Posted by rsp777 on 8/5/2019 12:39:00 PM (view original):
A centrist Democrat would be great. I think that's Pete Buttigieg but he doesn't seem to be inspiring many people in the way I thought was possible. The optimist in me hopes that the herd thins down to younger voices like Pete, Beto, Kamala, Booker, Gabbard and even Castro. The realist in me sees Sanders, Biden and Warren getting in the way of the youth of the party and most of the young names dropping by the wayside. In a dream world I'd like to see a Pete/Tulsi ticket or a Buttigieg/Biden ticket emerge but I'd also like to hit the Mega Millions or win Tigers season tickets.
I very much agree with this. Although I don't consider Booker and Harris as "fresh faces". Neither have clean hands and BOTH have been politicians all their lives. That means they've spoken with forked tongue often and smoothly. It's how they got where they are. When you say "younger voices" I think fresh voices, new ideas, outside the box thinking, solutions not slogans...........that's my criteria.
Dems need to be careful. I SHOULD be their target vote. I won't vote Trump, but I won't automatically vote Dem. I'm like millions of voters who were unable to check the box for HRC. Many of them check Trump instead, but MANY also chose a 3rd party candidate. In a couple states those minority candidate votes cast MAY have helped elect Trump.
There ARE some Dem. candidates I can't/won't vote for. Booker, Harris, and Sanders are among them.
Also, some of the lesser ones, like Williamson, Senator Eyebrows, Delaney (without Bonnie), Yang, etc.
Even Klobuchar. Can't or won't vote for squinty Amy.
I'm NOT afraid of new ideas,but I won't buy into nonsense. Warren comes close to nonsense with all her handouts. SHOW ME THE MONEY!! I wanna know HOW all that is actually paid for!! That doesn't leave many candidates for me now, does it?
Biden, Gabbard, Mayor Pete, with a few HUGE maybes that I'm skeptical of (Warren, Beto, Senator Blondie)
Of course there is this Steyer guy. He's fresh. Gotta discern whether or not IF he's a nutjob.
And I'll remind you, I'm NOT very tolerable on Biden. He would HAVE to make an excellent VP pick or show me something I haven't seen any of yet----guts and energy!