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xmas74

(29,658 posts)
Fri May 4, 2018, 09:25 AM May 2018

Kander for president? Why the heck not?

(I love this man. I've met him on numerous occasions. He's whip smart, charming and can sway an audience like no ones business. Still, I am hoping he'll run for governor instead. We really need him.)

http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/steve-kraske/article210407664.html

The clues continue to stack up. And they all point in exactly the same direction.

Jason Kander is serious about this White House thing.

There he is speaking at a big fundraiser in Dallas County, Iowa. There he is in New Hampshire, another key state on the road to the White House, speaking last month to a sellout crowd in Nashua, attacking President Donald Trump and the state’s Republican governor.

“It is time that politicians who make it harder to vote find it a whole lot harder to get re-elected,” Kander told the 600 Democrats that night at the same McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner that’s featured former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Kander for president? Why the heck not? (Original Post) xmas74 May 2018 OP
Kander is definitely deserving of serious consideration. nt oasis May 2018 #1
Too bad he lost to Blunt BeyondGeography May 2018 #2
I still hope it's a run for governor. xmas74 May 2018 #5
Sure, but NOT in 2020. Bleacher Creature May 2018 #3
I'd prefer him as my two term governor xmas74 May 2018 #4
That's pretty much ideal. Bleacher Creature May 2018 #6
It is xmas74 May 2018 #9
sway an audience? he couldnt sway the voters is his own state lol nt msongs May 2018 #7
No one was going to beat Blunt. xmas74 May 2018 #8

BeyondGeography

(39,278 posts)
2. Too bad he lost to Blunt
Fri May 4, 2018, 09:51 AM
May 2018

Then again, he did run about 16 points better than HRC in a red state. Plus he retains his outsider sheen. Pre-Trump, you would have to laugh at his resume. Not anymore.

xmas74

(29,658 posts)
5. I still hope it's a run for governor.
Fri May 4, 2018, 11:12 AM
May 2018

He could use a two term to jump into the presidential run in 2028.

Bleacher Creature

(11,235 posts)
3. Sure, but NOT in 2020.
Fri May 4, 2018, 10:57 AM
May 2018

He served one term as Missouri SOS. He just became eligible to run for President LAST YEAR.

I don't doubt that he could be great, but we really need someone ready to step in on day one. Kander has plenty of time. I'd gladly support him any other year, and even as VP in 2020, but I really think 2020 is too soon.

And just thinking out out loud, I'd have no problem with Biden, Clinton, or Warren in 2020, in each case vowing to serve only one term to right the ship, with Kander as VP and the heir apparent to run in 2024 (when he'd only be 44).

xmas74

(29,658 posts)
4. I'd prefer him as my two term governor
Fri May 4, 2018, 11:11 AM
May 2018

With an incredible 2028 presidential run. He'd be under 50 and have experience.

Bleacher Creature

(11,235 posts)
6. That's pretty much ideal.
Fri May 4, 2018, 11:57 AM
May 2018

And it's crazy that he could run in ten years and still be one of the youngest 5-7 presidents to hold office.

xmas74

(29,658 posts)
9. It is
Fri May 4, 2018, 07:44 PM
May 2018

And by then he could have the whole party behind him in support.

I think he's young enough to have a strong future ahead of him.

xmas74

(29,658 posts)
8. No one was going to beat Blunt.
Fri May 4, 2018, 07:42 PM
May 2018

And there were reports of irregularities throughout the state on election night. Several counties reported different results from exit polls compared to the actual results. And a few in my county stated they voted for the Democratic candidate but the screen repeatedly stated Republican, to the point they complained at the polls.

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