2016 Postmortem

ZoomBubba

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8. I hate to say it ...

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 10:34 AM

Dec 2016

... but you are probably right. But, I think he would at least be a great vice presidential candidate. It's kind of indicative of our society, but it seems that there is reluctance to support a ticket that doesn't at least have a white guy somewhere on it.

I didn't realize it, but a lot of purist Democrats hate Booker. His positions on charter schools may be a benefit in a general election though.

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Democrats Have Mixed Feelings on 2020 Field [View all] geek tragedy Dec 2016 OP

I would love to see Franken get a bigger platform.. vi5 Dec 2016 #1

I doubt it will be any of those people ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #2

Booker (51 years old, good speaker) seems like a good value if one is placing bets. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #3

I like Booker meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #5

Obama's at 59% approval, Trump is at 41%, and it's only going to go down from there. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #6

Trump has an approval rating of 41% meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #9

Obama's was at 68% at this point in 2008, nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #14

Well that's understandable meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #15

Conservative Republicans like what they're seeing from him thus far. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #18

I hate to say it ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #8

Purists have been decisive in exactly zero Democratic primary contests nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #16

I'm in agreement ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #20

Democrats need to learn to start talking to the nation as a whole again. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #21

Do the dems have any "rising stars"? meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #4

I don't know, but the party better identify and begin promoting them ASAP Auggie Dec 2016 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #13

I'm not sure I know of this person meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #17

we have plenty of rising stars, but when you are scared like we are now La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #22

Ugh, cuomo is not like his dad... dionysus Dec 2016 #46

He gets shit done crazycatlady Dec 2016 #50

Jesus H. Christ ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #51

That obviously wasn't what the poster meant. In context, it's crystal clear what was meant. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #53

Sure she is ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #54

Since you're up on him more than i am, isn't he involved in bridgegate somehow? dionysus Dec 2016 #63

Booker has reached his political peak. Exilednight Dec 2016 #59

Actually, I have heard Gavin Newsom thrown around as a possible candidate meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #7

Newsome is Lt. Governor of California and will run to replace Jerry Brown as Governor Auggie Dec 2016 #11

It's probably just as important to keep a good dem governing California meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #12

Gavin Newsom was my Board of Sups rep and later HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #26

Lightweight? RonniePudding Dec 2016 #32

Go ahead, run some lightweight like Julian Castro and see how badly he loses jfern Dec 2016 #42

SF easy to manage? Retrograde Dec 2016 #52

I don't think any San Francisco mayor sends the right message crazycatlady Dec 2016 #57

democrats are scared and hurting and are holding on to people for comfort La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #19

I don't know much about several of them, but I know this much... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #23

Can these genuises please fucking think about '17 and '18 FIRST? Blue_Tires Dec 2016 #24

that's what the DNC race is all about geek tragedy Dec 2016 #25

I'd rather have the House and Senate in 2018 and 2020 Retrograde Dec 2016 #36

Easier? Wabbajack_ Dec 2016 #60

I would be very disappointed in Booker dsc Dec 2016 #27

Remember when Booker claimed President Obama was being too hard on rich people? DemocraticWing Dec 2016 #29

If he's too connected with the wealthy, I won't support him. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #30

that too dsc Dec 2016 #31

We'll see how disappointed you are after 4 years of Trump RonniePudding Dec 2016 #33

Me too. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2016 #37

It's Cuomo's race to lose if Bernie doesn't run. Booker would round out the top 3 and would be the coolbreeze77 Dec 2016 #28

My money is on Elizabeth Warren. And welcome to DU!! (eom) StevieM Dec 2016 #44

This is one of the most laughable polls I have seen. Nt NCTraveler Dec 2016 #34

Perhaps Mark Zuckerberg or another wealthy Democrat will run andym Dec 2016 #35

I could be totally wrong but I am guessing that Hillary Clinton will totodeinhere Dec 2016 #38

Hell to the No Txbluedog Dec 2016 #39

I agree that HRC is retired but give her a break. It is hard to lose an election where StevieM Dec 2016 #45

No, just no. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #41

I love Hillary but I think she is retired. And she has earned the rest after the horrible way that StevieM Dec 2016 #43

Sherrod Brown-Kamala Harris for 8 years. Followed by Harris and someone else for 8 years. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #40

2018 will be a referendum on the majority party, in this case Trumpublicans Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #48

Frankly Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #47

This party shouldn't be correlating ANY body this early bigdarryl Dec 2016 #49

We ought to look to the west coast for new leadership. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #55

Senate leader is from Nevada and House leader is from SF Bay area. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #56

Maybe. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #62

Did Kate Brown run for the job? geek tragedy Dec 2016 #64

Agree on all that. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #65

Curious to the wording of the questions. Exilednight Dec 2016 #58

NEWSOM Ztolkins Dec 2016 #61

Please, not Cory the Tory. KamaAina Dec 2016 #66