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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Narrow???! How about examining our choices first? As they present?
Tue Jan 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
Jan 2019

For instance, how many of us have taken a good look at WA governor Jay Inslee or CO senator Michael Bennett yet? Gov. Jay Inslee is running; and watchers say Bennett, whom Obama described as one of our rising, gifted Democrats, is apparently showing signs.

I was surprised at just how much I was heartened when Elizabeth Warren announced, but we have a bunch of people to listen to and carefully inspect before even thinking of narrowing the field (or allowing the press, Repubs and Russians to do it for us!).

And then, as Iggo says.

The Atlantic: Jay Inslee Is Betting He Can Win the Presidency on Climate Change

“When you’ve been working on something for over a decade, and now seeing people awakening to that, it’s just really gratifying and heartening,” the Washington governor recently told me...

Other Democrats ... Inslee is the only one who has actually run a government that has made climate-change policy central."
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/washington-governor-jay-inslee-running-president/579217/
Almost two years out, I won't. spanone Jan 2019 #1
I get that. I thought the interactive chart was fun. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #10
Not that he would necessarily get my vote but sellitman Jan 2019 #2
That is surprising Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #7
Why should he be on that list? Other than his surname. TSheehan Jan 2019 #11
He's young, the rep for Mass 4, and voters seem to like him Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #15
We have one declared candidate and more pressing matters to worry about. Squinch Jan 2019 #3
I know this is wishful thinking, but I would like to see panader0 Jan 2019 #4
We will really appreciate your reasoning when 20 people are getting up on a stage to debate Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #12
By voting in the primary. Iggo Jan 2019 #5
They have a fun, interactive chart Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #8
Yeah, I'm just not interested in their trying to split us up into rival camps. Iggo Jan 2019 #19
I agree on that Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #20
Narrow???! How about examining our choices first? As they present? Hortensis Jan 2019 #6
Only one offers a real choice, has inspired so many, and has been on the right side for decades. TSheehan Jan 2019 #9
Martin O'Malley??? Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #13
Who? TSheehan Jan 2019 #16
"Democratic choice." Keep up. Squinch Jan 2019 #21
I would use a type of election called "Primaries." lagomorph777 Jan 2019 #14
Why not celebrate the fact that we have so many excellent Dems willing to take on an incumbent? Hekate Jan 2019 #17
ixnay the ernie sandersbay Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #18
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