Which celeb to nominate for 2020?

[djsunyc]

van jones said whenever a celebrity runs for a major office, they usually win.

so which celeb can the dems nominate in 2020?

imho, the only person within the party that can win is michelle obama.

but if she's not interested, which star can do it b/c the only way i think a dem wins in 2020 is if trump is an immediate catastrophic disaster.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. George Clooney.

[canetoad]

32. Plus 1

My thought even before opening the thread.

[skylucy]

33. Oh yeah

[yallerdawg]

52. He's got baggage.

Ever suffered through One Fine Day?

[greatauntoftriplets]

54. It was entertaining.

Certainly better than Celebrity Apprentice -- not that I've ever watched it.

[rug]

2. Alex Baldwin.

[waddirum]

61. "Alec"

Not "Alex"

[rug]

62. I must have been thinking of Alex Guinness.

[Initech]

3. Dwanye The Rock Johnson.

I can see the marketing now: He will crush Trump!

[Demonaut]

10. isnt he conservative?

[Quackers]

28. Yes. nt

[LeftInTX]

4. Beyonce

I hate to say it, but I think she could win.

I'm also pretty sure Oprah would win.

[Demonaut]

12. might as well nominate Kim Kardashian

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. no comparison between beyonce and kim. one, for instance is highly talented

and at least nominally engaged in politics.

[Laffy Kat]

5. Denzel Washington.

My love. And he can do it, dammit.

[rwheeler31]

6. Seth Myers

[Cartoonist]

7. Neil deGrasse Tyson

I hope he gives it some thought.

[Bucky]

45. this

[Lotusflower70]

8. Leonardo Dicaprio

At least we would still have a planet.

[Demonaut]

9. Mark Ruffalo

Hulk smash trump

[LeftInTX]

16. He's hot!

[Glimmer of Hope]

31. Yes! I was just going to post this.

[TwilightZone]

11. Tina Fey

Wait, she already ran. Or did she?

I disagree with your assertion that the only person who can win is Michelle Obama. Trump has all the hallmarks of a one-term president, and he's not even president yet.

[SticksnStones]

13. Oprah !

[Chipper Chat]

29. Yes.

Biden/Winfrey 2020

[DemocraticSocialist8]

14. I think Clooney could definitely win...Leonardo DiCaprio too

and I could see either of them running honestly...especially Clooney. Denzel would definitely win, but he's never been known to be very open with his politics. I doubt he'd run.

[samir.g]

57. Leo just met with Trump

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/wolf-wall-street-leonardo-dicaprio-just-met-trump-green-jobs-n693521

[rzemanfl]

15. Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

[Docreed2003]

36. Wait...didn't we just elect president Camacho??

Sure feels like we're living in Idiocracy!

[rzemanfl]

48. Without electrolytes. That's why it feels so awful. n/t

[Takket]

17. Katy Perry!

[SticksnStones]

18. Rob Reiner

[skylucy]

34. I have often thought he should run for office. Very smart guy.

[rwheeler31]

19. Colin Jost

[Onyrleft]

20. Lewis Black, Jon Stewart

But then again; backing it up a month, it seems like those probably aren't absurd enough. Steve-O and Lindsay Lohan are too young. Maybe Flavor Flav or someone from the WWE?

[Initech]

37. Lewis Black said he would run if all he had to do was Tweet.

Can you imagine him giving a State of the Union? I would stop whatever I was doing to watch that!

[treestar]

21. George Takei?

Madonna?

[Dems to Win]

23. In retrospect, I wish George Takei had been our candidate - he'd have won the Twitter campaign

against Trump

[Initech]

38. Is he a natural born citizen?

[Angleae]

46. Born in Los Angeles.

[treestar]

50. So he can be next!

True!

[monmouth4]

22. Cher..

[Dems to Win]

24. Lady Gaga - she knows how to get attention from the media

Seems to be the most important criteria

[flvegan]

26. Chelsea Handler/Adam Horovitz 2020!

[Dream Girl]

27. Clooney...handsome, smart, politically aware

He'd be my top contender

[First Speaker]

30. How about a Tom Hanks/Ken Burns ticket...

...both patriotic icons. Both smart. Damned near bulletproof. Works for me...

[HarmonyRockets]

35. This thread is terrifying

Hopefully people aren't serious.

[SticksnStones]

49. Terrifying?

Awfully strong word...for a thread...

[madinmaryland]

59. No it's not. A tRump presidency is what is terrifying.

[FrenchieCat]

39. That only works for Republicans

That's the Democrats. Sorry!

The closest we could get would be Gavin Newsom! I say we go with that.

[Cha]

40. I thought of Michelle when I started reading your post, djsunyc..

She's a working phenomenon who has celeb status.

Poor America.. cares more about sexual perverts than a worker bee.

[Hugin]

41. Honey Boo-Boo

The only way to beat A Trumpster is to be a better Trumpster.

[andym]

42. Al Franken would actually be qualified to run

although perhaps he doesn't bring the aura of a George Clooney.

[greymattermom]

51. Al Franken

perfect!

[Buns_of_Fire]

43. Gotta be Harrison Ford.

He already has experience in dealing with recalcitrant republicans...

[Bucky]

44. but too trusting of the Russsians, alas

[GeorgeGist]

47. John Legend.

[BeyondGeography]

53. Hopefully, most people will be good and tired of the circus in four years

and want someone who actually knows how to govern.

[progressoid]

55. NONE of the above.

How about we stick to people who know how to govern.

[CrispyQ]

56. Mark Cuban.

That's only sort of a joke. Cuban stated that Trump's run for president created a new class of politician - the billionaire class, who can finance their own campaigns. As for Trump, if he wasn't a billionaire going into the White House, you can bet he will be one coming out. The highest office of our land, has become a money making position for the elite of the elite. I guess it always was, but now they aren't even trying to disguise it.

[JCMach1]

58. I think there is a 50/50 chance Cuban will run

also, Bloomberg as an (I).

[meadowlander]

60. Morgan Freeman

He certainly has the experience.

[jmowreader]

63. Samuel L. Jackson

From his Wiki page:

After the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackson attended the funeral in Atlanta as one of the ushers. Jackson then flew to Memphis to join an equal rights protest march. In a Parade interview Jackson revealed: "I was angry about the assassination, but I wasn't shocked by it. I knew that change was going to take something different – not sit-ins, not peaceful coexistence."

In 1969, Jackson and several other students held members of the Morehouse College board of trustees (including a nearby Martin Luther King, Sr.) hostage on the campus, demanding reform in the school's curriculum and governance. The college eventually agreed to change its policy, but Jackson was charged with and eventually convicted of unlawful confinement, a second-degree felony. Jackson was then suspended for two years for his criminal record and his actions. He would later return to the college to earn his Bachelor of Arts in Drama in 1972.

While he was suspended, Jackson was employed as a social worker in Los Angeles. Jackson decided to return to Atlanta, where he met with Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and others active in the Black Power movement. Jackson revealed in the same Parade interview that he began to feel empowered with his involvement in the movement, especially when the group began buying guns. However, before Jackson could become involved with any significant armed confrontation, his mother sent him to Los Angeles after the FBI told her that he would die within a year if he remained with the Black Power movement.

This is from the 2012 election:

[KamaAina]

64. Susan Sarandon.

[gulliver]

65. Larry David

[former9thward]

66. Martin Sheen

He's got the experience.