Of course, Kerry didn't turn out to be "electable" -- all his purported strengths were transformed by the GOP into liabilities ("flip-flopper," denigrating his Vietnam service) but that was the thinking of the Dem primary electorate at the time. Hence the current appeal of Biden
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I have certain preferences (in terms of candidates, policy outcomes, etc.) but I at least try to subordinate them analytically when assessing political dynamics: in other words, I try to be "impartial" when analyzing events. Most in the punditocracy don't even attempt to do this
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This is a lot of money, and I'd wager that most Democrats are *happy* that Biden is raising a lot of money from wealthy donors, because they want him to have as much money as possible in service of defeating Trumphttps://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1126667429398999041 …
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Abrams running would be bad for Biden. It would place additional pressure on black elected officials to stay neutral, whereas Biden wants them to endorse early. (He's already gotten several notable endorsements from powerful black Dems)https://twitter.com/PodSaveAmerica/status/1126563669255397376 …
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John Lewis famously endorsed Hillary early in the 2008 cycle, but then withdrew the endorsement and endorsed Obama once he started winning primaries and caucuses. That was an extremely important development for Obama. Could imagine a roughly similar dynamic playing out this time
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Might get in trouble for saying this, but whatever: Abrams clearly has a more natural attachment to black voters writ large than Harris, and even arguably Booker. Southern blacks in particular, which is the constituency Biden needs most. (Majority of SC Dem electorate is black)
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Maybe the Dems should try to put someone out there based on actual good qualities, instead of just who is more electable. The people see thru that. Hillary wanted to run against Donald because she thought she could beat him. But she ignored half the country and was sent packing.
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But when it was shown that the election results in Ohio were wrong the Democrats rolled over just like 2000. Republicans fight, Democrats retreat.
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Dean was ousted b/c of the scream.
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Right?! The definition of what's acceptable or not has changed so much since then that it's hard to believe that was the reason.
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1972. Forget what the Dem field looks like. Consider who controls the narrative in the party. And how far away it’s moved from the center & the traditional coalition. Can Democrats win as the party of elites, alienating the working class?
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When did you turn into an election pundit
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Electibility should be second to policy. But even in terms of electiblity, more of the same is not what WeThePeople want. "Change" has been the winning battle-cry for decades for a reason. But one more faux "change" president will probably shatter the republic.
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I was an Anti-War conservative. I remember hoping Dean would win. Actually believed his rhetoric back then. Biden is the Mondale, Bob Dole, Romney for 2020, Built to lose. What's wrong with
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2004 was when most left leaning voters still believed the Dem Party had their backs Not the case now as it's probably about a 50/50 split that left leaning voters trust not trust most Dem politicians
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The constant struggle between the pro-CIA, pro-war, Wall Street Democratic leadership and a very restless base. I don't think limp marketing creations like AOC will be enough to convince people to vote for Biden. Could be 2016 all over again.
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this is the sort of situation where IRV in the general would help.
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Biden = Jeb..
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beat Bush
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