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In reply to the discussion: My early choice for President in 2020? Pete Buttigieg [View all]BainsBane
(53,016 posts)12. My preliminary, completely uninformed choice
Is Adam Schiff.
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nope, Obama was in the State Senate and life long activist . Trump's rise is more about bigotry
JI7
Jul 2017
#15
We can't run a mayor of a town of 100,000 people for president - he'd be dismissed by most from
Midwestern Democrat
Jul 2017
#16
I love Hill. If she ran again that might change my choice, but from what I am seeing that
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#5
I was one of her most stalwart supporters on this board but please no.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2017
#25
Peter Buttigieg - Sorry, I can't get past that name. Perhaps too much British comedy exposure.
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2017
#7
Low end republicans will have a field day with that name . Remember Dukakis and was it Loretta
lunasun
Jul 2017
#9
And 20 years after Dukakis, we elected Barack Hussein Obama as President.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#40
I agree. Republicans will run that gag 24/7 until he becomes ballot poison to the average voter
Orrex
Jul 2017
#22
Yes, BHO was elected, and then some. There's a difference, however, between people's knowing when
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#41
I thought about that a lot prior to making my choice and I looked at the stats
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#29
The world has changed drastically in recent years, but some boomers seem to have trouble grasping it
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#38
Time to think about Congress and the 18 election Democrats tend to seek a savior and ignore
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#27