MGB:_The DNC likes a good plan. It gave us John Kerry in 2004, almost gave us Hillary Clinton in 2008 and did give her to us in 2016. She gave us a white bread VP instead of a candidate who would have attracted the Obama only voters, which would have given her the margin in three rust belt states, if not all four that she lost. On abortion, she engaged the question of partial birth abortion when she did not have to do so to activate her base. If she had done what Obama did quiety, and point out the opportunistic nature of the pro-life movement, she might have also won without putting Booker or Patrick on the ticket.
Can the party win with another neo-liberal Clintonite? I suspect people are embarrassed enough by Trump that anyone not offensive would beat him or Pence (assuming Pence is not impeached and removed too). The midterms should be very kind to the Democrats, who need decent warm bodies, not MSWs desire for candidates who act like either abortion or gay marriage are anything but settled issues. Unless Trump is already out, he will likely be impeached and removed sometime after 2019. Do we want Pelosi as the first female President or do they want to make Hillary the Speaker so that she will be when the GOP is thrown out of the White House?
Trump could admit to SEC and FEC violations and accept censure and likely serve out his term, but he won’t get a second and Pence is too extreme on the non-issues of gay marriage and abortion. Any Democrat who acknowledges that wins. Will it be a neo-liberal or an anti-Trump who goes after capitalism? Is it ageist to say Sanders is too old? Is his midwestern protege, Eliason, too Muslim? Rachel Maddow watchers have been seeing a lot of Adam Schiff lately. He has been the Democratic face of the investigation He won’t be made Speaker but he might be an interesting President.
If the GOP splits into an alt-right party and a neo-liberal party, the Dems might move into a radical party and join the GOP neo-libs. Given the last primaries, I am not sure who would win that. It depends upon the candidates.
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