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In reply to the discussion: Democratic wins in the midterms were driven largely by African American voters [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)23. There are. I really hope fewer end up running than we expect.
20+ seekers of the nomination will lead to a circus atmosphere, and we run the risk of drowning out some truly viable candidates.
If we start out with such a high number, I'm hoping we quickly see the field whittled down to just a handful.
And I really take issue with the way the primary is run, such as Iowa and New Hampshire having so much sway. But not much to be done on that score. For now I just take comfort in knowing we're moving away from caucuses.
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Democratic wins in the midterms were driven largely by African American voters [View all]
Gothmog
Nov 2018
OP
But Dems are supposed to focus on winning over those "not comfortable" voting for POC, right?
Garrett78
Nov 2018
#3
And those same African American voters will choose our next presidential nominee, so come correct.
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2018
#8
I find it hard to compare him to Obama. Obama was a winner. Thats why people thought
TeamPooka
Nov 2018
#19
Many others have made the comparison. One of them was headline news the other day.
TeamPooka
Nov 2018
#48
Which leads to the question, why didn't this happen in 2016, and will it happen again in 2020?
Snake Plissken
Nov 2018
#25
It is a huge mistake for anyone to alienate AA and POC voters by making excuses for racism.
NurseJackie
Nov 2018
#31
That's a secondary consideration for me. Our party's nominee should be qualified and...
NurseJackie
Nov 2018
#35
One of the House's first priorities should be to end voter suppression. We owe them this.
sinkingfeeling
Nov 2018
#40