Who is your pick for President in 2020?

[Red Oak]

Yes, it is early, but in the spirit of trying to get past the firing squad environment on DU, how about we discuss the future together?

It isn't going to be Clinton or Sanders, so we have a clean slate.

Who do you think would be a good candidate?

[shraby]

1. I've said this before, I'll say it again. I'd like to see Sen. Whitehouse run.

[Red Oak]

3. Didn't know about him

Clicked on his bio and it looks interesting.

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/about/biography


Thank you for posting

[doc03]

36. President Whitehouse in the Whitehouse

sounds weird

[Horse with no Name]

2. I would like to see a President Castro.

Young, dynamic, diverse....that is where we need to be.
I would also be good with a Biden.

[Aristus]

4. Me too. Julian Castro would be an excellent pick.

[Red Oak]

5. I'm gueesing you don't mean Fidel

Which Castro?

[Red Oak]

7. Julian - got it

[Horse with no Name]

8. Julian (or Joaquin)

but I was very disappointed that Clinton didn't put him on the VP ticket

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/about/principal_staff/secretary_castro

[Lotusflower70]

51. Same here

I thought it was a no brainer but she chose milquetoast Kaine. Said it was a safe pick which is code for bland and boring.

[ALBliberal]

11. Biden/Castro love it

[Travis_0004]

26. Biden will be 78 years old.

I don't think we will run anyway, and if he did, I think his age would hurt him in the primaries.

[ALBliberal]

34. Pretty darn old!

[Chasstev365]

6. Jay Inslee WA Gov & Former Congressman

[TXCritter]

9. It might be a bit presumptious...

To assume there will be a United States left to be president of.

[etherealtruth]

13. :-( ... I feel the same way

[RAFisher]

43. People are kidding themselves if they think the next 4 years will be just like the Bush years.

We really don't know if the US will exist in 4 years.

[LenaBaby61]

56. To assume there will be a United States left to be president of.

A tRump DOJ is going to be anti voting rights for Democrats ...

So, assuming Democrats are able to VOTE at all

[NobodyHere]

64. I'll bet you $1000 the US exists in 4 years

[LenaBaby61]

65. Oh, I'd never bet you or anyone ...

And what I'm saying is that this country will be in HORRIBLE shape domestically and abroad after these next 4 years of a pence/tRump/putin administration. It'll be existing, but be in HORRIBLE shape, and I'm scared as HELL about my health care/insurance and related items.

[RFKISNEEDED]

10. Senator Warren

I know she will be fairly old by then, but she is my pick by far.

[renate]

58. my pick too

And welcome to DU!

[RFKISNEEDED]

68. Thanks!!

[chwaliszewski]

12. Al Franken

[Red Oak]

14. It's already obvious we have a pretty deep bench!

Should be a good primary.

Who else?

[dawg]

15. I still like Martin O'Malley.

He's not afraid to call things by their real names.

[Bucky]

24. And he's boring. We could do with a little bit of boring around here.

[pangaia]

16. FDR

[stonecutter357]

17. Democratic party Members only from now on.......thanks.

[samir.g]

62. Absolutely

It's crazy that it even needs to be said.

[GreenEyedLefty]

18. Tim Kaine

[Calculating]

37. God no

I still think he's part of what cost Hillary the election. What an utterly boring establishment pick.

[Ace Rothstein]

38. Did you forget the sarcasm tag?

[GreenEyedLefty]

60. No, I'm serious.

This is my opinion, you don't have to like it.

[workinclasszero]

19. I will choose by who stood up and fought

the man-baby fascist that claims to be our President for the next 4 years.

A person who did all they could to stop the slash and burn of Dumpf's party against the safety net, such as it is.

Who held up the disastrous SCOTUS picks of Duh Furor to the very end. Who refused to get along, go along with the most dangerous threat to American democracy and freedom in my lifetime.

There will be great opportunities for leaders to emerge in the coming four years that may be virtually unknown right now.

I hope some in the democratic party step up to the challenge. Their country desperately needs them.

[skylucy]

20. George Clooney/Elizabeth Warren?

[katsy]

27. 😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱🙊😱

Yes.

[CK_John]

21. There will be a whole new cast of characters in 2020. IMO, my list.

I'm not sure the Dem or GOP will even exist.

The candidates in 2020 will be, Melinda Gates (Dem) and
Travis Kalanick (GOP).

Also running for the Senate will be; Musk, Bezos, Cuban, and Cook.

All have real worth more than Trump.

[Bucky]

23. Thank you.

The collapse of empires should be more absurd than tragic. You, sir, have shown us the way.

[Bucky]

22. Dwayne the Rock Johnson

Republican? Sure. That sucks. He's cool and frankly facts and responsibility don't matter any more

[JHB]

25. The Democratic candidate.

[alarimer]

28. No middle of the road corporate types.

No milquetoasts that refuse to state actual progressive positions.

I have no idea who that could be. I am leery of Cory Booker and Julian Castro because they don't seem like true progressives.

