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13315217, I hope Dems learned something in 2020.
Posted by jane eyre, Thu Feb-21-19 10:04 PM
If the GOP doesn't run anyone against Trump, he will be a strong candidate regardless of the scandals and mess that follows him. If he's not in prison, Trump can win. He's a contender. And that's not even taking into account that he's willing to accept the help of foreign actors to win.

An aside: one such foreign actor, Russia, is an enemy of the United States that targeted the Democratic Party, Clinton, the BLACK community (and others), in order to influence the election and put Trump in office. It was an orchestrated attack. Sanders voting record regarding Russia is a bridge too far for me, whatever hairs he wants to split about it. Just my personal opinion.

I want to see Democrats do more to ensure and demonstrate that the 2020 election will be secure and fair--and that there's a plan of action to combat voter suppression.

All of the Dems that are running so far will struggle in a general election, whether the candidate is Trump or another Republican. As of today, I think the general election will be close.

Already, the messaging and framing the Republicans have floated about the Democrat Party and the Democrats running for 2020 have been effective. The messaging that Schultz trotted out should be a troubling sign, too.

I haven't seen any of the Democrat candidates address the positioning of Schultz effectively.

Especially if there's no Republican Trump challenger, Democrats will have an opportunity to give disenchanted Republicans something and someone to vote for. If that's overlooked or not taken seriously, 2016 will repeat in the sense that a lot of people will feel they don't have have anyone to vote for and some of those votes will go to Trump or get split in ways that won't help a Democrat because the bottom line will be: "I don't like the Democrat and I can't vote for them, either."

Progressivism or whatever else far leftist positioning is NOT going to win a general election.

What's remarkable to me is that some moderate Republicans and Republicans who've left their party have told Democrats, on national TV, how to win the election if the COMMON goal is to defeat Trump.

Democrats should listen. Lead this damn country and give us someone to vote for. I don't think anyone running is the right candidate. But. All kinds of things can happen. Who knows what will happen or who will run.

I think Eric Holder would be a great president, but I know that's not realistic. He's potentially as polarizing as Hillary. I'd like to maybe see a Stacy Abrams as VP.

I want Democrats to think about if they want to defeat Trump or if they want _____________ policy. If they want power, then they better focus on defeating Trump. If Democrats have to move center or more right of center to do it, then do it. That's not a sin and it's not selling out.

We live in a country where people love ACA but hate Obamacare and vote for candidates who want to repeal it and stop socialism.

I just want the Dems to come with a realistic strategy for 2020.