Giving Trump every single probable state and EV, it comes down to 3 states and we have to sweep them

[Celerity]

41. oh, wow, Mandela Barnes looks so impressive, he absolutely has a big future in our party!!

Last time, I didn't think the nominee was very effective at reaching purple voters or Democratic-leaning but disillusioned voters in these swing states. Can Harris, Booker, or Castro do better at motivating these key constituencies?

Yes, yes, and yes.

I hope that if a candidate, any candidate drops out, they immediately try to keep all their supporters engaged still in the process.

I think 2020 is again going to be a 'change' driven election. Multiple analysis pieces I have read and programmes I have watched over the past 2 plus years said that was a big driver against us versus the despicable Trump in 2016. Hillary, they argued, represented the status quo and that opened up people who had a 'toss the bastards out' mentality to throw their votes to the monster, regardless of any deep-rooted thinking.

If we go with a complete pre-November 2016 status quo ticket or a top of the ticket with multiple issues from their past that cut against the grain in terms of appeal to those groups you mentioned, we are courting trouble.

Which candidates will foreground policy proposals that have deep and specific support in black communities? Are we too risk-averse to appeal directly and openly to issues of concern to black communities?

I think the strongest voices atm for that would be Booker and a person who probably is not running this year, Stacey Abrams. I also think Buttigieg is a speaker and thinker of such eloquence, clarity, depth, and clear sense of purpose and mission that he could make inroads in that lane as well, irregardless of his race/gender.

Harris/Buttigieg would be great

Harris/Brown sooo strong (but damn, losing that OH Senate seat is a killer, grrr)

Harris/Inslee (all West Coast though) so strong too

Inslee/Abrams could be a big big win (I have never seen that combo floated, it ticks sooo many 'win' boxes')

Buttigieg/Abrams would be dazzling oratorically

Booker/Buttigieg the same
Buttigieg/Booker the same

last 2 have no female though

Warren in the mix too, but another Senate seat lost

Julian Castro in a VP slot is another great one

we have so many great choices!