Could I win?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I will tell you what I believe or advocate and you tell me if I could win enough votes to secure a plurality or majority of the votes necessary to become president.


-pro choice
-pro affirmative action
-pro marriage equality and a federal law to prevent discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders in employment. housing, lodging, et cetera
-single payer health coverage
-massive anti-poverty program to ensure even the poorest among us get to live in clean and safe neighborhoods
- a progressive income tax
-campaign finance reform that limits independent expenditures
-remove the federal penalty for marijuana possession and a recommendation to the states they either legalize or decriminalize simple possession
-massive infrastructure investment
-no interest college loans
-immigration reform that gives undocumented workers a path to citizenship

I will probably think of more.

Could I win?

[bigwillq]

1. Latest Polling: Clinton 106%, Warren 10%, Sanders 6%, DSB 1%

So, no.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. ...

[sufrommich]

2. I would vote for you.

[Rex]

3. You forgot the most important part; can you raise 2 billion dollars?

[Thinkingabout]

4. It is a good starting list. I liked hearing Hillary talking to he community college.

Community colleges provides education and allows most to remain in homes with parents in order to afford college courses. I would hope some attention would be given to technical schools also.

[freshwest]

5. Not in a red state. No way. They may want pot, but would say to hell with all the rest of list.

[winter is coming]

6. Can you convince people that you actually stand for the things you claim to support? n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I convinced myself./NT

[pampango]

8. A presidential election? I'm sure you would since you would be running against a republican who

would oppose all those policies.

A Senate or House seat would depend on where and when. The where is pretty obvious. The when would be whether you were running in a presidential election year when Democratic voters tend to turn out or in a off-year election in which the republican base is a larger share of actual voters.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. With the way the House is gerrymandered I suspect there are districts both of us would easily win...

With the way the House is gerrymandered I suspect there are districts both of us would easily win and both of us would easily lose...

As to general elections platforms matter but so does optics.

[pampango]

13. Agreed. The 'where' is obvious, largely due to gerrymandering for House elections and what part of

the country you're running in in terms of Senate elections. (Your platform would not get you far in the South or much of the mountain West.)

As to general elections platforms matter but so does optics.

Very true. I am assuming that you are attractive, photogenic and well-spoken.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. "Very true. I am assuming that you are attractive, photogenic and well-spoken"

I was attractive and photogenic but age and gravity always get the last word.

My platform is Bernie's platform. It would have a much better chance of working if it was presented by a young, handsome, war hero with a photogenic wife and young family. Does anybody come to mind?


Oh, and you can replace handsome with attractive and a photogenic wife with a photogenic husband.

[geek tragedy]

9. I'd happily vote for you, but you'd lose nt

[DURHAM D]

10. No

You would be primaried from the right by Elizabeth Warren.

[TBF]

12. Nope, you are not one of the pre-approved

candidates. Sorry.

I would however vote for you if that makes it any better ...

[PowerToThePeople]

16. Are there

adorable photos of you, your family, and your dog on the internet that I can post to show my love?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. i tend to eschew labels

i tend to eschew labels but if i had to label myself i would call myself a small d and small s democratic socialist. If I was God there would still be rich folks but there wouldn't be any poor folks.

"No man should have so much he can buy another man and no man should have so little he has to sell himself."