Who will be the Democrats' presidential candidate against Trump?

Trump has been in office 11 months, so the beginning of the next campaign is about 13 months away...
As opposed to the last election, which was marked by a ghost town emptiness and complete lack of serious candidates in the democratic primary, what with everyone being wary of running against Hillary who's TURN it was, this coming presidential election and primary should look very interesting for all the ambitious careerists out there in the Democratic Party.
I'm sure there's plenty of senators, governors and such forming exploratory committees to explore the possibility of exploring the formation of an exploratory committee at this very moment.

Our resident US posters, can you share some thoughts on who you think will run against Trump?
Who you think should? Who you'd prefer? And who you think might win the nomination?

I'm not up to date on the trends at all, I must say, but I'll throw a few names out.

Kirsten Gillibrand (is it just me or would she have great chances?)
Corey Booker
Elisabeth Warren
Andrew Cuomo
Mark Warner
Mark Dayton
Claire McCaskill
Terry McAuliffe
Bob Casey
Tim Caine
Bill Nelson
Julián/Joaquín Castro (whose advantage would be that they could share the grueling workload of a campaign, even campaigning in different states at once without anyone noticing)

Plot Twist:
It's Hillary again.

Doesn't matter. The Donald will win again anyway.

man that 11 months has flown by

Unique wrote:man that 11 months has flown by

That's because in those 11 months Trump got done the most of all presidents ever, and the best. 'Honest' Abe Lincoln, maybe, is up there with him in terms of regulation cutting, but else...
Time flies if you're busy.

Hapless_Hans wrote:

Unique wrote:man that 11 months has flown by

That's because in those 11 months Trump got done the most of all presidents ever, and the best. 'Honest' Abe Lincoln, maybe, is up there with him in terms of regulation cutting, but else...
Time flies if you're busy.

time flys when your my age

Spoiler:

Kamala please.

Betty La Fea wrote:

Spoiler:

Kamala please.

You think it's realistic already? She'd have been in the Senate only for half a term...

Hapless_Hans wrote:

Betty La Fea wrote:

Spoiler:

Kamala please.

You think it's realistic already? She'd have been in the Senate only for half a term...

Trump has never been in the senate.

I kind of want Warren and Booker to run, not sure who I want to head the ticket of the two. Democrats have lost the racist and misogynist vote anyway, might as well run a black man and a woman.
Warren has her cringey moments, but she's a proper progressive with a good track record on social security and environmental protection.
Booker is just a big damn hero.

I hope the next one comes out of nowhere like Obama did.

That said, I've seen no one that can unite the far left and with the center left in the way Obama did yet Hillary could not. Maybe Booker or Harris or maybe even Warren.

I had my issues with Obama when he was president, but I loved how inspirational, progressive, and charismatic he was as a candidate. I don't see that with any of the most prominent democrats.

I personally think Biden will have the best shot.

McLewis wrote:I hope the next one comes out of nowhere like Obama did.

That said, I've seen no one that can unite the far left and with the center left in the way Obama did yet Hillary could not. Maybe Booker or Harris or maybe even Warren.

I had my issues with Obama when he was president, but I loved how inspirational, progressive, and charismatic he was as a candidate. I don't see that with any of the most prominent democrats.

I personally think Biden will have the best shot.

I would have voted for Biden over Hillary, but I think his time has passed

In general, I agree.

I think he's got the overall most juice though and the most broad popularity across the democratic spectrum.

Kamala maybe has the best chance of uniting the Left but I doubt she wins the primaries. Biden would probably have the best chance but would probably not unite the left that much. At least the debates would be very entertaining

Obama came to prominence almost 4 years before he was elected. Using that as a spectrum for newcomers, I'd say 2020 is too soon for Harris. If her profile remains high and she doesn't suffer from a major scandal, she could definitely be in contention for 2024.

I'm hoping, dreaming rather, that one day, Stacey Abrams will go on to become US president.

Such a likeable, smart, accomplished woman and great communicator. I wish we had politicians like that in Germany, but we don't. People here are not that smart, and not that likeable either.

But first, let's hope she wins the Georgia governor election.

People might not like this, but the Democrats probably should find a candidate who has at least some reservations about immigration. Otherwise so many voters are going to vote for a Republican candidate simply because of the immigration issue.

Not saying a pro-immigration Democrat couldn't win a presidential election, but such a candidate is eliminating xx% of voters right off the bat.

Art Morte wrote:People might not like this, but the Democrats probably should find a candidate who has at least some reservations about immigration. Otherwise so many voters are going to vote for a Republican candidate simply because of the immigration issue.

Not saying a pro-immigration Democrat couldn't win a presidential election, but such a candidate is eliminating xx% of voters right off the bat.

Well, we saw what happened last time they picked a centrist candidate.

Imo, their biggest chance is to go as far left as possible. That way they can engage the young voters who seem to lean left, while also getting all older Democrats who wouldn't vote Republican either way.

I doubt a centrist choice can convince any of the ones that voted for Trump last time, and still support him, to vote Democratic.

Personally I think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the right choice, but not now, more like in 14 years. Her wave seems to be really resonating with the youth.

