CNN's second Presidential Town Hall will be with Howard Schultz. Geesh, it would be nice to talk to one of the many who has actually filed with the election committee to run rather than a 'maybe'.
Agree 100%.
I think CNN did a grab on HS because he probably increases ratings and would be considered the "outsider / spoiler".
I think we should get a town hall of the dozens of potential Dems or at least once they announce, as well as Trump and the possibly 1 or 2 GOP candidates should they challenge the "great one" or unless he's found to be damaged goods beyond what he was in 2015 through current.
Yeah, that is what it is. Schultz was the guy everyone was talking about, for the wrong reasons, but CNN is likely just trying to capitalize on a person that might generate more interest and viewers.
I know some of these candidates have made the rounds of being guests on the various shows, but I would really like to see them give equal time to all of them rather than cherry picking.
Regardless of Party affiliation, it is becoming more difficult in each upcoming Election to get "excited" about any Candidate wishing to live in the White House. All of the people listed by the OP are just "the next group" throwing their hats in the ring. If President Trump has accomplished anything, I think most will agree that he has lowered the standard of who is qualified. Has this really opened a discussion about Oprah Winfrey running for President? Any celebrity is now adequate? Any Politician?...Yikes.
Just as the Republicans did with McCain/Palin in 2008, the Dems will do in 2020, the next group who have "earned" a shot at being President. When was the last time a True "Leader" emerged form any Party? "Roosevelt" in '32?...Kennedy in '60?..Reagan in '80?....Obama in '08?
That is the issue with me. The difference in voting for a Leader or a candidate. No wonder there is so much Voter apathy.
Just as the Republicans did with McCain/Palin in 2008, the Dems will do in 2020, the next group who have "earned" a shot at being President.
I think the Dems already did this with Hilary in 2016, and Gore in 2000. I think 2020 will actually be a reaction to 2016's primaries for Democratic voters and we will see a fresh face emerge. And it won't be Oprah.
CNN is likely just trying to capitalize on a person that might generate more interest and viewers.
I hope everyone ignores the 24-hour cable news outlets for reasons exactly like this. Network news is unlikely to pull shenanigans like this since they have other programming responsibilities.
Amy Klobuchar CNN Townhall tonight from New Hampshire.
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
I'm not a politico and perhaps I'm naive, but don't these guys know when it's time to give it up and become elder statemen/advisers to younger, fresher candidates? It's purely ego driven.
Age matters. As 81-year-old Jack Nicholson recently said, "My days of having any woman I wanted are OVER. I don't like it, but I'm realistic. I'm not going to make a fool of myself."
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
YeeHa! The Champion of free stuff rides again.
You mean free stuff for people instead of corporations? LOL 
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
YeeHa! The Champion of free stuff rides again.
Maybe Bernie will propose a middle class tax cut where many in the middle class end up paying more, and it blows up the deficit. Oh...I forgot that successful sham already has an owner.
I guess you're OK with that?
YeeHa! The Champion of free stuff rides again.
BIGV, I was utterly shocked, shocked I tell ya, that you were arguing in Anything Goes....that’s so not like you to get involved with that, lol.
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
YeeHa! The Champion of free stuff rides again.
Maybe Bernie will propose a middle class tax cut where many in the middle class end up paying more, and it blows up the deficit. Oh...I forgot that successful sham already has an owner.
I guess you're OK with that?
My quote was about Free Health care, Free public college and a higher minimum wage, all things that attract Millennials who have no clue about who ends up paying. Yay!
Can you here the shouts of glee coming from the leaders of the Democratic party?!
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
YeeHa! The Champion of free stuff rides again.
Maybe Bernie will propose a middle class tax cut where many in the middle class end up paying more, and it blows up the deficit. Oh...I forgot that successful sham already has an owner.
I guess you're OK with that?
My quote was about Free Health care, Free public college and a higher minimum wage, all things that attract Millennials who have no clue about who ends up paying. Yay!
Can you here the shouts of glee coming from the leaders of the Democratic party?!
Actually to answer your question - no, I doubt those are attainable, and I doubt you'd hear shouts of glee.
But I see you didn't answer the question I raised.
But I see you didn't answer the question I raised.
