REALITY! We have 3 Candidate that Many DU'ers Support for 2016:

[KoKo]

Warren and Sanders for the Progressive Left and Hillary for the Democratic "Third Way" to the Right of Dem Progressives who represents the "Old Republican Party" Ideals mixed in with the TURN for Dems to the Business/Free Trade "NEW DEMOCRATS" that elected Bill Clinton.

SO...how do we UNITE the Dem Party for 2016?

Warren says she's not running. But, supporters think they can convince her to run. Sanders is a Socialist and he says he will not run Third Party.

Hillary is a known factor being a "Third Way" Old School Republican leaning Democrat for Globilization and Wall Street is our Friend Politics.

Who else is out there? Is there ANYONE ELSE in Democratic Party who could TRULY UNITE US? Or, is this a time in America where we fight it out...and hope for the best...while expecting or figuring the "Same" is what we will get?

Where are the OTHER FIGHTING DEMOCRATS who are Old enough to have some Horse Sense but Young Enough to follow the "Youth Vote" that swept Obama into Power?

And why is there not a huge SLATE of Candidates from our Dem Party that we have MANY TO CHOOSE FROM? Why only THREE top Contenders?

[NoOneMan]

1. I don't think Hillary is running. She endorsed Warren

Per Snowden in a leak concerning government spying on heads of state, there was a spied on secret email in which Hillary encouraged Warren to run for president. I'd love to show it to you, but its secret. Nonetheless, its endorsalicious and means Hillary won't run.

[blue14u]

4. Funny, I read that also, right

here on DU...

Any sentence with the words "Hillary", and "won't run"

gets my complete and absolute attention, and support...

[shraby]

2. Senator Whitehouse should toss his hat in the ring.

[blue14u]

3. I like this OP. K&R

I believe we could look at Whitehouse and Grayson also. There are more I'm sure, these are the ones who come to mind for now.

[BainsBane]

5. Fantasy presidential league

How sweet.

[KoKo]

6. Well, I, like many others think it's too early....but it seems we need to do this

So Yeah! Go For It...Fantasy Presidential League!

Who are your Nominees?

AND...What Issues do you want your Team to Represent you on?

I'm Game..

[BainsBane]

8. I'm not eager to lose federal and state seats in 2014.

So I won't be playing fantasy presidential politics.

[Warren DeMontague]

13. Indeed, pacing oneself is always a good idea.

People who lament the state of DU now, have no idea what a mess it is going to be in 2015.

[KoKo]

10. Anyone have any other Candidates or Ideas about Candidates?

Or, is it still too early?

[Proud Public Servant]

7. Sherrod Brown

That's who we should be talking about!

[KoKo]

9. I've liked him too..but there's some family issue with divorced wife or something?

He would be on my list..but, haven't checked him out in awhile.

But..Add Sherrod Brown to the list of possibilities.

[loyalsister]

19. I like Brown

But his voice is awful.

[William769]

11. ...

[KoKo]

14. Well..that's only one name. And, his chance has passed.

Surely there are others...but, I can't think of anyone either...except the ones named in the OP.

Well..on second thought, how about Alan Grayson and some talk about Deval Patrick?

[Scootaloo]

26. And who, exactly, determines that "chance"?

At this point, I think I could get behind just about any liberal that put their hat in.

[warrant46]

27. The wall street moguls with their Citizens United dollars will determine the candidate

And from the look of it they have already anointed their choice

[Scootaloo]

29. They only have the power that we divest to them via our own apathy n/t

[warrant46]

30. True so true, but the apathy you state runs wide, deep and with ignonance overwhelming

But you have a good point !!

[Demo_Chris]

16. Chelsea or Malia. Gotta be.

[ucrdem]

17. How about Cory Booker?

I bet he could get elected if everyone got behind him. I'm not so sure about some of the others. Whether Booker is up to the job is another question, but he seems to have a knack for getting elected, and that's the first order of business.

[loyalsister]

18. Martin O'Malley

I like that he worked his way up starting with Baltimore City Council. His record indicates that he is pretty liberal.

A MD Dream Act, same sex marriage, anti-death penalty.

I am definitely interested in hearing more from him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley


One interesting thing about Hillary speculation is that if she decided not to run after learning of someone else's candidacy, it strengthens them right away.

[FSogol]

20. +1. Gotta agree. n/t

[Agschmid]

22. +1

[Agschmid]

21. You lost me here...

Warren says she's not running. But, supporters think they can convince her to run.

[Brigid]

23. Why not Al Franken?

[AuntFester]

24. Given the astronomical cost of running, I think others are waiting for the right time.

Now is not the right time because it is too early.

On the flip side, who do you think the Republicans will be running? Who will announce for their primaries?

[Scootaloo]

28. They only ever have two candidates; Batshit or Dumbfuck

Since they've run Dumbfuck twice now and lost twice, I imagine they'll take a gamble on Batshit.

[Jackpine Radical]

32. You're forgetting the 3 hybrid versions--

Batfuck, Dumbshit & Dumbbat. I go with the third alternative, myself.

[Scootaloo]

35. Nah, I just didn't want to talk about Bachmann

If you say her name three times, she appears and eats all your corndogs. With, you know... that look in her horrible, dead glassy fish-eyes.

[Jackpine Radical]

36. Yah. Well, I guess you read my mind on that one.

She's got it all--stupid, wacko & corrupt.

Migod, now that I think about it, she oughtta be the perfect Republican candidate.

[Scootaloo]

37. Nah, she has ovaries, so she's not in the running with those goons

Granted in her case, I think that they produce frogspawn... and Y'ha-nthlei is a Republican stronghold, so I've heard.

[Jackpine Radical]

39. No wonder global warming doesn't bother them--

they can breathe underwater.

In the realms of Lovecraft, practicing hatecraft.

[Scootaloo]

40. Nah, that's just them being Dumbshit Batfuckers, or whatever n/t

[Capt. Obvious]

34. Huckabee and Christie

[Mc Mike]

25. Boxer(CA)\Slaughter(NY)

[Tom Rinaldo]

31. FWI I believe Hillary leans to the left of her husband

With clear Democratic majorities in Congress we could still move this nation forward if she were the sitting President. I would love a Warren or Sanders as president, though both outcomes seem highly unlikely, but I sure don't fault any of us for working toward that if we have the inclination and time to do so. And it's possible for one reason or another that Hillary won't even run, so we should be prepared for that possibility. But I won't take part in trashing Hilary Clinton as merely a warmed over stale Republican. She is light years better than anyone the Republicans may nominate. In theory at least, we can do a lot better than Hilary. In practice, maybe yes, maybe no. But the emphasis now must be on holding the Senate and taking the House.

[Capt. Obvious]

33. Doesn't matter

Biden will be the nominee

[SidDithers]

38. ...

Sid