Who do you want to run in 2020? Here's a chance to be counted

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Here's how it works:

Visit the DemStarter home page

Click on the potential candidate or candidates you'd like to see run, and fill in the amount you'd pledge to donate if they decide to run.

You are not making a payment now, just a pledge.
 
If the potential candidate announces they are running, we will let you know where you can go to fulfill your pledge, and make a donation.
 
So if you have a candidate you'd like to see run, show them your support, and make it easier for them to do it!

http://demstarter.com/

Right now Bernie Sanders has the lead in pledged dollars followed by Al Franken who has the largest number of people pledging money.

[Alice11111]

1. Bernie and Al are good. Cory Booker for VP. Get a VP that

adds something to the ticket. Bernie is getting up there in years, but what energy and leadership. If he is able,
4 years is a long time, and he is working hard.

I have liked Hillary, since 2008, and Ill always respect her. The good things Bernie is doing are in every paper. He has recovered and he's on the move, even in the south. That deserves respect.

I would like to say more, but I have to be careful. Last time I said something good about Bernie, someone alerted it, as rehashing the primaries, even though I wasn't talking about the primaries. I got dinged, my appeal was deleted, as were further attemps to contact. Could be 3 tech errors? They need an alert that says, I just don't like this person, which is honest.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. FWIW I pledged $25 to Franken

I wasn't taking a position on Bernie just noting he was in the lead.

[Alice11111]

4. Good! I supported him in his Senate run with my peanuts,&

I live about as far away from Al as one can get in the 48. I really tried to help though, and the election went on forever. The Republicans were pouring big money in. This was before Dems crossed state lines much with support. The Republicans were shocked to have lost that, especially to a comedian, who had made his money lampooning them! I was a bit surprised myself, with all the money pouring in. The Fact was that Al had a following and we all helped. He barely sqeeked by, and the Repubs tried to cheat...maybe they did. He says he has to work hard at not being funny now...to be taken seriously.

[jmowreader]

22. Bernie will be 79 years old in 2020

Could we possibly find someone who isn't that old? Al Franken will be 69, and that's pushing it.

I think our best bet - if we don't want someone who's old enough to be the millennials' grandfather - is Cory Booker. Smart, young, vibrant...we do have a bench with people like Bob Ferguson (Washington state AG) and Katherine Clark (representative from Massachusetts)...I don't know much about Seth Moulton (MA-6 representative) but it would be damn hard to claim he's soft on defense when he was a Marine Corps captain who served in Operation Iraqi Liberation. There are some good young Texas Democrats.

[RoadhogRidesAgain]

26. I would rather Booker not run

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Based on what I've seen on his record, he's gonna be divisive. He shot himself in the foot a few months back with the drug import vote.

[truebluegreen]

35. +1

And another friend to Wall Street. No thanks.

[Snotcicles]

42. +1.nt

[nkpolitics1212]

2. What about the younger candidates like Julian Castro or Jason Kander?

These candidates can increase Democratic support among millennial voters and help Democrats compete in red states.

[Alice11111]

5. They are good too. I helped raise money for Kander,

and others in close Senate races. Kander was very personable. He would send an occasional personal email and even sent some info and links on my questions. Others had canned responses or their staff did it.
I was very disappointed that he lost. Pro gun control, which he announced after he put the automatic rifle together blindfolded. The Repubs and NRA steamrolled him with millions in negative ads in the last two weeks. A Swiftboat, but he's out there raising hell.

We need to keep Claire McCaskill too in a red state. The Repubs targeted her last time. She would have lost, but her opponent made that statement about "a legitimate rape," and the Repubs reappropriated their resources.

[Nevernose]

8. Most of the "experts" don't think she has a chance

But that was before November, so what happens in 2018 is anybody's guess.

[longship]

6. I'll wait. Thank you anyway.

With Drumpf in there now the political landscape is a big unknown, especially three years or so from now. We could be anywhere politically by late 2019.

It would be very unwise to commit at this time. So I won't.

Best regards.

[GWC58]

29. Agreed.

It's a little bit early for this. Not saying I don't have some names I'm thinking about. Just not committing, not yet anyway.

