What Dem candidates do you want together on stage at debate?

[Funtatlaguy]

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So, the first debates are two nights of three hours each in late June.
Let’s assume the field is set at 21 and all qualify.
They would probably be divided up by fives (plus one with 6) that get 90 minute segments.
Chairman Perez has said they will just draw straws to see who goes when.
But what if you were in charge and you could divide them up.

What groups of 5 (plus one of 6) would you set?
Here’s mine:

Group One (highest polling)
Bernie, Biden, Warren, Harris, Pete

Group Two (second highest polling)
Beto, Castro, Gillibrand, Klobuchar, Booker

Group Three (third highest polling)
Swalwell, Inslee, Ryan, Gabbard, Hickenlooper

Group Four
Delaney, Moulton, Messam, Yang, Williamson, Gravel

[RussellCattle]

1. This is a tough one. I'm going to list each of your groups...

....by current or past office held and think about it. Your first group
would be Senator, Senator/VP, Senator, Senator and Mayor. Do we want
all the strong candidates on the same stage? I don't know.

[RussellCattle]

2. I see more of your logic now looking at the other groupings.

Representative, Cabinet Secretary, Senator, Senator, Senator.

Representative, Representative, Governor, Representative, Representative.

Representative, Mayor, Businessman, New Age Author, Ex-Senator.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. Actually my logic was to put the front runners together.

What would you rather see?

[Funtatlaguy]

4. I do want the top flight all together.

I’m about 80 per cent sure our nominee will come from group one.

[demmiblue]

5. Randomly selected (at least for the first round of debates).

I also hope that they all get equal time.

[Trumpocalypse]

6. Group one looks fine

But what criteria was used for the other groups?

[Funtatlaguy]

8. I just picked them in the order I thought had a chance.

[Laelth]

7. This is very tough. I am glad that they're going to draw straws.

I don't like your particular candidate division, above, because it clearly delineates between the "heavyweights" at the top and the "lightweights" at the bottom. Because my own, preferred candidate is not a "heavyweight" in your scheme, I am a bit disappointed.

Still, I have no better scheme to offer. I think that a random draw is the best we can do and a wise call on the part of the DNC.

-Laelth

(and where's Hickenlooper?)

[Funtatlaguy]

9. OMG, I forgot Hickenlooper. Guess we have 21, will add him. Thanks.

[Laelth]

11. n/p n/t

-Laelth

[sarabelle]

10. This tough but i would save my best (to me) until last. Fickle voters always remember the last

thing they heard and favor who speaks to them last.