Quickly Nominating Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren Is Democrats' Best Chance at 2020

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59. Respectfully, perhaps for a very good reason that narrow focus is preventing you from seeing.

Because you are conflating the political awareness and savvy of the magazine's readers for that of its writers.

In 2008, it was Secretary Clinton's turn.
But it was President Obama's time.

I even remember accepting that begrudgingly at the time, as I supported Secretary Clinton in the primaries.
But lo and behold, Barack Obama turned out to be far and away the best president under whom I have lived.

We went (once again) with the candidate whose time it was (once again) in 2016, and there is no denying that losing the support of the wing of the party that had the most enthusiasm for the vision of the candidate rather than the most universally perceived electability cost us dearly.

So dearly, in fact, that it will continue to cost our children and our grandchildren, no matter whom we elect in 2020.

I still love Secretary Clinton and Vice President Biden, and would happily support either in 2020. But the boomer-sized demographic in this election are the younger generations, and we ignore that at our profound peril. At the end of the day, it comes down to this:

A centrist course may be what's easy and feels safe.
But a HARD turn to the left is what's right, because the times in which we live demand it.

So maybe there's something to be said for a candidate whose time it is.