[DesertRat]

9. You might be thinking of Chris Kennedy, RFK's son

He's running for Illinois governor in 2018. He's a lifelong Democrat and was a strong Obama supporter.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-20170208-story.html

[Alice11111]

10. Oprah intimated that if there wasn't anyone, and it takes

a celebrity, she might. There are many people more qualified, as she will admit. However, at least she is smart enough to get good people around her, and Obama could be on the transition team.

In this reality show world of voters, if we have to put out our own celebrity, at least she will fill the government with qualified people. She might run with a good VP, and then she could resign.

[madinmaryland]

11. Martin O'Malley. nt

[DesertRat]

12. Maybe Senator Kamala Harris

https://www.harris.senate.gov/content/about-kamala

[Warren DeMontague]

27. Unfortunately the beltway is only dimly aware that there are 50 million people on the west coast.

We have some really good leaders out here, from Inslee to Harris to Gavin Newsom. Senators Merkley and Wyden. It's well past time for our voices to be represented in the party nationally.

Of course, our Democrats are more likely to enthusiastically embrace marijuana legalization, an issue which for some reason still seems to cause bedwetting panic in our gatekeepers of beltway conventional wisdom.

[Tiggeroshii]

13. A Castro brother. A kennedy, Bernie sanders, elizabeth warren

Corey booker, deval patrick, kamala harris and many, many more.

[CK_John]

14. Sen Gillibrand will probably announce before the 2018. She has to decide to rerun for Sen

or go big in 2020.

[mvd]

16. Thanks for this! Made multiple pledges

I am not rich - if I was, would have pledged $100. As it is, I pledged $50 for Bernie and Warren. Pledged $25 for Gillibrand and Franken.

[butdiduvote]

17. I pledged to Hillary.

I don't care that apparently everyone thinks she's now too "damaged goods" to ever have a political career again. Her as president is my dream, and if she still wants it, I support another run.

[DesertRat]

18. If she still wants it

I will support her too.

[butdiduvote]

19. That's where I am as well.

I would never ask her to put herself through that again, but if she wants to run, I already know who has my primary vote.

[GWC58]

30. My feelings are mixed on this.

Sure, I'd support her enthusiastically. I'm just not sure she'd want to go through all that shit again.

[aikoaiko]

21. She learned and changed from 2008. I bet she'll learn and change some more

from 2016. She has the best people surrounding her. I have to admit that she can learn and improve.

If we can find someone who can credibly synthesize the Bernie and Hillary perspectives (for a lack of better labels), we will be unstoppable.

[truebluegreen]

37. Bad idea imo.

[RealityChik]

20. I'd love to see...

Our very own Washington state governor, Jay Inslee throw his hat in the ring. As a US Congressman and two terms as Governor, he gets stuff done!

[Warren DeMontague]

23. I don't want either Bernie OR Hillary in 2020, thanks.

Our party is positively screaming out for new, younger leadership.

Who came up with this list? What, Booker and Gillibrand are the only people on there under, what, 65? Where the hell is Gavin Newsom?

[Warren DeMontague]

24. Gavin Newsom.

[laserhaas]

25. Bernie and Warren, or Bernie & Tulsi

Some such team would be AWESOME

[OnDoutside]

28. Gabbard ??? Surely you are joking ?

[DesertRat]

39. Do you think an Independent candidate can win?

[laserhaas]

43. If Bernie would have ran indy, Trump wouldnt be an issue

IMO

[KT2000]

31. Jay Inslee!!

[Chasstev365]

32. +1000

[StevieM]

45. Absolutely!! Right now he is my guy!! (eom)

[brooklynite]

33. Nice to know there isn't anything to worry about before 2020...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

34. Of course there is

This is one article.

If you've followed my posts you know most of them are about current events. No need for your sarcasm.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

41. That seems to your interlocutor's raison d'etre.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

36. Cory Booker, Joe Kennedy lll, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris

It's time for a new generation of leadership.

[pressbox69]

38. So far

I'm thinking Warren, Frankin and Julian Castro but let's at least try to put a dent in them by 2018 or there may be no election in 2020.

[Jamaal510]

40. I can't say

specifically who, but my ideal candidate in 2020 would be someone who is relatively young and up-and-coming (like Obama was). I don't want any of the 2016 choices again, aside from Martin O'Malley since he barely got any press and is still fairly fresh.

[Alice11111]

44. The qualified liberal who's most likely to kick DT's arse

to hell for perpetuity.