 #16

Democratic party Members only from now on.......thanks. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #17

Absolutely samir.g Dec 2016 #62

Tim Kaine GreenEyedLefty Dec 2016 #18

God no Calculating Dec 2016 #37

Did you forget the sarcasm tag? Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #38

No, I'm serious. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2016 #60

I will choose by who stood up and fought workinclasszero Dec 2016 #19

George Clooney/Elizabeth Warren? skylucy Dec 2016 #20

😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱 katsy Dec 2016 #27

There will be a whole new cast of characters in 2020. IMO, my list. CK_John Dec 2016 #21

Thank you. Bucky Dec 2016 #23

Dwayne the Rock Johnson Bucky Dec 2016 #22

The Democratic candidate. JHB Dec 2016 #25

No middle of the road corporate types. alarimer Dec 2016 #28

Impulsively pick a "favorite" candidate two years before knowing what the issues and politics are? brooklynite Dec 2016 #29

True, that's what most of the party insider's did for 2016. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #33

Anyone with a D after their name Nonhlanhla Dec 2016 #30

Me too!!! Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #39

The Rock sarcasmo Dec 2016 #31

Nobody's running yet. Ask me again in three years. longship Dec 2016 #32

Katy Perry Calculating Dec 2016 #35

Why don't we worry about the Congressional races in 2018 first? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #40

Or dogcatcher 2017. We need to go from the ground up. Vinca Dec 2016 #41

Dexter. Why not? librechik Dec 2016 #42

Any left-of-U.S. center LWolf Dec 2016 #44

too early to say sweetapogee Dec 2016 #45

Shrrod Brown Danmel Dec 2016 #46

This lamp_shade Dec 2016 #59

Elizabeth Warren. (eom) StevieM Dec 2016 #47

We need a whole new bench davidn3600 Dec 2016 #48

Agree we need fresh faces Auggie Dec 2016 #55

How quaint! Generic Brad Dec 2016 #49

The Democrat mcar Dec 2016 #50

Depends on the mood of the country in 2020 Seasider Dec 2016 #52

Welcome to DU, Seasider!! StevieM Dec 2016 #72

Maybe a governor, with no baggage and no voting record in the house or senate agalisgv Dec 2016 #53

A Gen Xer, please. malchickiwick Dec 2016 #54

Any Democrat capable of beating Paul Ryan Miles Archer Dec 2016 #57

St. Peter Turbineguy Dec 2016 #61

Martin O'Malley and potentially a Kamala Harris. PragmaticLiberal Dec 2016 #66

OMG let's not go there. kacekwl Dec 2016 #67

Warren. Newsom. Wyden. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #69

Mark Cuban taught_me_patience Dec 2016 #70

Castro DesmondFoster Dec 2016 #71

Michelle Obama and Elizabeth Warren Lyric Dec 2016 #73