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In reply to the discussion: Do you think Hillary should run again in 2020? [View all]ChoppinBroccoli
(3,900 posts)I questioned whether she was too old to run in 2016. I don't think it was much of an issue, but the truth is that people will be afraid to vote for someone if they think there's a chance that person might die in office. That's why Hillary's out in 2020, as is Bernie, John Kerry, and Joe Biden. I wished Howard Dean would try another run, but I think he has the same problem.
If we can't convince Sherrod Brown to run (and judging by the fact that his wife adamantly doesn't want him to, I don't think we can), who would win handily AND be an amazing President, then I think we need to start looking at the new, young blood in our party. Elizabeth Warren is getting up there in age, but I really like her as a candidate. She's about the oldest person I'd want being a serious candidate in 2020.
The other problem is that all the hatred for Hillary that has been built up over the past 25 years is not going away. Unfair or not, people HATE Hillary, thanks to a RW radio campaign that started 25 years ago and that has been kept going consistently ever since. John Kerry's flaws will come back to haunt him again too if he runs again. We need new blood.
We're GOING to win in 2020, so we need somebody who's going to do a great job. I haven't made up my mind yet who I'll support (unless Sherrod Brown runs, then it's a no-brainer), but I do know we need to quit going "back to the well." Let's find the next Obama. Someone that will get the entire country excited. If we can do that, 2020 will be a landslide.