September 01, 2017
Who is on the Democrats' 2020 Bench?
Jack Kemp
Well, despite all their trash talking, it seems that when 2020 rolls around, the Democratic hopefulls will have to take a knee. It won't be because they are reluctant to stand for the National Anthem - it will be because their arthritis or gout will be acting up again. And their fundraising is drying up as well. Matt Vespa details this in a recent Townhall article below, but this situation was also dramatically years ago by Rocky and Bullwinkle when they went to Whatasamatta U. Starting at the 46 second mark and ending to the 1 mnute, 11 second mark, the situation Mr. Vespa describes is summarized in a nutshell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJmXR6rOqY In fact, if you keep watching the video until the 1 minute, 51 second mark, you pretty much have a summary of the current problems at Mizzou U. (the University of Missouri).
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/31/geezer-world-democrats-literally-have-no-one-under-55-who-can-run-in-2020-n2375752
Geezer World: Democrats Literally Have No One Under 55 Who Can Run In 2020
Matt Vespa
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Posted: Aug 31, 2017 3:45 PM
We know that the Democratic Party is in a total state of disarray. They’re struggling to fundraise, they have no leader, they can’t win elections, and they have no message. There are 1,000 fewer Democrats in office than there were in 2008-09. While the media and the Democratic Party fawned and gloated over Barack Obama’s election and re-election, the GOP quietly moved to hallow out the party from the ground up, which they’ve done. Republicans control 69/99 state legislatures and two-thirds of the governorships. Around half the states are under total GOP control, and that’s not including the White House and Congress. The GOP is the dominant political force in the country, but that won’t last forever. Democrats will find a way to win again, but as the Left looks to 2020, the impact of having less of a talent pool for candidates is explicitly clear. The state and local level supplies these candidates and the GOP has plenty of them. For Democrats, it’s a choice between geezer world and pre-school concerning candidates. The age difference spans decades, with notoriety being just as steep. One on hand we have former Vice President Joe Biden, while the other has Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. You don’t need a poll to know who is better known, but Biden will be pushing 80 by the next presidential election. In the search for a 2020 candidate who is under 55 that can be a national contender, even former Democratic National Committee chairman and Vermont Governor Howard Dean admits that no such person exists (via Politico):
Old but well-known vs. fresh but anonymous: That’s how the 2020 Democratic presidential field is shaping up so far — and it’s causing anxiety within a party starting to acknowledge that President Donald Trump could be harder to beat for reelection than the base would like to admit.
The older generation — Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — would be tested and experienced on the national stage, with high name recognition and built-in support. They’d also all be in their 70s, people who’ve been around forever for Trump to use as perfect foils for exactly what he stands against.
Then there’s everyone else looking at a White House run who could embody a new start, separate from the Washington and political establishment that repel voters. But they’re virtually unknown, and they’d be running against the most famous man in the world who’s proved he can dominate every news cycle.
If only, Democrats say, there was some person under 55 who had any profile.
"That person doesn’t exist,†said Howard Dean, the 2004 presidential candidate and former Democratic National Committee chair.
Dean, who’s 68, is clear on which option he wants: "I have nothing against any of the people my age who will run, but I really do believe that if we’re going to appeal to the younger generation, we’ve got to change the party."
Add that to the long list of existential worries gripping the party, from losing white working-class voters, to not connecting anymore with huge numbers of voters Democrats used to assume were theirs, to seeing Republicans outraise, outmaneuver and outperform them in races that they can’t offer any rational reason for not winning.
The piece also noted more awkwardness within the home of the merciful rest candidate tour; Biden’s resume, while accomplished, is hardly what the base is yearning for outside of the Beltway. Second, it’s going to be odd if Garcetti and Biden run due to the close relationship they have. Both men have appeared or hosted each other's respective fundraising events.
Read the rest!
Well, despite all their trash talking, it seems that when 2020 rolls around, the Democratic hopefulls will have to take a knee. It won't be because they are reluctant to stand for the National Anthem - it will be because their arthritis or gout will be acting up again. And their fundraising is drying up as well. Matt Vespa details this in a recent Townhall article below, but this situation was also dramatically years ago by Rocky and Bullwinkle when they went to Whatasamatta U. Starting at the 46 second mark and ending to the 1 mnute, 11 second mark, the situation Mr. Vespa describes is summarized in a nutshell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJmXR6rOqY In fact, if you keep watching the video until the 1 minute, 51 second mark, you pretty much have a summary of the current problems at Mizzou U. (the University of Missouri).
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/31/geezer-world-democrats-literally-have-no-one-under-55-who-can-run-in-2020-n2375752
Geezer World: Democrats Literally Have No One Under 55 Who Can Run In 2020
Matt Vespa
|
Posted: Aug 31, 2017 3:45 PM
We know that the Democratic Party is in a total state of disarray. They’re struggling to fundraise, they have no leader, they can’t win elections, and they have no message. There are 1,000 fewer Democrats in office than there were in 2008-09. While the media and the Democratic Party fawned and gloated over Barack Obama’s election and re-election, the GOP quietly moved to hallow out the party from the ground up, which they’ve done. Republicans control 69/99 state legislatures and two-thirds of the governorships. Around half the states are under total GOP control, and that’s not including the White House and Congress. The GOP is the dominant political force in the country, but that won’t last forever. Democrats will find a way to win again, but as the Left looks to 2020, the impact of having less of a talent pool for candidates is explicitly clear. The state and local level supplies these candidates and the GOP has plenty of them. For Democrats, it’s a choice between geezer world and pre-school concerning candidates. The age difference spans decades, with notoriety being just as steep. One on hand we have former Vice President Joe Biden, while the other has Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. You don’t need a poll to know who is better known, but Biden will be pushing 80 by the next presidential election. In the search for a 2020 candidate who is under 55 that can be a national contender, even former Democratic National Committee chairman and Vermont Governor Howard Dean admits that no such person exists (via Politico):
Old but well-known vs. fresh but anonymous: That’s how the 2020 Democratic presidential field is shaping up so far — and it’s causing anxiety within a party starting to acknowledge that President Donald Trump could be harder to beat for reelection than the base would like to admit.
The older generation — Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — would be tested and experienced on the national stage, with high name recognition and built-in support. They’d also all be in their 70s, people who’ve been around forever for Trump to use as perfect foils for exactly what he stands against.
Then there’s everyone else looking at a White House run who could embody a new start, separate from the Washington and political establishment that repel voters. But they’re virtually unknown, and they’d be running against the most famous man in the world who’s proved he can dominate every news cycle.
If only, Democrats say, there was some person under 55 who had any profile.
"That person doesn’t exist,†said Howard Dean, the 2004 presidential candidate and former Democratic National Committee chair.
Dean, who’s 68, is clear on which option he wants: "I have nothing against any of the people my age who will run, but I really do believe that if we’re going to appeal to the younger generation, we’ve got to change the party."
Add that to the long list of existential worries gripping the party, from losing white working-class voters, to not connecting anymore with huge numbers of voters Democrats used to assume were theirs, to seeing Republicans outraise, outmaneuver and outperform them in races that they can’t offer any rational reason for not winning.
The piece also noted more awkwardness within the home of the merciful rest candidate tour; Biden’s resume, while accomplished, is hardly what the base is yearning for outside of the Beltway. Second, it’s going to be odd if Garcetti and Biden run due to the close relationship they have. Both men have appeared or hosted each other's respective fundraising events.
Read the rest!
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