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alarimer

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28. No middle of the road corporate types.

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 01:11 PM

Dec 2016

No milquetoasts that refuse to state actual progressive positions.

I have no idea who that could be. I am leery of Cory Booker and Julian Castro because they don't seem like true progressives.

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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