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Skill and Chance
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« on: February 25, 2017, 04:40:17 PM »

For president, no.  But he would be the best candidate they could possibly recruit for statewide office in Texas.  There would have to be an understanding that he was the Texas version of JBE or Manchin on some national Dem issues, though.
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2017, 05:30:32 PM »

i'd rather not have an Ayn Rand Boat namer and "pro-business" technoservative as the Democrat nominee. Otherwise the party would literally have no meaning.

What would you like to see instead, though?  Democratic options for winning national elections and/or control of congress basically look like this right now:

1. Court anti-Trump libertarians and free traders- Mark Cuban for president would be an extreme example, Cory Booker would represent a more gradual shift.

2. Court working class populists- to do this, though, you need someone who has Bernie's views on economic issues and Joe Manchin's views on most social issues.  Will the Dem base stomach that?

3.  Change nothing and wait for the economy to crash- but you could be waiting 10+ years, particularly if the next recession is a mild one like 2000-01 or occurs during the 1st year of a presidential term.
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