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It needs to be someone young and cool its the only way to get the necessary turnout
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Bernie Sanders isn't ruling out a 2020 presidential run
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Four_Chamber
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Keith Ellison as head of DNC would be great- a discussion about him could be it's own thread. That should be it's own thread. He's a fantastic guy with legit progressive cred who is very popular too. Ellison becoming DNC head would clean a lot of stink from the organization.
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Probably too old, perhaps only for the undecided. But Warren really isn't a good idea IMO. I never particularly liked her speeches against Trump or found them very effective. Bernie, maybe Tulsi, someone new. Hopefully he can be VP.
maquiladora
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Sorry Bernie. You heart is in the right place but, no....
ErasureAcer
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Yeah. I think the Hillary fans fucked us hard. I think I'd go Warren too. Keith Ellison needs to move up. I want him as a Senator though(my state, MN) and not DNC chair although he'd be 100000000000 times better than lil Debbie. So that's good. Speaking of which though, if Bernie is running for Pres and Ellison(not a corrupt soul like lil Debbie) is DNC chair...it will come off like the same shit the DNC pulled this time. Can't we have a neutral arbiter? Ellison needs to be Senator at some point in time...Klobuchar or Franken need to move on to some other position.
It could be Warren didn't choose sides this time so she can unite the party in 2020. Ammo left in the gun. Bernie just showed her the way.
Abstrusity
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Tulsi Gabbard is my presidential pick, too.
Veteran, liberal, backed Sanders at the expense of having to leave her seat at the DNC table to do so.
She has no personal or political issues, she's well liked in her home state, enough to be elected and re-elected. She's got about as much experience as Obama, but trades lawyership with military service.
She will likely be the YOUNGEST presidential candidate, too.
We need to lead strong for blue collar workers, and that's where Sanders had the most support. Sanders was also the one to bring light to issues in the black community, but he lost those votes to Clinton (not, as some claim, because none of them liked him -- millennials of ALL ancestry voted predominantly toward him).
HomerSimpson-Man
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He technically could, but he runs in to a similar problem as Bernie, his age. Biden would be like 77 if he were to run in 2020.
I thought this before too, but I disagree after the election we just had.
No one cares about policy.
UnemployedVillain
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Warren doesn't want to run for President, guys
WooHooAlex
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Booker / Warren in 2020.
That's a winning ticket right there. Even came up with a good campaign slogan for them.
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America's Vision
That's a winning ticket right there. Even came up with a good campaign slogan for them.
20.20
America's Vision
My thoughts exactly. Ellison is a good call. I still kinda want Bernie to step in though and clean house. Nuke that shit from orbit and start over.
Just everything burns.
AngmarsKing701
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Meh - he needs to get behind whomever the party lead is gonna be and help. VP maybe, but too old. Regardless of his passion, he'll be 79. Not gonna get elected.
Ron Paul ran at 80... The queen of England is 90. 79 is probably fine.
That is a big jump from 69-70. Campaigning is going to be so tough at that age.
Then they need to build candidates up during the 4 years and convince other Dems and some other voters that they need the Senate/House back.
El-Pistolero
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I do not get the too old comments. It is about wisdom and experience, not youth and flamboyance. If he proves to be physically capable of doing it, then he should definitely run...
No he did very well with millennials and since he is somewhat of a martyr now, he has rockstar staus
ErasureAcer
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Yeah. The vision stuff for 2020 will be huge.
perfectchaos007
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Maybe Hillary Clinton wants another shot too! Kate McKinnon sure thinks so!
Ploid 3.0
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She needs to roam free, eviscerating unsuspecting predators.
LegendofDragoonLives
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He should run as VP with Warren as the president. Unlike Clinton, that`s someone I`d totally be for as the first woman prez of the strongest country in the world.
Memento Mori
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The Queen of England has no executive power. It's an entirely ceremonial position.
Booker would be terrible. wall st ties and the disastrous charter school education scandal. He's a good speaker but senator is as high as he goes
UnemployedVillain
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And Ron Paul didn't come close to winning, so who knows what his point was
What's the context of this? I keep hearing jokes about him running, chasing buses and all.
funkystudent
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Dont do it. Take a step back and think of the greater good.
That kind of ego first bullshit got the DNC and America where it is today.
Respect the hell out of Bernie but he needs to help rebuild the DNC and when it comes time for the primaries he needs to step back, say he is too damn old and shake hands with someone he believes in.
That kind of ego first bullshit got the DNC and America where it is today.
Respect the hell out of Bernie but he needs to help rebuild the DNC and when it comes time for the primaries he needs to step back, say he is too damn old and shake hands with someone he believes in.
Ploid 3.0
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Imagine the first Correspondence dinner. What comedian would agree to that?
Jeff Ross: So I was given this big list of things that I can't make a joke about... So I'm here to sing about flowers in the Spring.
(Nervous laughter from the audience)
ErasureAcer
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This could all be a ploy to keep people engaged in the process of caring about our country and he backs out at the last second.
If Bernie does decide to run for President he needs to not run for Senate in 2018. He needs to be out on the trail and not worrying about his votes in office. That will save him plenty of mileage and is fair to his state.
If Bernie does decide to run for President he needs to not run for Senate in 2018. He needs to be out on the trail and not worrying about his votes in office. That will save him plenty of mileage and is fair to his state.
Samurai G0SU
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Well if Bernie had a younger VP, then the vote would be okay. Someone young that would keep his ideals moving forward and on track.
I'm excited to see him already make comments and actions he wants or will take for the democratic party.
I'm excited to see him already make comments and actions he wants or will take for the democratic party.
DNC needs to hand over the keys to Sanders/Warren to rebuild and refocus the party. Sanders may be too old, maybe not. Warren might be safer bet for 2020. Maybe a fresher face. But in the meantime, those two can and should be a key part in the party's reconstruction. They can help find those new faces.
ErasureAcer
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To be fair, he is a very recent member of the party...
Even though it would mean losing her as my Senator, I'd be in favor of Gillibrand.
casinoman921
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People don't care about Wall Street and the billionaires. They just voted one in, lol.
Bernie and Warren would be best motivating the base in the midterms to get new blood in. Barack and Biden, too.
Bernie and Warren would be best motivating the base in the midterms to get new blood in. Barack and Biden, too.
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