02-07-2019, 12:31 PM
(02-07-2019, 01:51 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: People said in 2016 much the same thing. The worst thing Hillary and Democrats and progressives did in 2016 was to under-estimate Trump. He is a talented communicator; that's all that counts among American voters. Policies don't; approval polls don't. Unless Democrats nominate a talented candidate, I wouldn't bet on a Democratic victory. None of the announced candidates can beat Trump. They are opportunists merely taking up space on headlines. I have already stated who can, and who might be able to (maybe), win a 2020 election against Trump. They are very few.
There are clearly two criteria here. First, anyone nominated must be able to get elected in the general. That eliminates people like Tulsi Gabbard, who seems hell-bent on making otherwise sensible positions totally unacceptable to almost everyone. The second criterion is much harder: vision and leadership. Obama had vision, but never lead anyone anywhere. Bill Clinton, no matter what else you may say about him, had the leadership thing nailed, but totally missed the vision thing. I'm still sitting on my hands, waiting for someone to set me on fire. There are several potentials, but none are there yet.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.