2020 Candidate Speculation

[jkjacq]

Apr 3, 2019 8:44:26 GMT -6 roloma said:

Julian Castro was in Iowa recently and was great at answering questions about the interests of farmers/rural residents. He clearly admitted he was a "city boy" (<---his words) and didn't know much about it but that he was interested in listening and learning. I saw clips and it felt genuine, unlike what I sometimes see from other politicians. I am not currently #teamJulian but I definitely think he has a lot of potential.

I think he needs to be heard.  He currently has not met the new threshold for the debates, so hopefully he can get enough exposure and on stage.

He was also in Boise last month, I know his goal is to hit all 50 states.

[blurnette989]

Apr 3, 2019 9:20:34 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

Apr 3, 2019 8:44:26 GMT -6 roloma said:

Julian Castro was in Iowa recently and was great at answering questions about the interests of farmers/rural residents. He clearly admitted he was a "city boy" (<---his words) and didn't know much about it but that he was interested in listening and learning. I saw clips and it felt genuine, unlike what I sometimes see from other politicians. I am not currently #teamJulian but I definitely think he has a lot of potential.

I think he needs to be heard.  He currently has not met the new threshold for the debates, so hopefully he can get enough exposure and on stage.

He was also in Boise last month, I know his goal is to hit all 50 states.

What is the new threshold?

[jkjacq]

Apr 3, 2019 9:26:34 GMT -6 blurnette989 said:

Apr 3, 2019 9:20:34 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

I think he needs to be heard.  He currently has not met the new threshold for the debates, so hopefully he can get enough exposure and on stage.

He was also in Boise last month, I know his goal is to hit all 50 states.

What is the new threshold?

In order to qualify for debates, candidates will need:

To register 1 percent or more support in three polls between January 1 and two weeks before the debate. These polls don’t necessarily have to be national polls; public polls in the first four primary and caucus states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and/or Nevada also qualify. But they have to be done by major news organizations or qualifying universities.

The DNC is also trying to incentivize grassroots donations. Candidates can qualify for the debates if they show their campaign has received donations from at least 65,000 unique donors and a minimum of 200 unique donors per state in at least 20 US states.

[RajahMD]

Apr 3, 2019 7:33:06 GMT -6 dc2london said:

Terry McAuliffe for Treasury

I'd be down for this. I loved him as Governor.

[enchanted]

Apr 3, 2019 9:30:11 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

Apr 3, 2019 9:26:34 GMT -6 blurnette989 said:

What is the new threshold?

In order to qualify for debates, candidates will need:

To register 1 percent or more support in three polls between January 1 and two weeks before the debate. These polls don’t necessarily have to be national polls; public polls in the first four primary and caucus states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and/or Nevada also qualify. But they have to be done by major news organizations or qualifying universities.

The DNC is also trying to incentivize grassroots donations. Candidates can qualify for the debates if they show their campaign has received donations from at least 65,000 unique donors and a minimum of 200 unique donors per state in at least 20 US states.

He's not my top pick right now (or maybe ever), but I want him at the debates. Thanks for reminding me to throw some money at him.

[jkjacq]

Apr 3, 2019 12:19:32 GMT -6 enchanted said:

Apr 3, 2019 9:30:11 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

In order to qualify for debates, candidates will need:

To register 1 percent or more support in three polls between January 1 and two weeks before the debate. These polls don’t necessarily have to be national polls; public polls in the first four primary and caucus states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and/or Nevada also qualify. But they have to be done by major news organizations or qualifying universities.

The DNC is also trying to incentivize grassroots donations. Candidates can qualify for the debates if they show their campaign has received donations from at least 65,000 unique donors and a minimum of 200 unique donors per state in at least 20 US states.

He's not my top pick right now (or maybe ever), but I want him at the debates. Thanks for reminding me to throw some money at him.

Same here, i threw some last night.  JUST so he can hopefully make it in them.

[jkjacq]

Kamala is raising ~171k per day

[doublestuf]

Who is giving all this damn money to Bernie?? I know, I know he has the benefit from everyone who donated last go-round. But, go Kamala!

[athn64]

Bernie bro-ness runs deep.

[jaygee]

Maybe it’s Republicans who think he’s the best opponent.

[dc2london]

Apr 3, 2019 19:32:03 GMT -6 jaygee said:

Maybe it’s Republicans who think he’s the best opponent.

