Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Kamala Harris needs to get her sh!t together on Healthcare, otherwise it will badly damage her. [View all]SouthernProgressive
(1,810 posts)I had one major issue with her to start but easily overlooked it. I dont like how she limited her fundraising.
My reason for removing her as my preferred choice is actually something that endears her to so many. Her plans. Plan after plan. I think its a great strategy for the primary but will hurt bad in the general. I think she will struggle mightily in the general. An overwhelming majority of general election voters dont care about the details of plans but will hear about her plans being tore apart. Its easier to tear something down than build it up.
I still like Warren every bit as much as I ever have.
Biden has been my number two choice. I think his temperament, history of coalition building, and immense knowledge of the federal government are necessary right now. I dont think a lot of people are fully aware of how bad staffing is across all agencies. Biden is also respected across the globe. There would be a worldwide sigh of relief the day he took office.
So, Biden and Warren are currently at the top of my list. I no longer see myself voting for Warren in the primary. I havent picked him here yet because Im a little unhappy with myself. I told myself some time ago that my primary vote would only go to a woman. Ohh well, things change.
I think Harris is perfect where she is at. While I do like her she really hurt her standing with me when it comes to her attacks on Biden. Im not blind. The insinuation was that hes racist. That is something that can stick and really hurt us in the general. Plenty of areas to go after Biden fairly. She went a really bad route.
Im big on Castro. I think Obama tapped him for the perfect position and hope he returns to it under a new administration.
The secret I carry that I wont share on DU is that I really like Gillibrand.
ORourke is going to be great for our party. His persona didnt live up to the hype and it needed to.
Buttigieg? Im a big fan. Im not sure what direction he should go because of the state he is in. Head of the DNC? I dont only think he is a genius, I think he is a big picture thinker able to connect dots.
Sanders? He is going to lose the primary, write a scathing book about democrats and progressives, and cash out to his lakefront home. Ive never been impressed by one thing he has done outside of his opposition to Iraq.
Love Booker. Not happy with the direction he has gone. Again, to the casual passerby, they are insinuations of racism. Not cool.
Inslee is another one I really like.
So, its Biden and Warren for me. I no longer see myself voting for Warren in the primary. I dont have anyone else up there with him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided