Can A Man Beat Trump? Some Democrats Wonder If It's Worth The Risk!

[kpete]

Democratic voters say that more than anything, they want to beat President Donald Trump in 2020. But some worry that means putting their hope of electing yet another male president on hold.

"The last white male Democrat to get >50% of the vote was JIMMY CARTER. Imo we just can't chance it with another white man," said noted Twitter user Abby Spice-Danvers.

"Considering that every single *losing* presidential candidate has been a white man except for one (the lady who got more votes than any white guy ever) I don't understand how 'electability' is a white man's game," said publicity specialist Leslie Hermelin, "If the data tells us anything it's that for every white man who wins, there are scores of others who lose."

"Also," she added, "the last time Democrats elected a white man as president it was the mid '90s. We have folks voting for president today that weren't even born then!"

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https://www.wonkette.com/can-a-man-beat-trump-some-democrats-wonder-if-its-worth-the-risk

[left-of-center2012]

1. We need to have the best candidate ...

We need to have the best candidate,
regardless of gender, race, etc.

[dlk]

2. Good Point to Remember

Especially since there is so much handwringing about a woman candidate, despite Clinton winning several million more votes than Trump. I believe a much larger concern should be the pervasive Republican cheating and extensive foreign interference.

[demmiblue]

3. Good article. K&R

[abqtommy]

4. Remember that tRump was NOT elected. It was the corruption of the election process

that put tRumple in office. I think that in a fair election nearly anyone could best tRump!

[spooky3]

5. Brilliant! Nt

[mopinko]

6. kidding on the square.

i love it.
i love wonkette.

[dalton99a]

7. The monster must be evicted - I don't care how or by whom

[Indygram]

8. Whoever is the most charismatic will beat Trump, just like every election since 1980

The best candidate on paper isn't always the best candidate to nominate. Twenty four hours a day news coverage demands that charisma, period.

I would love to see a woman be the nominee...but America will not survive another 4 years of Trump. Country first.

[dalton99a]

9. +1. It is turnout that wins elections.

People staying home will lower turnout.

People energized/enraged will increase turnout.

[loyalsister]

10. Conventional wisdom seems to be

among many Democrats that the winning combination is an infusion of testosterone and American exceptionalism.
It's a Democratic version of making America great.
I don't buy it as an instant winning formula or as a way of rejecting the toxicity that gave us Trump.