My thoughts on the Democratic primary

[RDANGELO]

All this talk, at this stage, about how Hillary has no competition is ridiculous. We are still many months away from the Iowa Caucuses. Most voter aren't really thinking about it yet.
In Iowa the caucus goers will be younger, very progressive and less likely to give Hillary a pass because of who she is. Income inequality is going to be a big issue there. If she doesn't come out with a pointed economic plan that specifically addresses income inequality in a way that people can believe in and get behind, she will lose Iowa. Whoever wins Iowa will become the alternative candidate.

[upaloopa]

1. Whose else is running?

What are they going to tell the young people. Young people are less likely to vote.
Just asking.

[RDANGELO]

2. They were the ones who won it for Obama in 2008.

[PADemD]

4. Who else is running?

Lincoln Chaffee
Martin O'Malley
Bernie Sanders - presently undecided

[upaloopa]

5. Are they all left of Hillary? Are they there to

pull Hillary to the left? Has Hillary said anything about gay rights, the middle class struggles, income inequality, minimum wage, jobs, student loans in the last couple of days? OH NO! She is a damned right wing crazy funded by the 1%! Those lefties with their big war chests will show her!

[CTyankee]

6. No. She is not a right wing crazy. Stop it.

[Lamonte]

9. Young voters

I think young voters are turned off by the conservative white racist sexist base. I would prefer a different candidate, but Hillary is far better than any conservative hater. To me the most important strategy is to go all out. Run with a female VP candidate. The VP has an advantage in future elections and another male will possibly return us to where we are now. I think the men have screwed up for long enough.

[libdem4life]

3. I believe only Clinton and Rubio have formally announced.

[davidpdx]

7. I think you are partly right, but...

the big difference between now and 2008 was that candidates have the ability to race larger amounts of money due to Citizen's United. In 2012, Obama still had the advantage of incumbency and even though his approval ratings were lukewarm, his opponent was an idiot. I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong) it was already announced that Clinton had raised $700 million, which is a nice chunk of change. Someone might go back and see how long it took Obama to raise that much. My guess is a LOT longer. Whomever gets in the race is going to be at a huge disadvantage in terms of fundraising.

I saw all of this skeptically as I don't support Clinton and really do want to see someone else get in.

[Sunlei]

8. good points, Mrs Clinton does have to address the income inequality. I think it has a lot to

do with all the local restrictions, permit costs and local 'legal barriers' against individuals/family's starting their own small home based business. In a lot of neighborhoods people can't even walk through passing out flyers asking for work. It's against the local 'law'.

I do not believe the gov. federal or state should subsidize any business once that business has earned a million in profits.

America could again have small businesses be the backbone of America if the local restrictions/barriers were removed.