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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. Tom Udall is a nice guy.

Thu Mar 2, 2017, 09:58 PM

Mar 2017

He's one of my Senators. I've met him several times and he always remembers who I am, which impresses me. But he's my age, which means he'll be over 70 in 2020.

Plus, quite frankly, I think he's entirely too mild-mannered for either the running or the job.

Let's not put a lot of energy into worrying about who the nominee will be nearly four years down the road. Let's concentrate on dealing with what's happening right now, and then winning back the House and Senate in 2018. That should come very much ahead of anything else.

As for Democrats in NM having plenty of top tier candidates to run for Senate in 2020, I can't imagine who you are thinking of. Hardly anyone is jockeying to run for Governor in this state in 2018. If Udall doesn't run for the Senate in 2020, the only Dems I can think of who might go for it do not inspire me in the least.

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Tom Udall/Gary Peters ticket will help Democrats get over 270 ev winning all of the States Clinton [View all] nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 OP

gary peters! my favorite chisox of all time! Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #1

On the same team with Tommy John as I recall. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #13

and like me....lefties, of course! Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #14

Lefty here too. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #16

who's the only person in history to have a surgery AND Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #18

do we have a trivia forum? Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #19

Two. White. Men. apcalc Mar 2017 #2

That's actually very racist of you. RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #3

Sounds like white male talk here. WhiteTara Mar 2017 #4

No. RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #5

the reality is we have had 45 presidents all the same gender; looks like the fix has delisen Mar 2017 #7

So you would vote Sarah palin over Someone like al franken? RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #9

no but this country voted for a reality tv star over a qualified woman crazycatlady Mar 2017 #11

A woman who stood up to the Russian dictator thus earning the wrath of oil billionaires delisen Mar 2017 #12

you can get arthritis that way: Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #15

are you accusing me of being a troll? crazycatlady Mar 2017 #17

emphatically NO! Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #21

Your cat looks just like my Tsuki girl. Doreen Mar 2017 #41

not mine....he looked close to that, but bigger, a little more color Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #45

My very first pet, Diamonds looked just like yours. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #43

Not really. RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #20

I agree. butdiduvote Mar 2017 #26

Exactly. elleng Mar 2017 #28

No not racist... apcalc Mar 2017 #34

Ridiculous RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #37

I'm white, so drop the racism charge. As for policy positions, as long as they are democrats apcalc Mar 2017 #39

45 men and look at the shape the country is in. delisen Mar 2017 #6

Holy Cow! GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #23

It's sad isn't it? RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #29

Nice try GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #40

That's literally exactly what I said. RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #42

Rejecting them? No apcalc Mar 2017 #35

Nobody knows who it will be RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #38

Tom Udall is a nice guy. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #8

NM-1Cd US Rep Michelle Lujan Grisham is running for NM Governor in 2018. nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 #10

I didn't realize anyone had actually declared PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #22

What about Heinrich running in 2020? nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 #24

I'm sorry, I can't get excited about ANY all-male tickets after what happened in November. butdiduvote Mar 2017 #25

Exactly my point. apcalc Mar 2017 #31

No likes to post about elections in the distant future... Dream Girl Mar 2017 #33

Take a breath and focus on NEXT YEAR, and then 2020 will take care of itself Hekate Mar 2017 #27

This year, too! eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #44

I knew it was you when I read the op why are you so fixated on 2020 and beyond? Dream Girl Mar 2017 #30

Two whit men. Pass. BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #32

We're Keeping Gary Peters.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2017 #36