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In reply to the discussion: Most Democrats Want Clinton to Run in 2016 [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)We have quite a bit of time until the campaigning starts ramping up. The polling numbers from this early really doesn't mean much.
At the moment I'm nominally supporting Bernie Sanders. Is he electable? Probably not, but he's certainly the most palatable of the potential candidates who have expressed interest thus far.
There are some indicators that Brian Schweiter may run, and I may end up supporting him. He is a former U.S. Senator, a former state Governor, supports single payer, increased educational spending, minority rights, lived and worked outside of the U.S. for years and has practical international experience, supports alternative energy investment, etc. Some of his positions aren't so liberal (he loosened a number of Montana gun laws and supports coal mining and other extractive industries), but the practical part of me tells me that those positions make him more attractive to the political middle and increase his electability.
But we'll see. It's a long road to the primary.