[Dilbert San Diego]

Just an observation here.

In 1976, the little known former Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, emerged from a crowded field .

Ditto 1992, Governor Clinton of Arkansas was little known nationally.

Someone who is off the radar right now, could emerge out of a Democrat slugfest.

[dfwgator]

Astute observation.

[laplata]

Good points.

[dfwgator]

Keep an eye on Bloomberg.

[yesthatjallen]

and Obama.

Is there a lesson here?

Are Democrats involved in finding and grooming candidates behind the scene?

[canuck_conservative]

1976 was right after Watergate, when “Republican” was a four-letter word. Dems could have had a rhesus monkey as their candidate and still won.

1992 was right after Bush I’s betrayal of his famous “read my lips” promise ... plus, Ross Perot was in there, vacuuming up 23% of the vote

This time, Republicans are not playing catchup, the Democrats are

And what policies are they going to run on? “Make America Weak Again”?

[notdownwidems]

Someone who is off the radar right now, could emerge out of a Democrat slugfest.

That's because they have to get somebody who hasn't already been tainted by corruption, sex scandals etc. before the election, Carter being a prime example.

[Boogieman]

Possibly, but both of those election years the Dems were going against a weak incumbent that the GOP wasn’t very enthusiastic about. I don’t think they will have that opportunity this time around, and I think a lot of potential Dem candidates know it.

There is a difference between volunteering to be “the guy that beat Ford” or “the guy that beat Bush” and volunteering to be “the guy that got beaten by Trump”.