Whose votes are they trying for?

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Huh. I guess it's not surprising that somebody on here couldn't figure out why the Republicans having approximately the same # of candidates for the 2016 election as Democrats do for the 2020 election is absolutely relevant. Lol.

Read the OP post again.

There are an unusually large number of Democratic candidates trying to become the party's nominee for President. Most seem to be aiming to corner some certain segment of the electorate. Naturally, they aren't saying so in public.

So, from what you can tell, which candidate has decided to make a play for a certain segment or two of the population...and which one is that (in your view)

I'll start by saying that it looks like "Mayor Pete" has chosen to go after the liberal Christian vote and the black militant vote. And Beto O'Rourke is too obviously hoping that the gun confiscation folks will see him as their guy.

Nothing in there about Trump, the republicans, or anything to do with that posting you did. Reading comprehension maybe before you start belittling people from your mistake?

I mean seriously? Do you really have to start insulting me? All I did was mention that it didn't take long to bring trump into something that had nothing to do with him, and then bring up 2016 when the OPer was asking about 2020 and Dems.
 
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Read the OP post again.



Nothing in there about Trump, the republicans, or anything to do with that posting you did. Reading comprehension maybe before you start belittling people from your mistake?

I mean seriously? Do you really have to start insulting me? All I did was mention that it didn't take long to bring trump into something that had nothing to do with him, and then bring up 2016 when the OPer was asking about 2020 and Dems.

Follow your own advice. Read the OP again. More carefully this time, please. This is the very first sentence: "There are an unusually large number of Democratic candidates trying to become the party's nominee for President." My post was directly in response to that sentence, and it legit bewildered me that anyone would have difficulty understanding the relevance. Yet.... you did. It's also absolutely relevant how Trump impacts voters who will choose Democrats. You called out my post, with snark, therefore I replied to you as I did. Then you have the audacity to belittle my reading comprehension and pout that you were the one insulted. Lol. I mean seriously.
 
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Whose votes are they trying for?

The answer should be obvious. Everyone who hates Donald Trump. But that alone is not enough. This was proven by John McCain and Mitt Romney. Whose campaigns essentially boiled down to the fact that they were not Obama. They really had no other positions that would energize the electorate.

Donald Trump won because he had a clear position on a specific issue--illegal immigration. Which attracted enough support in several key swing states. A Democratic candidate will have to stake out a specific position on some issue. Personally, I'd like it to be sensible health insurance reform. But whatever, voters need a positive reason to support a candidate. Not simply the fact that you're not the opposition.
 
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The answer should be obvious. Everyone who hates Donald Trump. But that alone is not enough. This was proven by John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Note: the question concerned the effort to win the Democratic Party nomination.


My apologies if the OP wasn't sufficiently clear--
There are an unusually large number of Democratic candidates trying to become the party's nominee for President. Most seem to be aiming to corner some certain segment of the electorate.
 
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Note: the question concerned the effort to win the Democratic Party nomination.

My apologies if the OP wasn't sufficiently clear--

What I posted is still applicable. The Democratic contenders want the support of everyone who despises Donald Trump--which is pretty much all staunch Democratic voters. But the party should nominate a candidate who has a positive, constructive approach to an issue that will resonate with voters in the general election. Health care/insurance would be my choice. A successful candidate must be more than just the anti-Trump.
 
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What I posted is still applicable. The Democratic contenders want the support of everyone who despises Donald Trump--which is pretty much all staunch Democratic voters.
That wouldn't provide a special advantage to anyone in particular among the 20-odd Democrats as they seek their party's nomination, then, would it?
 
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That wouldn't provide a special advantage to anyone in particular among the 20-odd Democrats as they seek their party's nomination, then, would it?

At this point, I don't think Democrats care that much about specific policies. They only care about defeating Donald Trump. They're in the same position as Republicans were before the 2012 election. If you recall, there were at least half a dozen contenders besides Mitt. There was Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, and Michelle Bachmann. Were there really any major policy differences among them? The overwhelming concern of the entire field was to defeat Barack Obama. And whoever could convince Republican voters that he/she could do so had the advantage.
 
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Looks like we have a new entry as of 9/16/19...

Tulsi Gabbard for people who want us to be at war as soon as possible.

(Will that be good enough to get her onto the stage for the next debate??)
Not new, she was in the very first debate months ago. It would seem to me, her message concerning war(s) is not what you claim it to be.

From her website: "As president, I will lead this country to bring about a bold change in our foreign policy that bends the arc of history away from war and towards peace. That stops wasting our resources, and our lives on regime change wars, and redirects our focus and energy towards peace and prosperity for all people. The time is now to give up the gunboat diplomacy of the past, and instead, work out our differences with communication, negotiations, and goodwill."

Also:
 
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Not new, she was in the very first debate months ago. It would seem to me, her message concerning war(s) is not what you claim it to be.

From her website: "As president, I will lead this country to bring about a bold change in our foreign policy that bends the arc of history away from war and towards peace. That stops wasting our resources, and our lives on regime change wars, and redirects our focus and energy towards peace and prosperity for all people. The time is now to give up the gunboat diplomacy of the past, and instead, work out our differences with communication, negotiations, and goodwill."

Also:
Are hearing aids covered by insurance? Someone here can’t hear.
 
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A new entry in the list of candidates named in answer to this thread's question, Fender.
Ok, I misunderstood you to be saying she is a new/recent candidate. She does not come across as a warmonger to me.
Keeping with the topic, she would be trying to appeal to progressives who are patriotic and overall positive toward military members and families.
 
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What I posted is still applicable. The Democratic contenders want the support of everyone who despises Donald Trump--which is pretty much all staunch Democratic voters.
Which, however, every Democratic candidate shares.

The question here concerned the apparent effort of each or most of those candidates to win the support of some particular segment of the Democratic base.
 
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