You answered a statement about Bernie with a question about the President.
The thread title pertains to "Officially Declared Democrat 2020 POTUS Candidates" of which Bernie is now included.....
Let's stay focused here
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
I'm not a politico and perhaps I'm naive, but don't these guys know when it's time to give it up and become elder statemen/advisers to younger, fresher candidates? It's purely ego driven.
Age matters. As 81-year-old Jack Nicholson recently said, "My days of having any woman I wanted are OVER. I don't like it, but I'm realistic. I'm not going to make a fool of myself."
WP, you missed the point. I don't care what Sanders offers or doesn't. He's effing OLD - 79 in Nov. 2020. Give it up. Whisper in some young candidates ear, but go away. Quit diluting the dem pool.
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But I see you didn't answer the question I raised.
You answered a statement about Bernie with a question about the President.
The thread title pertains to "Officially Declared Democrat 2020 POTUS Candidates" of which Bernie is now included.....
Let's stay focused here
Which was a retort to your accusation about something that even you should know Bernie will not be able to achieve as opposed to an action that the President did achieve and was damaging to many in the middle class - those whom were supposed to benefit so we were led to believe.
And now we have 77-year-old Bernie Sanders.
I'm not a politico and perhaps I'm naive, but don't these guys know when it's time to give it up and become elder statemen/advisers to younger, fresher candidates? It's purely ego driven.
Age matters. As 81-year-old Jack Nicholson recently said, "My days of having any woman I wanted are OVER. I don't like it, but I'm realistic. I'm not going to make a fool of myself."
WP, you missed the point. I don't care what Sanders offers or doesn't. He's effing OLD - 79 in Nov. 2020. Give it up. Whisper in some young candidates ear, but go away. Quit diluting the dem pool.
[Edited on 2/20/2019 by cyclone88]
Agree. Bernie has had his run and made his mark. Time to let others lead the way. I'd be shocked if he has the support this time around.
Which was a retort to your accusation about something that even you should know Bernie will not be able to achieve
"Even I should know"...LOL....
How about Bernie?...Think he knows?...Bet it won't stop him from promising it....
So whats Bernie been up too? How has been spending his millions and millions in campaign contributions from his duped supporters. I say duped because he was never going to challenge the belle of the ball in 2016. He predictably folded like a cheap suit. Now shady's back again. How fun is this going to be to watch all the democrats try to be like the socialist and explain how they want America to be more like Venezuela.
WP, you missed the point. I don't care what Sanders offers or doesn't. He's effing OLD - 79 in Nov. 2020. Give it up. Whisper in some young candidates ear, but go away. Quit diluting the dem pool
Agree. Bernie has had his run and made his mark. Time to let others lead the way. I'd be shocked if he has the support this time around.
He's lost all the women after the harassment & discrimination claims re his 2016 run. He's tone deaf to what that means.
WP, you missed the point. I don't care what Sanders offers or doesn't. He's effing OLD - 79 in Nov. 2020. Give it up. Whisper in some young candidates ear, but go away. Quit diluting the dem pool
Agree. Bernie has had his run and made his mark. Time to let others lead the way. I'd be shocked if he has the support this time around.
He's lost all the women after the harassment & discrimination claims re his 2016 run. He's tone deaf to what that means.
That being said, watch as he remains an important player right up to the Convention.
So whats Bernie been up too? How has been spending his millions and millions in campaign contributions from his duped supporters. I say duped because he was never going to challenge the belle of the ball in 2016. He predictably folded like a cheap suit. Now shady's back again. How fun is this going to be to watch all the democrats try to be like the socialist and explain how they want America to be more like Venezuela.
Venezuela? More like Canada and Scandinavia. Why not use socialist states more similar to the US instead of one that is nothing at all like the US?
He's lost all the women after the harassment & discrimination claims re his 2016 run. He's tone deaf to what that means.
That being said, watch as he remains an important player right up to the Convention.
No, thanks. Women, particularly young women, know he's DOA.
Bernie Sanders (announced 2/19/2019)
- 77, current US Senator from Vermont, self described Democratic Socialist, serving as elected representative in Washington since 1991, former Mayor of Burlington, lost Democrat Nomination 2016
https://berniesanders.com/
Maybe the best thing is we will get more Larry David on SNL.
