an appeal to the people of DU

[RDANGELO]

Please - do not fall in love with a candidate; they are not rock stars; they are human beings. Do not give up your critical thinking skills. The impeachment of Donald Trump in the house has crossed the Rubicon. It is going to run it's course to the end, and there could be some collateral damage.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I hear you, my dear RDANGELO...

And I see that you support the same candidate that I do.

I feel very strongly that he would be so good for the country, esp. with the scenario we now face. A calm, intelligent, empathic man who truly cares about what happens to all of us.

I hope he can help the country come to wholeness and healing.

[Bettie]

2. I have a preference for the primary season

at this point.

I'll vote for the Democrat.

[Maraya1969]

3. Absolutely! Remember how some people didn't vote for Hillary because they were mad about

something?

We can't be like that!

[highplainsdem]

4. Well, I don't expect my preferred candidate to be "collateral damage" and I hope no one else is

hoping he will be, just so another candidate might have a better chance.

We need to keep in mind that an attack on one of our candidates by Trump and the RW smear machine is an attack on all of them.

And all of them should be speaking up in defense of one another.

[Mr.Bill]

5. Trump wil viciously attack whomever he thinks can beat him in November.

By the time of the convention anyone who hasn't been attacked is going to feel left out, or will have dropped out.

[Gothmog]

6. Joe Biden Is Still Clearly the Democrat Most Likely to Beat Donald Trump

These attacks will not work against Joe Biden

Link to tweet

If Biden is the nominee, you can expect a lot of focus on his gaffes and fabrications—which is one reason Biden really needs to tone that down. If it’s Bernie Sanders, this election will be about the rise of socialism. If it’s Elizabeth Warren, “Pocahontas” will be invoked as mockery—and as a substantive critique on Warren’s honesty and authenticity. Make no mistake, this will move the numbers. Remember, Michael Dukakis was polling at 55 percent of the vote as late as July of 1988. That was before George H.W. Bush’s team went to work on him. Dukakis dropped 10 points by election time.

The question is, who can endure these predictable attacks. The answer is Biden. By virtue of being a universally known commodity, he is the least susceptible to attrition. It’s also true that he plays best in the states that will likely matter most in 2020—which is my next point. ....

Based on this premise, Biden is the clearly the best positioned to win the presidency, because he hails from Pennsylvania, because of his unmatched experience, and because of the folksy image as a moderate. But even if you disagree with these educated assumptions—even if you think the key isn’t working-class whites in the Rust Belt, but rather, increasing African-American turnout—does anyone believe that Sanders or Warren would have a better shot at doing that than Barack Obama’s vice president—especially if he were to pick an exciting running mate?

There are plenty of reasons to think the smart money is still on Trump to be re-elected—especially if he can stave off a recession. Democrats do have a shot at defeating him, but the danger for Democrats is overconfidence. If they think any candidate would easily destroy Trump, they might make the mistake of nominating… any candidate. ...

Joe Biden is far from perfect. But in 2020, it is very clear that no Democrat has a better chance of winning the presidency than him. If Democrats are smart, they will bet big on the best horse they’ve got. Biden is—by far—the best Democrat for this job.

[RDANGELO]

8. People can tell the difference to when there is nothing there or whether there is, or whether there

is a conflict of interest.

[Meadowoak]

7. I'm in love with all of them, I will vote for whomever gets the nomination.

[TidalWave46]

9. K&R

We are talking about the rights and lives of not only Americans but people across the world. We are talking about one of the most powerful and influential positions in the world. It’s politics at the highest level. I can dump any politician in a moments notice if it’s best for our march forward. This is a team sport. If you adore a player you better stay grounded and be ready to walk away from them.

No individual is more important than the cause.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Learned this lesson a long time ago.

[UncleNoel]

11. Biden supporter here: I vote BLUE for the nominee of our party.

I love them all! (Well, a couple of them not so much, but still will vote bleu).

Onward Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris, and all!