Yeah they lost the swing voters anyway, the real market to tap are non-voters. They should pick a progressive.

Hapless_Hans wrote:I'm hoping, dreaming rather, that one day, Stacey Abrams will go on to become US president.

Such a likeable, smart, accomplished woman and great communicator. I wish we had politicians like that in Germany, but we don't. People here are not that smart, and not that likeable either.

But first, let's hope she wins the Georgia governor election.

I live in Georgia. She wont

Freeza wrote:

Art Morte wrote:People might not like this, but the Democrats probably should find a candidate who has at least some reservations about immigration. Otherwise so many voters are going to vote for a Republican candidate simply because of the immigration issue.

Not saying a pro-immigration Democrat couldn't win a presidential election, but such a candidate is eliminating xx% of voters right off the bat.

Well, we saw what happened last time they picked a centrist candidate.

Imo, their biggest chance is to go as far left as possible. That way they can engage the young voters who seem to lean left, while also getting all older Democrats who wouldn't vote Republican either way.

I doubt a centrist choice can convince any of the ones that voted for Trump last time, and still support him, to vote Democratic.

Personally I think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the right choice, but not now, more like in 14 years. Her wave seems to be really resonating with the youth.

I think that's going to set the Democrats on a losing path. We'll see what happens.

Corey Booker is a corporate shell, other than his skin color his views and record is pretty much align with any other white centrist democrate. No thanks.

Elisabeth Warren would be my choice atm.

Freeza wrote:

Art Morte wrote:People might not like this, but the Democrats probably should find a candidate who has at least some reservations about immigration. Otherwise so many voters are going to vote for a Republican candidate simply because of the immigration issue.

Not saying a pro-immigration Democrat couldn't win a presidential election, but such a candidate is eliminating xx% of voters right off the bat.

Well, we saw what happened last time they picked a centrist candidate.

Imo, their biggest chance is to go as far left as possible. That way they can engage the young voters who seem to lean left, while also getting all older Democrats who wouldn't vote Republican either way.

I doubt a centrist choice can convince any of the ones that voted for Trump last time, and still support him, to vote Democratic.

Personally I think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the right choice, but not now, more like in 14 years. Her wave seems to be really resonating with the youth.

Cortez might have good intentions, but in the interviews i have seen she comes off very basic and lacks understanding of real issues. I am not impressed by her.

@Blue I agree. That’s why I wrote that she needed 14 years. And that’s probably at least. But the movement she’s leading is pretty great imo. Hope it isn’t corrupted. Love how they refuse to be sponsored by corporations and advocating for free healthcare, school etc. Which is the biggest problem in USA imo. They could probably get all that at the same cost they use now if they become more efficient.

I love Warren. Seems smart, genuine and non-corruptable. She’s also a very polar option to Trump and has withstood enough abuse to use it to her advantage. I’m just afraid the misogyny still is too rampant for her to win, but I hope she’s the candidate.

Betty La Fea wrote:

Hapless_Hans wrote:I'm hoping, dreaming rather, that one day, Stacey Abrams will go on to become US president.

Such a likeable, smart, accomplished woman and great communicator. I wish we had politicians like that in Germany, but we don't. People here are not that smart, and not that likeable either.

But first, let's hope she wins the Georgia governor election.

I live in Georgia. She wont

wont what? become governor?

Blue wrote:Corey Booker is a corporate shell, other than his skin color his views and record is pretty much align with any other white centrist democrate. No thanks.

Elisabeth Warren would be my choice atm.

Freeza wrote:

Art Morte wrote:People might not like this, but the Democrats probably should find a candidate who has at least some reservations about immigration. Otherwise so many voters are going to vote for a Republican candidate simply because of the immigration issue.

Not saying a pro-immigration Democrat couldn't win a presidential election, but such a candidate is eliminating xx% of voters right off the bat.

Well, we saw what happened last time they picked a centrist candidate.

Imo, their biggest chance is to go as far left as possible. That way they can engage the young voters who seem to lean left, while also getting all older Democrats who wouldn't vote Republican either way.

I doubt a centrist choice can convince any of the ones that voted for Trump last time, and still support him, to vote Democratic.

Personally I think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the right choice, but not now, more like in 14 years. Her wave seems to be really resonating with the youth.

Cortez might have good intentions, but in the interviews i have seen she comes off very basic and lacks understanding of real issues. I am not impressed by her.

Ocasio-Cortez is really, really young. She's smart, and enthusiastic, and lovable, but she's in for a wringer now that she's in congress.
Sadly, I can see her being turned into a zombie in no time.
Especially, I'm not sure if it will be a good thing going forward that she's so good looking. She'll get the wrong kind of attention.

If not, she'll be a great candidate in 10-15 years or so

I have obviously no in-depth knowledge of the guy and his policies, but I have a deep seated distrust towards Corey Booker.

Nobody can tell me that the guy isn't ultimately a show-off who's in it for the attention and the ambition, is actually full of shit, and would sell his mom to the highest bidder if must be, let alone his principles.
On the surface however, he's ok, and if the collateral damage to his career plan is okayish policies, who would I be to complain.