I really believe that Bernie's time was last cycle. His message has now been picked up and spread throughout the party and he isn't unique anymore really.
Oh, he gets the CNN Townhall treatment next Monday.
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Millennials who have no clue about who ends up paying.
I love how people like to bash millennials, to excuse the utter stupidity of the boomers who raised them with their backwards archaic thinking. Typical to point the finger at the pupil rather than the leader. It’s so much easier that way.
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So whats Bernie been up too? How has been spending his millions and millions in campaign contributions from his duped supporters. I say duped because he was never going to challenge the belle of the ball in 2016. He predictably folded like a cheap suit. Now shady's back again. How fun is this going to be to watch all the democrats try to be like the socialist and explain how they want America to be more like Venezuela.
Has Goober jumped the shark? I’ll be honest, I used to get enraged by his posts but I haven’t in a very long time. I think he wants to provoke arguments and probably doesn’t even hate Democrats. This post just seems very fake and insincere because, in all honesty, how can somebody sit at home and feel so strongly about Bernie and Jussie Smollet?
Meet The Dogs of the 2020 Race:
https://qz.com/1552748/meet-the-dogs-of-the-2020-presidential-race/
Trump is the 1st prez in >100 years not to have a dog.
Sanders didn't have a dog in 2016 & still doesn't.
John Hickenlooper (announced 3/4/19)
- 67, two-term Governor of Colorado, former Mayor and entrepreneur
https://www.hickenlooper.com/
Jay Inslee (announced 3/1/19)
- 68, two-term Governor of Washington, former state legislator
https://jayinslee.com/
Other news:
Hillary Clinton, officially not running.
Michael Bloomberg, not running.
Eric Holder, not running.
Jeff Merkley, not running.
Mr. Bloomberg said he felt his time and personal fortune would be better used promoting immigration reform, gun control and climate change. Mr. Holder wants to continue focusing on ending gerrymandering. Mrs. Clinton, who never seriously pursued a third primary bid, said she would keep “standing up for what I believe.” And Mr. Merkley will seek a third term in the Senate in 2020, after the State Legislature rejected his request to allow him to run for both positions simultaneously.
“I believe I would defeat Donald Trump in a general election,” Mr. Bloomberg wrote in a column published Tuesday. “But I am cleareyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field.”
Kirsten Gillibrand and Pete Buttigieg remain in exploratory status.
[Edited on 3/6/2019 by nebish]
How has been spending his millions and millions in campaign contributions from his duped supporters.
You can't use leftover campaign contributions for personal spending. Against Federal law since 1989.
John Hickenlooper (announced 3/4/19)
- 67, two-term Governor of Colorado, former Mayor and entrepreneur
https://www.hickenlooper.com/Jay Inslee (announced 3/1/19)
- 68, two-term Governor of Washington, former state legislator
https://jayinslee.com/Other news:
Hillary Clinton, officially not running.
Michael Bloomberg, not running.
Eric Holder, not running.
Jeff Merkley, not running.Mr. Bloomberg said he felt his time and personal fortune would be better used promoting immigration reform, gun control and climate change. Mr. Holder wants to continue focusing on ending gerrymandering. Mrs. Clinton, who never seriously pursued a third primary bid, said she would keep “standing up for what I believe.” And Mr. Merkley will seek a third term in the Senate in 2020, after the State Legislature rejected his request to allow him to run for both positions simultaneously.
“I believe I would defeat Donald Trump in a general election,” Mr. Bloomberg wrote in a column published Tuesday. “But I am cleareyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field.”
Kirsten Gillibrand and Pete Buttigieg remain in exploratory status.
[Edited on 3/6/2019 by nebish]
I heard a great interview with Pete Buttigieg a week or two ago. He seems to have some great ideas and given he's a mayor that runs a fairly large city, knows how to actually govern beyond simply introducing and pushing legislation.
He's very smart, articulate, a veteran, a gay man, progressive, and very accomplished via his own merit and effort. In other words, everything Donald Trump is not. A great candidate it seems to me and a serious threat to established Democrats from the Senate and House.....
