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In reply to the discussion: How about Martin O'Malley for POTUS 2020? [View all]Fluke a Snooker
(404 posts)While I'm normally not one who looks at race or gender as qualification for an office, I believe that we are really at a point where we have to consider the optics. Every president except for one has been a white male, and with the recent fundamental transformation of our country initiated by President Obama, I see nothing but headaches if we pander to the white nationalists even if he's progressive.
Having said that, I am not (just) against Martin O'Malley for his color or his gender. I AM concerned about his progressive bonafides. We will be in a situation where we will control the House and Senate in 2020, and if we have a president who is 100% progressive, female, non-white, and has a track record of solid government service at the state level and four solid senatorial years, Kamala Harris is by far the best candidate we have so far. No baggage, a lot of PERTINENT experience (even more than Barack Obama had when he was elected, which is saying a LOT), charismatic, and most important, one who looks at the destruction of Republicans as the most efficient method to fundamentally transform this country by eliminating fossil fuels, increasing the tax rate from 50-90% from low to high, downsize our bloated military, and most of all, return our status not as a world LEADER, but a world UNIFIER, with a real adult of substance and passion.