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When Democrats run an uncharismatic drone (e.g. Dukakis in '88, Gore in '00, Kerry in '04, H. Clinton in '16), they lose. When they nominate a charismatic candidate (e.g. B. Clinton in '92 & '96, Obama in '08 & '12), they win....They should NOT pick Warren or Kaine; Booker is questionable, but I wouldn't rule him out. I think Sanders and Biden MIGHT have missed their chances, but then again, I never thought a game show host would win the Republican nomination, let alone the presidency.
I agree with the general thought. Although I think Booker will be excellent--especially a Booker / Warren ticket. The base of the Democratic party are minorities, who are notoriously low turnout on election day. The party needs to get them excited so that they get out and vote. The only person that I can see who is capable of doing that as of now is Booker. There's also talk about Kristen Gillibrand. I think that she's DOA with respect to her chances. No charisma whatsoever, and too corporate. the base of the party will not be excited at all.
Yes, Booker is reminiscent of Obama (Black, young, charismatic, well-spoken, personable, from a heavily urbanized area, relatively inexperienced). That being said, not having a White male on the ticket (either Pres or VP) might hurt in places like Ohio and Michigan.
Perhaps. Mybe he can pick someone from the Midwest as a VP.
I think a lot depends on how Trump does in his 1st term. Bush handed a steaming pile of sh*t to Obama (10% unemployment, Dow at 7,000, GM & Chrysler on the verge of bankruptcy, the Great Recession, an unpopular foreign war in Iraq, etc, etc). While far from perfect, Obama is handing over to Trump a solid domestic scene (unemployment at 4.6%, etc, etc). If Trump really f*cks up, he is very vulnerable, since a portion of his vote was anti-Hillary and he still lost the popular vote rather handily. Moreover, it was quite close in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, even though Clinton ran a poor campaign.
Isn't this always the case? Republicans come to power, drive the economy into the ground with huge, reckless tax cuts and credit card presidencies, and then a Democrat takes over and cleans up their mess. Just for the cycle to repeat itself again. The only way they win is by creating fear and division, or by starting wars, or with dog whistle racial and ethnic tactics--or with a combination of all of that stuff.
Of course, Trump in inheriting a great economy that is slated for more even rapid growth. But I gotta tell you though, I'm not really optimistic about the Democrats' chances in 2020. It's really heard to unseat an incumbant president to begin with, and with Trump, we have a guy who completely ignores facts and says whatever he wants to say. And his cult of personality followers believe him. It's really tough to beat that dynamic.
AO jaan, I agree with you. A sitting president has huge advantages, unless he really f*cks up. And yes, Trump does have a cult of personality, but his hard core followers by themselves are not sufficient. He needs the "anyone but Hillary" crowd and the "let's give him a chance" element of the US populace, too. That being said, the incumbent, of course, is typically the favorite.
Sister Mishel Obama.
Seyed jaan, I hear Abjee Mishel is Shieh-yeh Esna-Ashari. Are you able to confirm?
Brother Seyed Amir.
Yes. In fact Brother Obama is a Shia. which means sister mishel as his wife must also be a shia.
Brother Seyed Javad,
During my Postdoc Fellowship at the University of H.E.Q. (Hozeh-yeh Elmi-yeh Qom), I learned there were at least 3 kind of Shiites: Panj-Emamis (Zaydis), Haft-Emamis (Ismailis) and Davazdah-Emamis (our brothers and sisters in the Islamic Paradise, aka Mollahestan). Is Sister Mishel the good or bad kind of Shiite?
Brother Seyed Amir.
I am very happy to inform you that Brother Hussein Obama and sister mishel are both davazdah emami like the rest of us.
Alhamdolallah-e rabb el-alameen, brother!!! Thanks for that good news.
Now, I can breathe more easily and enjoy my weekend -- without any un-Islamic drinks of course, brother!
I think that Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Michelle Obama will be good candidates too. Democrats need to forget about the wild goose chase of the "white middle class males." They need to focus on their base to win. That's what Republicans do, and it works for them. Democrats also need to grow a pair of balls.
But is there still such thing as a defined Base? if anything, this election has provided ample proof that people can indeed change and specifically in terms of their ideology and there is no such things as "the red state or blue state" or the heavily democrat or republican.
I think there is. Things will go back to status quo in 2020. Trump will prove himself to be a dudd.
AO, you may very well be right. But, just bear in mind that the Democrats have historically won blue-collar Whites in places like Wisconsin, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In fact, one-third of counties that Obama won in both '08 & '12 went for Trump this time.
True. But there are more young people becoming eligible to vote, and they vote Democrat in large percentages. The Dems. should focus on those voters.
AO, I think we are in for a surprise. look at the overwhelming majority who are putting their trust in him, they must know something we don't. To me this is a new movement it seems, as he has been saying all along, people tend to vote on practical terms rather than basing their judgement on the traditional and reflexive democrat vs republican school of thought. Winning the popular vote is one thing, but to be able to turn those traditionally democrat-voting counties on such a massive scale is a major feat.
AO jaan, time will tell and it is way too early, but from what I see and who Trump is gathering around him, the conservative base will have to fight a lot of inetrnal battles and - again depending on the outcome of the next 2 years - may need to fight to keep the majority in Congress, so it is anybody's guess. Biden is too old, otherwise he'd be a great candidate. Warren is the next best thing, but still too many ignorant pukes in the populus to elect a woman president. So, I went with "someone else".
As it is said, nowadays, the greatest fear of those who oppose Trump is one thing: Trump's success.