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Well, he has much more fun running for president than BEING president. Seems like a natural place for him to turn for validation and self-esteem.
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He actually filed paperwork to run months ago. Which then leads to another set of complications for Trump abusing taxpayer money. When is he speaking as The President (expenses paid) and when is he The Candidate (he has to pay)?
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There are at least 22 Democrats thinking about running for president in 2020 - CNNPolitics.com
- 1st Tier (If they run, they have a real chance to win the nomination)
- Joe Biden -- former Vice President
- Bernie Sanders -- VT Senator
- Elizabeth Warren -- MA Senator
- 2nd Tier (Have potential to be a major contender but not there....yet)
- Cory Booker -- NJ Senator
- Andrew Cuomo -- NY Governor
- Al Franken -- MN Senator
- Kamala Harris -- CA Senator
- Jay Inslee -- WA Governor
- Tim Kaine -- VA Senator
- Terry McAuliffe -- VA Governor
- Chris Murphy -- CT Senator
- 3rd Tier (There's a chance but....)
- Steve Bullock -- MT Governor
- Eric Garcetti -- Los Angeles Mayor
- John Hickenlooper -- CO Governor
- Amy Klobuchar -- MN Senator
- Mitch Landrieu -- New Orleans Mayor
- Seth Moulton -- MA Representative
- Martin O'Malley -- MD Governor
- No Tier (Rich businesspeople who've never run for anything before)
- Mark Cuban -- Dallas Mavericks basketball-team owner
- Sheryl Sandberg -- Facebook Chief Operating Officer
- Howard Schultz -- Starbucks founder
- Mark Zuckerberg -- Facebook founder
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Wasn't the commercial rolled out at the Nuremberg er Harrisburg, PA rally on the 1st?
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None of the first tier are running. Too old. Bottom tier, goodness help us if it comes to that! I'd add Sheldon Whitehouse to the list of people in the second tier. I don't see Franken running for President.
He filed immediately. By running for office people can give him bribes campaign contributions.
So straight up the GOP is a thoroughly corrupt party right? If they had the interest of the public at hand a lot of their policies wouldn't exist, or be up for debate, right?
I honestly can't even think about American politics without images of good versus evil coming to mind.
I honestly can't even think about American politics without images of good versus evil coming to mind.
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I agree that America has rarely seen anything like Trump's first 100 days in office.
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What about Oprah??
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"First Tier" is definitely a set of museum pieces.
I am not completely familiar with Tier 2, but have been impressed with Chris Murphy as far as his ability to articulate. Don't think he's the sort that will fire up millions of people to get them to turn out, though.
Maybe Cheato will provide sufficient incentive to defeat himself, but I wouldn't count on it. He has that un-shakeable base of 40+ percent, and only needs to rope in a few idiots who are subject to manipulation by Uncle Vlad.
The best-case scenario for Dems would be for a relative unknown with boundless charisma and a least a little bit of a brain, to emerge at the last minute (before the GOP and their Russian helpers can compile/invent a lot of dirt on him).
The best case for America would be a charismatic third party candidate who could freely repudiate the Dem and Rep establishments, and capture the imagination of the populace.
The worst thing the Dems can do is nominate another female - Trump would go straight into the playground bully mode for which is so well loved, and any in-kind reciprocal treatment would create a an appearance that would repel a significant fraction of the electorate. I'm not being misogynistic about that, just realistic.
Right now it's time to look at county commissioners, mayoral contests and any statehouses that can be moved to the left. Without some real change on that level, even a presidential victory would be nothing more than "we got rid of the fat orange turd".
I am not completely familiar with Tier 2, but have been impressed with Chris Murphy as far as his ability to articulate. Don't think he's the sort that will fire up millions of people to get them to turn out, though.
Maybe Cheato will provide sufficient incentive to defeat himself, but I wouldn't count on it. He has that un-shakeable base of 40+ percent, and only needs to rope in a few idiots who are subject to manipulation by Uncle Vlad.
The best-case scenario for Dems would be for a relative unknown with boundless charisma and a least a little bit of a brain, to emerge at the last minute (before the GOP and their Russian helpers can compile/invent a lot of dirt on him).
The best case for America would be a charismatic third party candidate who could freely repudiate the Dem and Rep establishments, and capture the imagination of the populace.
The worst thing the Dems can do is nominate another female - Trump would go straight into the playground bully mode for which is so well loved, and any in-kind reciprocal treatment would create a an appearance that would repel a significant fraction of the electorate. I'm not being misogynistic about that, just realistic.
Right now it's time to look at county commissioners, mayoral contests and any statehouses that can be moved to the left. Without some real change on that level, even a presidential victory would be nothing more than "we got rid of the fat orange turd".
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How about Danny Trejo 
How about Danny Trejo
I don't know. Electing a democrat to the Danny Trejo position might just piss off Danny Trejo.
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How about Danny Trejo
Too famous. Need someone that nobody has ever heard of to suddenly burst onto the scene around march 2020, and become mega-famous by mid-June.
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I don't know if they'll run again, but Tim Kaine and Martin O'Malley were both pretty uninspiring in 2016.
Warren would be 71 in 2020. Younger than Sanders was when he ran, and younger than Trump will be in 2020. Long shot, but not out of the realm of possibility.
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Just imagine if this clown wins in 2020
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Has Clinton said she won't run?
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The first tier is too old and boring. We need someone rich, very charismatic, and willing to fight. To me, it's Mark Cuban or bust. And I don't see a close second.
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It's too bad Jerry Brown is so old. Conservatives have vilified him since the 1970s, but he's a hell of a governor (California). The DNC needs to begin identifying younger contenders right now. No matter how badly things go under Trump, the next election can't be taken for granted. We saw W. get re-elected even after the disastrous fucking lie that was the Iraq War. A box of old shoes should've been able to beat W. in that election, but his supporters would not be swayed by the reality of what happened. And while I like John Kerry, let's face it, he had the tone and demeanor of a creepy butler in 1930s horror flick.