Ready The Clown Car: The First Batch of Democrats Are Ready To Announce Their 2020 Bids

let's hope he picks Tulsi

 

I think Warren is suicide. Palin-level suicide. He might win with Klobuchar

 

I don't think Biden knows who he would hypothetically pick.

He has stated his preference to have representation from either a minority or a woman.

He should strongly consider Bernie Sanders. That may appease enough Sanders voters and not scare off the moderates that are scared of Sanders/Warren and can know that Donald Trump is a corrupt snake oil salesman.

An interesting ticket would be:

Buttigieg/Abrams

 

The problem with Klobuchar is that she does not help with the more progressive voters.

Biden already will get the moderate vote and the AA vote..... he needs someone that will help him get the more labor motivated voters in places like Wisconsin.

 

You keep talking about identity politics as if it is the exclusive domain of the Democrats. There is no doubt that the Democrat party attempts to keep groups politically engaged and voting for them by having candidates that appeal to certain voting blocks. However, the Republicans do the exact same thing. Look no further than the current Vice President. Pence was selected because he is an evangelical extremist that helped fundamentalist Christians hold their nose and for Trump (who really doesn't give a damn about religion).

Identity politics always has been a part of the landscape in US politics.

 

Nope. Pence was in large part picked because he is an Evangelical Christian that helped ease concerns from the Religious Right.

I never said anything about a Theocracy. It has nothing to do with a Theocracy and everything to do with firming up support from a voting block the Republicans needed to have to win the election.

Both parties play identity politics all the time, and that is a large reason why both have existed for as long as they have. Over time, the particular groups under each umbrella change but the strategy stays the same.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_theology

Ted Cruz's father is an open and avowed proponent of Dominion theology.

 

There is no question that there are some Republican lawmakers that want to have some version of a theocracy.

However, mostly the Republican party agrees to pursue positions that are important for fundamentalist Christians in exchange for their support at the polls. The Democrats do the same thing with different groups. The Democrats and Republicans are both cobbled together groups/interests with the purpose of winning elections.

That is why the idea that identity politics is the solo domain of the Democrats is false.

 

I'd vote for him if he selects Palin.

 

Biden isn’t going to choose a Republican running mate. Especially with all of this one-term only talk.

The base would (and should) riot if he actually did something this foolish.

 

Yes. He’s 82 years old, has ties to a deeply unpopular President and his support for the Iraq War would be used as a negative.

Not a bad example, though. It’s hard to imagine who would even be on his short list if he seriously tried to pick a Republican. Kasich, maybe, to try to make a play for Ohio?

It’s not going to happen, though. The VP pick should do one of two things (both in a perfect world): satisfy the progressive wing or engage the Obama Coalition. Biden picking a Republican running mate doesn’t do either of these things, and it’s not like GOP voters are going to be moved by the gesture.

 

on a different note . . . what the various Democratic candidates' proposals would cost:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...8a74e0-28c6-11ea-a14c-412f7b9e2717_story.html

summarized at PowerLine:

The price tag for Sanders’s agenda tops $51 trillion over ten years, according to the Post. Warren’s agenda comes in at more than $30 trillion. Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden, alleged “moderates,” would spend $6.5 trillion and $4.1 trillion, respectively, in the broad categories of health care, housing, the environment, criminal justice, education, child care and other anti-poverty initiatives alone.

Further down the food chain, the picture is similar. For example, Andrew Yang’s universal basic income of $12,000 per year for every American adult would cost around $24 trillion over 10 years, according to the candidate’s own estimates. Yang also wants to hand out $100 to induce Americans to vote.

And let’s not forget the reparations favored by several Democratic candidates, including Warren (but not Sanders). The cost of this pure handout is not included in the $30 million-plus price tag for Warren’s agenda.

Are Democratic voters on board with the massive amounts of new spending? It looks that way. The Post cites a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released this month. It found that 56 percent of Democratic primary voters prefer candidates who propose “large scale policies that cost more” compared with 38 percent who like candidates pitching less-expensive policies that would bring less change but potentially be easier to pass into law. ​

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