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TexasProgresive

(12,159 posts)
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:14 PM Dec 2017

WAPO's upated top 15 for Democratic presidential nominee-what doya think?

Off the list: Mark Zuckerberg, Eric Garcetti, Tim Kaine, Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Cuban)
15. Dwayne Johnson (Previous ranking: N/A)
14. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (Previous: N/A)
13. Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz (Previous: 11)
12. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick (Previous: 12)
11. Oprah Winfrey (Previous: 11) 
10. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (Previous: 9)
9. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (Previous: 10)
8. California Gov. Jerry Brown (Previous: 5)
7. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy (Previous: 3)
6. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (Previous: 8)
5. California Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Previous: 7)
4. New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (Previous: 6)
3. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Previous: 4)
2. Former vice president Joe Biden (Previous: 2)
1. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (Previous: 1)
Link if it will work for you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/22/the-top-15-democratic-presidential-candidates-for-2020-ranked/?undefined=&utm_term=.27f862341661&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

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WAPO's upated top 15 for Democratic presidential nominee-what doya think? (Original Post) TexasProgresive Dec 2017 OP
Nope to 1-4. Biden is way too old and unpopular w women. bettyellen Dec 2017 #1
Sherrod Brown of Ohio. PragmaticDem Dec 2017 #2
I think Inslee is a legit possibility. comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #7
Sanders needs struck off completely, won't join the party, then NO. sunonmars Dec 2017 #3
Joe Kennedy will need to do more than be named Kennedy comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #10
He's used his privilege to help others underthematrix Dec 2017 #13
Sanders, Warren and Biden seem pretty unlikely to me comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #4
Not Gillibrand, after she crapped all over Al Franken. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #5
Strong no to 1 through 4, probable no to 5. nt intheozone Dec 2017 #6
I'm still kinda hoping RazBerryBeret Dec 2017 #8
Why isn't Senator Mark Warner on the list? intheozone Dec 2017 #9
Same question here. elfin Dec 2017 #15
I'm liking young Joe Kennedy... Historic NY Dec 2017 #11
Rep Joe Kennedy III will be the next President of the United States underthematrix Dec 2017 #12
Off My List Me. Dec 2017 #14
I can't take seriously.... MountCleaners Dec 2017 #16
4 women? Sancho Dec 2017 #17
Which three would you add? Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #19
Here's a start: https://www.emilyslist.org Sancho Dec 2017 #20
I think it's too soon... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #18
Whoever decided these name is not a friend of Democrats. procon Dec 2017 #21
The Rock beat out Tim Kaine --- rofl aikoaiko Dec 2017 #22
This NOT the Washington Post's list..... brooklynite Dec 2017 #23
What about 2018? Unless we win back the House and Senate next year... Hekate Dec 2017 #24

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)
3. Sanders needs struck off completely, won't join the party, then NO.
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:22 PM
Dec 2017

I think it may well be someone not on that list, Joe Kennedy or another young buck.

comradebillyboy

(10,178 posts)
10. Joe Kennedy will need to do more than be named Kennedy
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:36 PM
Dec 2017

to win the nomination. I don't think his slim record of accomplishment or his life of privilege has prepared him for the fights ahead.

comradebillyboy

(10,178 posts)
4. Sanders, Warren and Biden seem pretty unlikely to me
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:23 PM
Dec 2017

I don't really love Gillibrand, but she seems to be ruthless enough to go after Trump. No known skeletons so far. Then I'd go with Harris and Booker. I also expect to see some Democratic governors emerge as well.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,899 posts)
5. Not Gillibrand, after she crapped all over Al Franken.
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:26 PM
Dec 2017

Bernie and Biden are probably too old (not too old for the job, but too old for many voters). I like Murphy and Brown, and of course Warren. Maybe Adam Schiff should be on that list. And maybe Al Franken could make a comeback.

elfin

(6,262 posts)
15. Same question here.
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:00 PM
Dec 2017

None on that list is a winner for me. Most too old and Gillibrand infuriates me.

Historic NY

(37,454 posts)
11. I'm liking young Joe Kennedy...
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:39 PM
Dec 2017

run him or pair him with Julián Castro or Kamala Harris

Last thing we need is a stodgy old ticket. We need a ticket the millennial's will get behind!!!!

Me.

(35,454 posts)
14. Off My List
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:53 PM
Dec 2017

11. Oprah Winfrey (Previous: 11)
10. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (Previous: 9)
4. New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (Previous: 6)
3. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Previous: 4)
2. Former vice president Joe Biden (Previous: 2)
1. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (Previous: 1)

Dwayne Johnson…Really?

MountCleaners

(1,148 posts)
16. I can't take seriously....
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:03 PM
Dec 2017

...a list that includes Oprah Winfrey. I respect her, but she would never seriously run, and I think we need to run a real public servant to show that we're DIFFERENT from the Republicans.

Sancho

(9,070 posts)
20. Here's a start: https://www.emilyslist.org
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:19 PM
Dec 2017

All would be better than McTurtle, tRUmp, etc....

40+ on the list now.

procon

(15,805 posts)
21. Whoever decided these name is not a friend of Democrats.
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:22 PM
Dec 2017

Cross off those good people with no governing experience whatsoever. C'mon, hasn't Trump taught us anything!

Politicians may have the best intentions, but their advanced age is an obstacle that can't be ignored in a tight race where everything will be in play.

Still, there are some good potentials in this mix, and others that should be added.





Hekate

(90,865 posts)
24. What about 2018? Unless we win back the House and Senate next year...
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:41 PM
Dec 2017

...blathering about presidential candidates too early is not going to do us much good.

Aside from that, some of my favorite people on the list are just too damn old to run for president again.

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