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jro660
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« on: December 31, 2016, 08:49:54 AM » |
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I think it all depends on the mood of the electorate.
In 2004, albeit I was still a pre-teen, I figured the Democratic base and electorate was going to select a let's tear s@!t done type of candidate. I saw Howard Dean's stock rise and I saw the 2000 VP candidate Lieberman without a chance in hell of winning. But then it seems like the party rallied around the guy perceived as the "grownup in the room" for better or worse--probably for worse--instead of the candidate I thought would be the best at the time.
So I'm curious what the actual mood will be like. I think Elizabeth Warren "checks off a lot of boxes" for people. She is fiercely progressive, fiercely smart, and probably can bridge the gap between activists and party stalwarts.
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