(03-16-2018 04:14 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(03-16-2018 03:48 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(03-16-2018 03:30 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  pro-life, pro-gun, anti-Pelosi war-vet candidate

If they nominate somebody like that in 2020, they have a chance to get my vote.

But the middle type candidates don't do well in the national party. They will probably just find another far leftie who will run on the same old "they are racists" platform. Maybe another old and tired white man, like Biden.

In all seriousness, I think Kerry (14 years ago) was the last time they nominated an "old and tired white man." By the 2020 elections, new voters will have been 2 when that election occurred.

In the same life span of those kids, the Rep nominees have been Bush, McCain, Romney, and Trump. This isn't a comment saying one is good or bad, just commenting in general on the recent trends.

Well, who were the four Democrats in the primaries in 2016? All white, mostly men, none of them very young, and the outsiders people kept hoping would jump in? Biden and Warren. Both white, both old, half of them male.

The Dems keep presenting themselves as the party of people of color, of youngsters, and of women.

I think maybe this time it will be the turn of somebody younger. Harris hits all three desired demographics. she may win. I used to like Booker, but can they go back to nominating a man?

If Trump does not run again, the Republican choice will be interesting to see.
Sometimes, when the primaries are not rigged, surprises happen. See 2016. I have several people in mind I would like to see as nominee of one party or another.