[brooklynite]

29. Impulsively pick a "favorite" candidate two years before knowing what the issues and politics are?

No thanks.

[aikoaiko]

33. True, that's what most of the party insider's did for 2016.

It's good to see lessons learned.

[Nonhlanhla]

30. Anyone with a D after their name

gets my vote.

Even if it's someone awful like Anthony Wiener or Rahm Emmanuel ( ). Just kidding! I think...

But Corey Booker, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine etc. are all interesting options. They won't run a woman again for some time. (Sigh)

[Demsrule86]

39. Me too!!!

[sarcasmo]

31. The Rock

[longship]

32. Nobody's running yet. Ask me again in three years.

[Calculating]

35. Katy Perry

She's probably just as qualified and the Orange Messiah, and slightly less insane.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

40. Why don't we worry about the Congressional races in 2018 first?

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In 2014 more people on DU were concerned about the 2016 presidential race than the pending Congressional election. We see the results of that.

One step at a time please.

[Vinca]

41. Or dogcatcher 2017. We need to go from the ground up.

With a census coming up, we need all the state and local races we can muster before we're gerrymandered out of existence.

[librechik]

42. Dexter. Why not?

[LWolf]

44. Any left-of-U.S. center

human who is NOT a neoliberal, and not part of the party establishment.

[sweetapogee]

45. too early to say

But, I think it will be someone like Governor Wolf of PA. Or someone like him, a successful Governor with an extensive business background. True, he (Governor Wolf) will be 72 in 2020 but he looks young and vibrant.

Again, just my opinion. Part of it will depend on just how bad the trump administration is. The good news is we have 2+ years to develop and consider the relative merits of just such a candidate.

Think about Wolf for a minute, a positive is he would put PA back in the Democratic column no doubt about it. A negative, I just don't think he personally has that goal but we shall see.

Good discussion.

[Danmel]

46. Shrrod Brown

And Corey Booker or Julian Castro as veep

[lamp_shade]

59. This

[StevieM]

47. Elizabeth Warren. (eom)

[davidn3600]

48. We need a whole new bench

What's going to start crippling the party is our struggles in the states. Because we don't have much fresh and young blood coming up the ranks.

A lot of the people being mentioned are getting up in age. And most of them wont be very acceptable to the voters in the Rust Belt states. Once again, these candidates are all coming from big cities. They all have the same problem Hillary did...they don't know how to talk to rural voters. They dont know how to energize the youth.

Remember, we elect presidents with the Electoral College whether you agree with it or not. We need to stop running campaigns that are only designed to win the popular vote.

[Auggie]

55. Agree we need fresh faces

[Generic Brad]

49. How quaint!

You think there are going to be elections in 2020!

[mcar]

50. The Democrat

[Seasider]

52. Depends on the mood of the country in 2020

For someone most likely to inherit the Obama coalition of voters, I would say Kamala Harris if she decides to run. If you want someone who could get the Bernie vote then Elizabeth Warren is the best bet. Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand are other options for a more mainstream Democrat.

[StevieM]

72. Welcome to DU, Seasider!!

I think Elizabeth Warren can unite all the various factions of the party. I think she will run and I think she will win.

[agalisgv]

53. Maybe a governor, with no baggage and no voting record in the house or senate

Seems to be the easiest way to secure a Dem win.

[malchickiwick]

54. A Gen Xer, please.

Sorry, boomers, you're getting too old.
Sorry, millennials, even though there's more of you, you're too spoiled and entitled (yes, I include my own kids in that blanket statement).

[Miles Archer]

57. Any Democrat capable of beating Paul Ryan

I see three options:

1). The Republicans hold onto Trump for a second term, come hell or high water, because if he ends up rubber-stamping everything Ryan and McConnell want, why get rid of him?

2). Trump quits or is impeached, Pence / Ryan 2020

4). Pence has had enough by 2020, Ryan and whoever 2020

So it's a matter of shutting down Ryan in 2020, and any Democrat who can do that will have my vote and my support.

[Turbineguy]

61. St. Peter

was the first one to pop into my head.

[PragmaticLiberal]

66. Martin O'Malley and potentially a Kamala Harris.

[kacekwl]

67. OMG let's not go there.

Way to soon .

[Warren DeMontague]

69. Warren. Newsom. Wyden.

to toss out a few names.

[taught_me_patience]

70. Mark Cuban

Fight fire with fire.

[DesmondFoster]

71. Castro

Castro. He's got four years to get his game together, and I hope he does. His desire to rebuild inner-cities in his current role based on his life experience is a great start

He's young, eloquent, charismatic, he's got a beautiful family and a back story that will appeal to the working class. And yes, I believe it will appeal to much of the working class regardless of race.

Maybe more importantly he has no real baggage.

In many ways he could ride a very Obama-like wave if he prepares and executes correctly.

[Lyric]

73. Michelle Obama and Elizabeth Warren