Beto O'Rourke's voting record is more conservative than the average Democrat's

[Florida Bull]

59. One thing I want to emphasize,

At least for now, any and every Democratic candidate can beat Trump. And, any and every Democratic candidate can lose to Trump, with bad campaigning and unfavorable media coverage. The media really hurt Hillary Clinton’s chances starting in 2015, with the “Liberal media” New York Times article criticizing her for using a private email. Of course, it is OK when Dick Cheney, Colin Powell and Ivanka Trump do it.

There are many things that can change before October 2020, and it is still early in the primary process. I think the evaluation of electability is largely speculative, although the Democratic nominee (whoever it is) is obviously better than Trump and should win with the right strategy and enough effort.

I also think the Democratic nominee needs to fight against racist voter suppression. I think past nominees were too forgiving of voter suppression, which may have caused them to lose. It needs to be challenged in the courts. And, if the courts rule in favor of voter suppression, then use that to motivate voters.