If There Were A Democraic Primary Contest In 2012 Who Would You Support?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Let me preface my remarks by saying I support the current president and think a primary challenge is unwise, unwarranted, and doomed to fail but I'm bored so looking at the responses will temporarily rescuse me from my boredom.


PEACE

Drum roll for the contenders

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[denem]

1. Where's psycho Sarah?

She's the opponent I want.

[undeterred]

2. Where's Feingold?

Edit: Thanks for adding him. I know he said he wouldn't be running against Obama. But its way to early for any Democrat to come out and say such a thing.

[txlibdem]

3. Too early for this... Pres. hasn't yet declared that he will not run in 2012

Look for that announcement in January.

"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my Party for another term as your President."

Hint, hint. Are you listening Mr. CIC?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. The Poll Is Largely For Entertainment Purposes

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. The Vote Is Certainly Interesting

I am watching it for entertaininment while surfing craigslist , monster, and careerbuilder looking for jobs. This economy sucks hard.

[Jamastiene]

6. There is a slight flaw in your poll.

Cynthia McKinney is no longer a Democrat. She became a member of the Green Party last I heard.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Technically Neither Is Bernie Sanders

The results are a gas...

[TexasObserver]

8. How can you list Bernie Sanders but not Howard Dean?

Your failure to list Howard Dean makes your poll inaccurate.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I Added Him. I Can't Add Any More

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[TexasObserver]

11. Thank you!

[Radical Activist]

12. lol

Inaccurate? The entire poll is a fantasy of people who will never run against Obama. There's nothing accurate about any of it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. I Noted That In The Body Of My Post However I Am Getting A Good Chuckle

I almost forgot I am carless, technically homeless, and jobless.

[Tesha]

9. I selected Bernie Sanders (who is a better Democrat than any on the list), but among actual...

...Democrats on the list, my choice would probably be Barbara
Boxer.

Could we elect a Jewish Californian Woman in this "modern"
country? Probably not, but I didn't think we could elect a
Black Chicagoan either.

Any of Grayson, Dean, and Feingold would be my next choices.

Tesha

[WonderGrunion]

13. Is this poll a test to see how many people know who is in the party?

That Bernie is in the lead shows a lack of understanding of the way the party works.

[TexasProgresive]

14. If you want to vote for the winner of the election

You'll have to vote for the r'Puke.

Primary challenges of sitting presidents almost always turn the election to the other party.

Stupid is as stupid does. or I'll bit my nose off to spite my face.

[lib_wit_it]

16. I almost went with Sanders, but would his self-avowed socialism be a deal-breaker? Grayson, while

perhaps slightly un-presidential in demeanor (and sure to be called a socialist anyway), is perhaps exactly what is needed in a country much of which views Scary Palin as an acceptable political leader.

I'd prefer that the presidency retain more of an at least superficial dignity, but if the choice is between someone who looks the part but opens negotiations with the opposition by laying most of what they want at their feet and someone like Grayson, who will make them fight for every scrap, I'll go with the slugger!

[bullimiami]

17. I went with Kucinich last time, picked Bernie.

[Smarmie Doofus]

18. At this point it would be irresponsible for Obama to....

... seek another term since to do so will divide... and presumably weaken the party.

If, however, he does, there's going to be a primary challenge.

The question is: will it be a token, symbolic effort ( Greyson, Kucinich, etc.) or an attempt to win the nomination so that one might ultimately win the general election?

Whether a viable general election candidate emerges between now and primary season 2102 depends on our efforts in 2011 and... of course.... events and circumstances yet to be played out.

At this point in '66, both McCarthy and Kennedy were supporting LBJ.... a far less-flawed re-elect candidate than Mr. Obama promises to be in 2012....... in '68. Point: perhaps we should consider people NOT on the list above. ( Kerry, Gore, etc.)

I voted for Feingold. Yes, he lost the reelect in Wisc... but he won three times in succession in a state not always friendly to progressive government. That's a significantly higher W-L percentage than Lincoln for example. ( Abe, not Blanche, btw). Nixon is a closer-to-contemporary example of why one ( in his case two) hi-profile electoral rejections can be overcome.

By contrast, though I like Sanders... Vermont is a tiny state and we're going to be spending a lot of time explaining to people what "socialism" means. I don't see that happening.

The rest on the list are strictly protest candidates. Greyson would be my pick of those. Best communicator by far.

But maybe we should think about fielding a *viable* candidate first.

[elocs]

19. The point of nominating a candidate is so they at least have a chance to win the general election.

Other than Obama, which of the other people have any kind of chance of winning the general election? Or is the point to offer a noble and righteous sacrificial lamb to the electorate to make us feel better? Is there a candidate that can be elected solely by the left and progressives without any kind of mass appeal to the rest of the political spectrum?