Democrats October Surprise Prediction

[Jamisjockey]

That may depend on who you ask.  I am sure Democrats like him.

I think it depends on what they are trying to do on replacing Biden or just selecting a VP.  Are they trying to consolidate the base or pull in non-Democrat voters?

If they wanted broader appeal, they wouldn’t have backed Biden.  Bernie was their best shot at beating Trump. 
Cuomo comes across as a leader who means business in a time of crisis.  He’s managing COVID for NY very well. 
He’s getting a *expletive deleted*it tonne of free airtime too.
I wouldn’t vote for him, though.

[Ron]

If they wanted broader appeal, they wouldn’t have backed Biden.  Bernie was their best shot at beating Trump. 
Cuomo comes across as a leader who means business in a time of crisis.  He’s managing COVID for NY very well. 
He’s getting a *expletive deleted*it tonne of free airtime too.
I wouldn’t vote for him, though.

In the car today I flipped over to listen to Hannity rant.

Cuomo was on the show, they know each other well.

Great in the interview and I think if not this time around next time around he'll throw his hat in the ring.

I'd say he still needs some polish but Trump got elected so that obviously isn't a prerequisite.

[Jamisjockey]

In the car today I flipped over to listen to Hannity rant.

Cuomo was on the show, they know each other well.

Great in the interview and I think if not this time around next time around he'll throw his hat in the ring.

I'd say he still needs some polish but Trump got elected so that obviously isn't a prerequisite.

It was 9/11 that elevated Guliani to the national stage.  Whether Cuomo has aspirations beyond NY's Governor, we'll see.  But the crisis has afforded him a platform like no other to get into people's living rooms.

Mike Dewine of Ohio hasn't gotten the TV time, but a lot of people have praised his response and management.  I've watched some of his updates.  Ohio responded faster than many more populated states, and appears to be better poised to "reopen" than many of them.  He doesn't have that TV quality, but he's really exhibited a level of leadership that hopefully the RNC won't ignore for the future.

[HankB]

Vice President HRC on Jan 21, 2021

[Perd Hapley]

Biden will drop out from sexual assault accusations. Warren will be the Dem candidate.

I think Dittohead is right, but it would be entertaining to see Hillary Clinton get clobbered again. Or Elizabeth Warren, same thing.

[WLJ]

I think Dittohead is right, but it would be entertaining to see Hillary Clinton get clobbered again. Or Elizabeth Warren, same thing.

Things aren't looking so bright for Warren right now, she just lost her Land O'Lakes gig

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/04/20/land-olakes-redesign-bids-farewell-to-longtime-native-image

[TechMan]

I'm seeing on the Book of Faces some of my left friends starting to say Cuomo for President.

Jamis, DeWine is 73, so I don't know if the RNC will tap him for anything.

[MechAg94]

If they wanted broader appeal, they wouldn’t have backed Biden.  Bernie was their best shot at beating Trump. 
Cuomo comes across as a leader who means business in a time of crisis.  He’s managing COVID for NY very well. 
He’s getting a *expletive deleted*it tonne of free airtime too.
I wouldn’t vote for him, though.

IMO, Bernie would self destruct when people asked him to get specific on his policies.  He sounds good to people as long as he sticks with generalities.  Presidential Candidates normally have to get more specific as they get close to the election (except if your name is Obama, then you just say "hope and change"). 

I thought Tulsi Gabbard had the best chance of going head to head with Trump in debates, but she seems to be an outsider and I don't think the DNC wanted her.   

[AmbulanceDriver]

IMO, Bernie would self destruct when people asked him to get specific on his policies.  He sounds good to people as long as he sticks with generalities.  Presidential Candidates normally have to get more specific as they get close to the election (except if your name is Obama, then you just say "hope and change"). 

I thought Tulsi Gabbard had the best chance of going head to head with Trump in debates, but she seems to be an outsider and I don't think the DNC wanted her.   

I don't think she was liberal enough for the screaming leftists like AOC

[Andiron]

Mike Dewine of Ohio hasn't gotten the TV time, but a lot of people have praised his response and management.  I've watched some of his updates.  Ohio responded faster than many more populated states, and appears to be better poised to "reopen" than many of them.  He doesn't have that TV quality, but he's really exhibited a level of leadership that hopefully the RNC won't ignore for the future.

Dewine is an authoritarian dweeb that got elected based on how completely awful his Dem opponent was.  He's a solid RINO and all about gun control,  and I can't wait to vote against him in the next election.  If I wanted *expletive deleted*ed by my state government I'd just vote dem and skip a few steps. 

Kung Flu "leadership" be damned.

[makattak]

I thought Tulsi Gabbard had the best chance of going head to head with Trump in debates, but she seems to be an outsider and I don't think the DNC wanted her.   

It's interesting to me and show just how much the party wants control of the process.

She absolutely destroyed Harris in the debate. Hit her with her own words and record.

I would think that's exactly what you want to see in a candidate. (Her own positions and fairly liberal, and not that different from the rest of the field, as well.)

Instead, for taking out their "RISING STAR!" they did everything they could to punish her. Smart play would have been to move to the new "diverse" face. Instead, they made sure she never got any more exposure after that. Too dangerous to their plans.

[lee n. field]

Yesterday I listened to the Babylon Bee podcase Episode 23: LoserThink With Scott Adams, from last November.   Scott Adams is, it is said, an astute observer of marketing and manipulation, and he called the DJT win early on.

One comment he made in this episode is, all the D. candidates are flaming out and dropping out, DJT is a shoo-in in 2020.   "Unless something big happens."

And, what do ya know, here we have something big.

[WLJ]

I don't think she was liberal enough for the screaming leftists like AOC

I'm not sure Marx would be "liberal" enough for AOC, in fact she would probably accuse him of being a far right extremist if he was around today. She moves the goalpost pretty far to the left.

[Perd Hapley]

I'm not sure Marx would be "liberal" enough for AOC, in fact she would probably accuse him of being a far right extremist if he was around today. She moves the goalpost pretty far to the left.

Well, he was a white dude...