2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSwede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Let's get through this election......
Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)karynnj
(59,474 posts)Why burden Hillary with him - if the goal is Hispanic there are many better choices.
What do you think he adds?
brewens
(13,392 posts)law fully implemented, Hillary will be out anyway.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)Better yet, let's win this one first.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)We have an important election and then mid-terms in 2 years. Between now and then we need to build a solid majority in Congress to prevent the Republican Obstructionist Teaparty (ROT) from stopping legislation.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)... for VP maybe...
Alan Grayson, or Senator Al Franken, or Senator Jim Webb
xfundy
(5,105 posts)He's proven himself up to the job of Pres or VP, IMHO.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)doc03
(35,143 posts)Iggo
(47,486 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Equally important election.
Just kidding you.
Let's see who runs in about three years or so. Then, we can align with our favorites and start throwing chairs at one another again here at DU.
More and more, politics is sport.
Go Tigers! Go Sydney Swans!
tavernier
(12,322 posts)term limits on congress.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Instead of members of our city council or state Senate or state Assembly spending their terms trying to organize their run for re-election, they spend their terms trying to figure out what office they can run for next and raising the money and forming the political connections for the next big jump.
In addition, with the term limits, you get too many novices just trying to learn their jobs.
What we need instead is a constitutional amendment that will prohibit corporate funding of campaigns. Lobbying should be limited to education and informational exchange and not fundraising for campaigns or gifts or other such perks for politicians.
tavernier
(12,322 posts)Thanks for the enlightenment.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Term limits just further detach the politicians from the people, and it makes the "permanent campaign" worse.
brooklynite
(93,838 posts)fearnobush
(3,960 posts)I am voting for Ahmadinejad and the Muslim brotherhood for sure. Sarcasm
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)struggle4progress
(118,032 posts)cecilfirefox
(784 posts)On the Road
(20,783 posts)but Hillary Clinton or a number of other candidates would be fine. The Democrats have a deep bench of potential presidents.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)You need someone who will be at most 62 in 2016. Better if the candidate will be in his 50s, even late 40s in 2016.
Someone like Xavier Becerra.
Xavier Becerra (/hɑːviˈɛər bɨˈsɛrə/ hah-vee-AIR; born January 26, 1958) is the U.S. Representative for California's 31st congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in Los Angeles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Becerra
I think that he is second to Pelosi in the House -- brilliant, nice guy, communicates well, Catholic and religious and all round really good potential candidate in my opinion.
SparkyOR
(81 posts)oops, wrong message board
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)calimary
(80,693 posts)Comrade_McKenzie
(2,526 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)Cover Girl ads.
PADemD
(4,482 posts)coldwaterintheface
(137 posts)modrepub
(3,467 posts)Desperate times call for desperate measures.
As an alternative I'd consider: Bill (the cat)/Opus 2016, but I think they're both "dead" now.
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davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I think Stern prefers to be on top anyway.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)tarheelsunc
(2,117 posts)I'm not sure if he would get widespread support across the country though.
Splinter Cell
(703 posts)We can do MUCH better.