I Believe We Need a New Presidential Candidate in 2020. [View all]

[MineralMan]

I've been involved in presidential elections since I was 15 years old in 1960. That year, we elected a fresh new face as our Democratic President. Then, just over 30 years later, we elected another young, dynamic President. In 2008, we did the same.

JFK
WJC
BHO

In between and before each of those Presidents, we had Republicans in the White House. Once again, we have a Republican as POTUS, and a moronic, witless one, at that.

As we look beyond the 2016 election and toward the 2020 election, I'd like to propose that we start looking for another fresh, rising star in the Democratic party. Let's find someone who is currently serving in Congress or as the Governor of a state who is in his or her 40s and is making a difference right now. Let's look for a candidate who represents a generational change, just as we have done in the past.

Instead of looking backwards at candidates and potential candidates from the past, let's find the next wave of leadership and move forward. As an old fart of almost 72 years, I'm not eager for someone in my generation to run to be President. In 1960, I was 15 years old and was inspired by JFK and worked hard to help him win.

In 1992, I did the same for Bill Clinton, and did it again for Barack Obama in 2008. Now, in what will probably be my last chance to help someone become President, I want someone who brings bottomless energy, a deep understanding of today's world, and a vision for the next two decades to run for that office. I want to move on to the next generation of leadership.

I'm about the same age as some of the people who are being talked about right now. They were talked about before the 2016 election, too, but did not become the actual candidate. I want to talk about some new names. I want new leadership for the Democratic Party in 2020, not the same people who didn't succeed in 2016.

So, let's talk about the rising stars in the Democratic Party and see if we can find the best of the best of those to run as our candidate in 2020. I don't know all of the names of those potential candidates, so lets discuss possibilities.

Let's bring a new generation of Democrats to the table and find someone who can lead our party and our nation with the same optimism and strength we've seen from previous new generation leaders in the past. Let's elect a new JFK, WJC or BHO in 2020, not someone who has tried and failed already.

Please! I'd like to go out with a leader who gives me hope for a progressive future. Let's hear your suggestions.