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leveymg

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3. It may have to be someone from outside the Dem career track- Sanders, Krugman, Reich, Steiglitz
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 12:37 PM
Aug 2013

or some other public intellectual. I can't think of many elected pols who have both the stature and trustability who might contend for the nomination from the Left. There are a few Senate progressives or populists that might get my support - Boxer, Brown, Harkin, Wyden. I would contingently support any of the members of the Democratic Progressive Caucus:

Co-Chairs

Keith Ellison

Raúl Grijalva
Vice Chairs

Judy Chu

David Cicilline

Michael Honda

Sheila Jackson-Lee

Jan Schakowsky
Whip

Barbara Lee
Senate Member

Bernie Sanders
House Members

Karen Bass

Xavier Becerra

Earl Blumenauer

Suzanne Bonamici

Corrine Brown

Michael Capuano

Andre Carson

Matt Cartwright

Donna Christensen

Yvette Clarke

Emanuel Cleaver

Steve Cohen

John Conyers

Elijah Cummings

Danny Davis

Peter DeFazio

Rosa DeLauro

Donna Edwards

Sam Farr

Chaka Fattah

Lois Frankel

Marcia Fudge

Alan Grayson

Janice Hahn

Rush Holt

Michael Honda

Steven Horsford

Jared Huffman

Sheila Jackson-Lee

Hakeem Jeffries

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Hank Johnson

Joe Kennedy III

John Lewis

David Loebsack

Alan Lowenthal

Ben Ray Lujan

Carolyn Maloney

Jim McDermott

James McGovern

George Miller

Gwen Moore

Jim Moran

Jerrold Nadler

Rick Nolan

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Frank Pallone

Ed Pastor

Chellie Pingree

Mark Pocan

Jared Polis

Charles Rangel

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Linda Sanchez

Jose Serrano

Louise Slaughter

Mark Takano

Bennie Thompson

John Tierney

Nydia Velazquez

Maxine Waters

Mel Watt

Peter Welch

Frederica Wilson

If only there were such an articulate, effective critic among the Democrats, I'd campaign for himher leveymg Aug 2013 #1
How will we know, though? KoKo Aug 2013 #2
It may have to be someone from outside the Dem career track- Sanders, Krugman, Reich, Steiglitz leveymg Aug 2013 #3
Robert Reich would be an interesting one. KoKo Aug 2013 #4
I don't think of Robert Reich as a Clinton apparachik. leveymg Aug 2013 #5
Yes...I remember his split with Clinton over Labor policy KoKo Aug 2013 #6
Who else, as a feasible alternative, could you support? leveymg Aug 2013 #8
I'm hoping someone "out of the box" will come forward in the next years. KoKo Aug 2013 #9
It sounds like what you're describing (and fear) is Michael Bloomberg leveymg Aug 2013 #11
omg is Admiral Stockdale still around? leftstreet Aug 2013 #13
We're unlikely to hear the questions, "Who am I? Why am I here?" ever again. leveymg Aug 2013 #14
I didn't want to say anything...to encourage any vibes that way... KoKo Aug 2013 #15
I'm not trying to encourage anyone that way, either. leveymg Aug 2013 #16
We shall see... KoKo Aug 2013 #21
He would position himself as the most centered candidate characterizing the others as extremists. leveymg Aug 2013 #22
Here's some of the problem with just doing Statistics this far ahead.... KoKo Aug 2013 #23
The 2016 General is going to be a mess, even without a strong 3rd Party candidate. leveymg Aug 2013 #24
True...there's so much that's "up in the air" going forward. KoKo Aug 2013 #25
I thought you said … 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #26
better stay on the safe side and elect a Republican, then, eh? Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #19
ouch leftstreet Aug 2013 #7
So now teabaggers mocking the President is OK? ProSense Aug 2013 #10
of course it's ok among other teabaggers JI7 Aug 2013 #12
It's only okay with those who don't care who it is Cha Aug 2013 #18
some people are fucking drug addled Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #20
Stupid.Tea Party, Amash (R-MI) deny entry to townhall meeting; Senior citizens and reporters forced Cha Aug 2013 #17
Good find. Since when is a teabagger's word gospel? The OP needs a better source for the complaint. freshwest Aug 2013 #27
But, but, but, Amash made a mock of Pres Obama so Cha Aug 2013 #28
'All headbangers and shit...' Bwahaha! Another RWNJ hero! freshwest Aug 2013 #29
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