My tin hat really thinks this is a factor.
Not a large one, but a real one.

[Dr. Cox]

Apr 3, 2019 12:21:32 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

Apr 3, 2019 12:19:32 GMT -6 enchanted said:

He's not my top pick right now (or maybe ever), but I want him at the debates. Thanks for reminding me to throw some money at him.

Same here, i threw some last night.  JUST so he can hopefully make it in them.

Same. I like him. He’s not my favorite so far, but I think he has some good ideas and I’ve liked what he’s said on immigration policy.

[RajahMD]

Apr 3, 2019 19:01:04 GMT -6 doublestuf said:

Who is giving all this damn money to Bernie?? I know, I know he has the benefit from everyone who donated last go-round. But, go Kamala!

*tin foil hat on*

Russia. It's definitely Russia.

[elle]

Didn't Bernie's campaign do a miserable job of tracking if donations were legal (as in not over the limit and not from foreign sources) last time around? It wouldn't at all shock me if it's happening again. Obviously errors have happened and will continue to happen in every campaign but I seem to remember his being almost excessive. He's still trying to make the "most popular candidate" thing stick so maybe they care more about getting the money right now than whether or not they can keep it.

[sweetpea]

Posts like this give me hope

The fact he hasn’t released his taxes makes me think something nefarious is going on

[jaygee]

I read somewhere that Bern man already registered his 2024 senate campaign. so he can just roll that money right on over. A+ gritting.

[dc2london]

I'd like to see the next POTUS establish an anti-voter suppression department of some sort and put Stacey Abrams in charge of it. I'm not 100% sure how that would work with election boards being under state authority.

[fatpony]

email from Pete says he's making an announcement on the 14th in South Bend.

[jkjacq]

Apr 4, 2019 4:58:44 GMT -6 dc2london said:

I'd like to see the next POTUS establish an anti-voter suppression department of some sort and put Stacey Abrams in charge of it. I'm not 100% sure how that would work with election boards being under state authority.

Wouldn't that have to include restoring tenets of the Voting Rights Act that have been overturned and dealing with (or decimating) Citizens United?

I think we need to sue from the other side, but with this particular SCOTUS I dont see them reversing anything.

[dc2london]

Apr 4, 2019 7:33:41 GMT -6 fatpony said:

email from Pete says he's making an announcement on the 14th in South Bend.

Hmmm....
Running mate?

[jkjacq]

Director Wray is in front of the appropriations this morning

woops wrong thread

ETA to keep on topic

I think Pete is going to announce.  So far its been 'exploratory'

[sweetpea]

Apr 4, 2019 7:39:04 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

Director Wray is in front of the appropriations this morning

woops wrong thread

ETA to keep on topic

I think Pete is going to announce.  So far its been 'exploratory'

Yeah that is what I think, formally announce he’s running for president 

[dc2london]

SCOOP - @ericswalwell is moving forward with his presidential announcement next week with a town hall in Parkland and a scheduled announcement on Colbert.

He’s going to focus his campaign on gun control: t.co/6lk1Nk3lSx

[Ls2012]

I'm going to try to make it down to South Bend on the 14th to check it out. It would be nice I think to hear Pete speak in person, and see if he makes the same impression on a big stage/ crowd as he does in interviews.

I'm really hoping to make it over to Detroit for the debates. I want to see/hear as many of the candidates as I can.

[Ls2012]

Apr 4, 2019 8:23:48 GMT -6 dc2london said:

SCOOP - @ericswalwell is moving forward with his presidential announcement next week with a town hall in Parkland and a scheduled announcement on Colbert.

He’s going to focus his campaign on gun control: t.co/6lk1Nk3lSx

This is exciting. I've been waiting for someone to make gun control their big focus. I've seen it mentioned by others but not at the full-throated consistency I've been wanting to see.

[jkjacq]

Tim Ryan has said he's running.

As a progressive

[jkjacq]

Upcoming CNN Town Halls

4/9 Gillibrand

4/10 Inslee

4/11 Castro

[jaygee]

Apr 4, 2019 14:56:44 GMT -6 jkjacq said:

Upcoming CNN Town Halls

4/9 Gillibrand

4/10 Inslee

4/11 Castro

Damn, CNN. Let a girl catch her breath.

[dc2london]

Mike Bennett intends to run if cancer free after spring recess surgery

[richard]