Posted on 06/28/2019 3:33:50 PM PDT by Yossarian
OK Freepers, now that we're one (two half) debates in, who do you think are the top 6 Dem Presidential Candidates, and why?
(This is the kind of thing that really could use a poll function like what used to exist on the sidebar...)
Just as a reminder, here's all 20 that managed to make it to the debate stages:
based on name recognition, organization, and fund-raising ability (which is really all that actually matters), there are only three candidates that matter: Bidn, Sanders, and Warren ...
I disagree. He’s one of the least corrupt in Congress. He is not interested in personal $ or sex. That’s not what motivates him. I do not understand how he doesn’t see that socialism never works.
yes Biden is still in top 6, although I agree he looked horrible but single debates are overrated but this sets things up for a Biden/Harris ticket-she would accept in a heartbeat and give Biden a Black female which should shore up the black vote and that might be trouble. See why below .
The election will come down to the economy (I really pray the Fed drops rates and we get a China deal) and block voting and now pandering.
Forgive me if you’ve read this before but: IF Biden (or other white guy) gets the nomination look for him to add a woman who is either Black or Hispanic. That’s because the democratic voter is all about Black/Hispanic block voting. thats how AOC and Omar among others got elected.
What is really going on is the increasing demographic or ethnic block voting for Dems- that is the real story, and challenge for GOP. Without the block voting of African American’s (93% + for Dems+ and especially Hispanic Americans-approaching 70%,) CA would still be the state that elected Reagan governor and nationally the Dems would have a little over 100 seats and about 10-12 Senate seats. At Least Hispanics don’t vote 90% dems
Just look at the states won by Trump,he won 32 states but only 4 have a population of Hispanic voters over 13%. Clinton by contrast won 28 states and only 5 had a Hispanic population of under 13%.
In CA, the Hispanic Population is now about 40% (and yes fueled by illegal immigrants and higher birth rate )and African American 12%.
This demographic shift and resulting voting trend is what is going on in early stages in Nevada, Az, Fl and now Texas. Colorado is now over 20% Hispanic and now a dem state, Nevada over 29% and voting solidly blue. I believe this is why the dems are for illegal immigration-it gets them votes and power.
We need to address, I think Trump can and does, otherwise its like trying to win a basketball game where the other team gets to start with a 20 point lead so we cannot pretend we can win without Hispanics or fall for the “its just white liberals” myth or the entire country will be CA
Very good. Thanks.
Trump
Dims is commies.
Ha!
"Ther e can be only one."
Thanks Yossarian.
Mitt Romney should be in that list...
Michelle ma belle
Hillary the wicked
Biden the gaffer
Harris: have mattress, will travel
Warren the angry warrior
Sanders the commie
Moo is having too much fun traveling the world on other people’s money to ever set foot in DC again.
Harris and Buttigieg have all the intersectionality the identity politics-fixated Democrats could hope for. I think Dems will settle for them or something similar.
Harris may have single-handedly torpedoed Biden’s candidacy, so she’s frontrunner for the moment. Buttigieg had a good start for his experience, but now has some fires back home that could derail his candidacy early if not effectively addressed.
Plenty of time for changes in fortune, frontrunner status, and surprise exits. Nobody is really out yet, but Biden has been pushed from the center to the edge of the ring.
All just IMHO.
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