Al Gore could unite business & progressive Democrats in 2020.

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23. Sad to discard former candidates as "Retreads."

We don't need for Republicans and others to work hard to disparage our candidates- they succeed in getting some of us to do it for them.

We will be moving on to our next loss-if we don't face up to why we lose when we actually won.

In 2000 the Republicans bankrolled Ralph Nader who told us there was no difference between the Republican and Democratic candidates.

In that election cycle Putin and Russians had observed how easily we are fooled. In fact Putin did remark on our election irregularities the put G W Bush office.

In 2016, Putin and the Russians used their knowledge and intelligence to place their preferred candidate in as our president.

I don't care about the fresh-faced or or the vizened visage. If their is no in-depth knowledge and experience of the foreign affairs and economic issues, they are not ready for prime time-they are no match for the Putin's of the world.

We lost over 900 seats to Republicans over the last 8 years because we did not pay attention, The opposition doesn't sleep and dream. The build and wait; they block legislation; they block judicial appointments. Where their are small spaces between us, they create chasms.

It's not our candidates who are losers. I find the focus on 2020 to be bizarre and the search for the new thrill to be the latest attempt to lose.