Here's my current candidate support breakdown

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12. Being able to win is the most important thing to me

And I think there are a combination of necessary traits/abilities that cannot be sacrificed. Being more charismatic and more able to connect to people across the board is absolutely crucial. The bottom line is that whoever wins the Independents is going to win. During my time lurking here I see people argue that "Independents" just vote for Republicans. That's not true. I'm a registered Independent who is pretty moderate and I haven't voted for a Republican in over a decade. In this environment the only thing Democrats need to do to get the majority of Independents is nominate a candidate who is able to connect and draw people in so they listen and not be so far left that it makes moderates too uneasy.

Because of the way Trump is, the nominee must be unscripted and genuine and able to think fast on their feet and respond well. And they have to be vetted and shown to be able to survive the inevitable smears. And by gosh they must NOT be divisive. That kind of rhetoric last time around caused damage that has left scars, resentments and lingering anger and hard feelings. These are other reasons I think Beto is the best choice. He is unscripted and was just vetted very thoroughly and he darn near beat Ted Cruz in Texas. He's got the charisma, and he's very tall, taller than Trump. I know people like mayor Pete, he's great, but Trump will tower over him on a debate stage. It shouldn't matter but it does. I actually kind of like that Beto is sort of flying under the radar right now. It's never good to peak too early. I do think once he gets one of the CNN town halls that people will be very excited by him. He's being smart too. I'm in a swing state in a red district. Not an early state at all...but I got an email the other day asking me to organize to canvas already. I would do it if not for health issues that prevent me from physically being able to.