I like her too, but she is black, and is a woman. People lost their minds when a black man won president. I think they might spontaneously combust if a black woman wins.
Yes, and who knows what they are doing. I think we have taken this "everybody can be president" experiment a little too far. Shouldn't be too hard to find someone who knows what they are doing, and also has scruples.
I've been most impressed with Senator Warner and Representative Schiff. They aren't stage thrillers, I know, but they've handled themselves very well throughout this investigation process (and, to be frank, I think we could use a quiet Presidency after this crap filled whirlwind). I think for a presidential candidate, I would be fine with Gilibrand or Harris.
I can't imagine Rice ever getting on the ticket with a nutjob like Pence (I know it was reported that they were considering it, but I don't buy it). Ideologically he is a mile to the right of her. Moreover, how can you have a working relationship with Pence when you can't even have a private conversation with him? What is he going to do, have his wife come in the Oval Office every time he would need to talk to Rice?
I can't imagine Rice ever getting on the ticket with a nutjob like Pence (I know it was reported that they were considering it, but I don't buy it). Ideologically he is a mile to the right of her. Moreover, how can you have a working relationship with Pence when you can't even have a private conversation with him? What is he going to do, have his wife come in the Oval Office every time he would need to talk to Rice?
Its problematic. Gillibrand just sunk herself with the Franken deal, people in MN arent too happy with her. Gabbard might do well as she is a veteran as well. I think anyone from CA, male or female, is going to turn off a lot of people in much needed electoral states. They are just seen as too over the top liberal. Klobuchar might be good and possibly Patty Murray. Winning electorally is now the big thing so it might end up being a Tim Ryan from Ohio or Sherrod Brown needed to top the ticket. I still have visions of those UAW workers in MI saying they would never vote for a woman for president. There is still a lot like that.
Kamala Harris appears increasingly more interested in testing the waters. As much as I like her, she has a polarizing effect on too many GOP voters. I also doubt she can win over enough Independents to win a General Election. If she teamed up with Warren, I do not see that ticket winning in the General Election either.
We need DEM candidates that can successfully navigate the Electoral Map.
she's a lightweight in terms of her actual accomplishments but quota lovers dreams. A woman a year behind me in college is being mentioned. I wasn't all that impressed with her in college since she seemed incurious about politics then but she is a labor populist without all the baggage of Lieyawatha and has far more actual intelligence than quota-woman
Amy Klobuchar of Wisconsin.
Too little national experience, too much ambition combined with too little patience to pay her dues. I like Harris; I voted for her. But she sashayed into DC and after three months on the job, was in front of tv cameras acting as if she was chairman of a major committee, instead of a green freshman senator who'd barely managed to map out congressional restrooms.
People love Condi, she would be a shoo in.
She could be a very good choice.
I'm a Corey Booker fan myself, but this thread is about us wimmins! :lol:
washington d.c. politics is a shark tank, i admire harris's no nonsense attitude.
If she keeps her head down, does her job, and puts herself in the spotlight when appropriate and keeps her mouth shut when it's not, I'd consider voting for her at the end of a strong campaign, one that mirrors my own pet issues, despite being light on national experience.
But IMO, learning the ropes of executive/congressional policy and procedures takes more than a couple of years in a Senate seat (which Californians expected her to fill for her entire term, as she promised).
Bottom line, I'm not automatically voting for anyone in my mind right now; candidates will have to earn my vote, and I don't give a flying fat rat's ass whether there is a (D) or an (R) by their name.
amy klobuchar is one of the senators from Minnesota, not wisconsin.
turtle is probably confusing amy with Tammy Baldwin.
amy klobuchar is one of the senators from Minnesota, not wisconsin.
turtle is probably confusing amy with Tammy Baldwin.
why would I confuse someone I knew from College. Now I do get Minnesota and Wisconsin confused -almost weekly.
Now I do get Minnesota and Wisconsin confused -almost weekly.
Too little national experience, too much ambition combined with too little patience to pay her dues. I like Harris; I voted for her. But she sashayed into DC and after three months on the job, was in front of tv cameras acting as if she was chairman of a major committee, instead of a green freshman senator who'd barely managed to map out congressional restrooms.
Don't.
One has sports teams that matter.
The other does not and deserves to be embarrassed on a national stage every year from here to eternity.
Hi yankintx, if you mean a centrist within the context of the current Dem party, I disagree with the premise. For example, Kamala Harris or Amy Klobuchar could be considered centrists, but I don't think they are right for these desperate times. The only woman I would support in the primary would be Tulsi Gabbard. But if Bernie runs, I will support him in the primary. My rationale regarding not wanting a centrist at the top of the ticket is based on my belief that the general public is to the left of both parties. But I will concede that a centrist ticket might be able to beat Trump in 2020. But for me it is much more important that we elect a president who will finally do something serious about the climate crisis. Also someone who will roll back the disturbing militarism in the US.
Another sign for why you may be right.Precisely.
I'm not sure what this baseless fetish with 'centrists' is about, since a Washington centrist indeed doesn't nearly align with independents contrary to a common misconception around DP, and centrism was not enough to save Clinton from ruin; if anything it may have worked against her.
Again, it's telling that the most popular politico today is Bernie Sanders; equally as telling is that his primary platform/policy ideas still have overwhelming support.
As to the primary nominations, I largely agree with you, though I could consider support for Warren despite her seeming to prioritize her party over her policy.
Kamala Harris has tried to masquerade herself in order to appeal to the resurgent progressive/FDR wing but I don't think she'll get far with us, much as I applaud her commitment to singlepayer/Medicare for All; too much baggage, too many red flags:
https://jacobinmag.com/2017/08/kamala-harris-trump-obama-california-attorney-general
https://www.pastemagazine.com/artic...harris-the-establishment-has-its-champio.html
Klobuchar I don't trust: very much beholden to her top donor industries; to start, her OpenSecrets page is jarring so far as the sourcing of her war chest is concerned. Then you've got stuff like her lobbying on behalf of the Schwan Company to ridiculously classify pizza sauce as a 'serving of vegetables', repealing the medical device tax at the behest of Medtronic, one of her biggest donors, an establishment position on Medicare for All, and so on; I simply don't think she has what it takes to defy her sponsors for the greater good of the country. I will note that, as brighter spots go, she did oppose the TPP, and has a very positive rating from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.
My first thought is who is a centrist amongst all Democrats not just female contenders. Which prominent Dem could, right now, could attract a large swath of independents and pull some from conservatives?In the current culture, I thought it may be interesting to see what folks would think of an all female Dem ticket in 2020. I have my own ideas, save for later. Obviously you know who is not an option. This could be a winner for the Dems in 2020 provided the top of the ticket was a centrist and does not come with the name Clinton.
In the current culture, I thought it may be interesting to see what folks would think of an all female Dem ticket in 2020. I have my own ideas, save for later. Obviously you know who is not an option. This could be a winner for the Dems in 2020 provided the top of the ticket was a centrist and does not come with the name Clinton.
Another sign for why you may be right.
People are cconvinced Hillary Clinton is a centrist instead of a liberal.
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She's definitely a centrist as Democrats go, without a doubt; a consummate New/Third Way Dem.
In terms of the west/developed world in its totality, she's right wing.
In terms of the relatively skewed frame of reference of American politicos specifically, she's left of center.
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