My heart says Kamala, but my brain says Joe, so..............

[OKNancy]

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Yea, I love Kamala, but we have to win this time. Take no chances with 4 more years of the orange

moron.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

46. GO WITH YOUR HEART-ATTACK OR LOSE

Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris calls on AG Barr to resign, saying he's "compromised his position in a way that it leaves the American public believing that he is not bringing integrity to the role."
https://twitter.com/search?q=KAMALA+HARRIS&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch

[hlthe2b]

2. I love the graphic! It makes me smile

and those have been in short supply for some time.

[highplainsdem]

12. Democratic Coalition's Jon Cooper on where that meme came from:

Link to tweet

With @JoeBiden’s entry into the race, I bet the meme “I’m Ridin’ with Biden” will gain popularity over the coming months. It was originally designed in 2015 by David Colman, a volunteer w/ Draft Biden 2016. I proudly served as the group’s national finance chair. #ImRidinWithBiden

[Celerity]

16. its from this

Veeps take DC in yellow Corvette Stingray

https://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/05/veep-biden-meyer-dreyfus-corvette-stingray-video/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH0sjqh1h6gxenm_5Ewj3VRcfpjxG_1_x53kmSySOnbpelZaqzfl7_z9ID9_dxm4UwoteYGPrl9JAo3HVTJ0D4n8hs9wv0x1BzEW_-8fH5jzu6zPqh-MT3WtT1Cqlrj1zo9d-lLqwnOOEpfOeGzNN9IuIOejmKMDrYS5XR9nL_yy

[highplainsdem]

18. Thanks, Celerity! I meant the meme, though, not the video/photo it started with.

I hadn't known the origin of the meme myself till I saw Jon Cooper's tweet the other day, and I remembered Cooper's explanation so I looked for that tweet again after seeing the OP. Wanted to give credit for the meme, since people like it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. She might be a good running mate, though.

[woodsprite]

4. What a GREAT idea for a bumper sticker!!! nt

[MRDAWG]

5. Biden/ Harris 2020!

My choice.

[oasis]

6. Biden's the One.

[Thekaspervote]

7. Agree!

[DCofVA]

8. In the Primaries... vote with your heart. In the Presidential election... vote with your head.

Rachel Maddow said that on her show yesterday. This time around, my heart and my head are in full agreement. They both say Elizabeth Warren.

[DownriverDem]

10. Not me

I'm voting for the candidate that I think can beat trump. These are not normal times. Biden/Harris would be a great ticket.

[DownriverDem]

9. Gave to both

I would love to see a Biden/Harris ticket!

[blm]

11. I'm voting Warren, but, see a Biden-Harris ticketin 2020

I see it as inevitable, barring some drastic obstacle.

[OhZone]

13. My heart and my head both say go with the one who can beat Trump.

That seems to be Biden.

But I love Harris and others too.

Biden/Harris sounds real good though.

[peggysue2]

14. I know where you're coming from

I love Kamala Harris and I would love to see a woman POTUS. But for this round, I think it's Joe Biden to bring it home and go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump. We absolutely must kick the Trumpster and his odious enablers to the curb, a complete repudiation. Our national survival depends on it.

At the moment, I believe Biden is the candidate to do just that.

And a Biden/Harris ticket would be just fine with me.

[INdemo]

15. I was thinking about Joe Biden the candidate

I think what could happen or what will happen is that Biden will be able to put together the Obama Grassroots style campaign with the help of President Obama and Michelle and Eric Holder, Axlerod and other adivsors.
But he has to be careful not to get caught in a trap that allows the Repukes to claim this is an Obama third term and I think Joe can show he is his own man.
Now I must say with Joe claiming that our number one priority is to get Trump out of the White House.
So I am impressed.

[leftofcool]

17. I am afraid he has already fallen into that trap.

[Mr.Bill]

19. I don't think it's a trap.

Who here would not love to see Obama's third term?

[marylandblue]

24. I would not like to see Obama's 3rd term.

His second term was pure gridlock. I'm not blaming him, but we need someone to smash through the gridlock. If Biden can do that, great, but that would not look like Obama's 3rd term, it would like FDR's 1st.

[Mr.Bill]

28. It goes without saying that this Senate will not cooperate with any Democratic President.

We must take the Senate back. If we held both houses of Congress, I'd be happy with Obama's third term. Hell, I'd be happy with Bill Clinton's eighth term.

[marylandblue]

31. Except it won't look like his third term and why would we want to

run on a term with no legislative achievements? Better Biden say he needs to have the Senate too, and then provide a list of things he wants to get done. Doesn't need to be the same things Obama would have done.

[Mr.Bill]

33. Agreed.

[Demsrule86]

36. You don't consider the ACA, and LGBTQ a win.

We have been trying for healthcare for 100 years. And Obama did it...saved the economy too...protected dreamers. The only reason we didn't get more is those who couldn't get over that we couldn't get a public option trashed him in the midterms. Theses folks are now insisting that they want their perfect progressive pure candidate even though Biden is the only one who can win a general...three states. We need Mi ,PA AND WI. We must win or there will be no progressive movement for generation.

[marylandblue]

40. ACA was the first term, the second term he was stymied by Congress.

He made progress on LGBTQ and Dreamers which was good, but it was all by executive action so Trump undid it. Better if we could get something through Congress, which Biden would deserve the credit for.

I'm not knocking anything Obama did, I'm just saying I want something better and we should run on that basis. It doesn't need to be a progressive wish list. A moderate wish list would be more doable and still contain huge achievements.

[Demsrule86]

43. The key is supporting the president whoever it may be (Democrat)

in the midterms.

[INdemo]

20. I dont think he has yet...The Republicans will and have pushed that narative

[crazytown]

22. Some people here are not in love with Joe,

they are swimming in a post announcement high.

[C_U_L8R]

21. All of me wants both.

[bloom]

23. my brain says Warren / Kamala n/t

[honest.abe]

25. Yeah.. me too.

Biden is the one.. but Harris can be number two.

[marylandblue]

26. My brain says Buttigieg based on his personal abilities and campaign strategy

rather than percieved electability, which I think is a misleading concept because it leads to selecting a candidate who is more conventional than the general electorate wants and cam cause primary voters to overlook potential weaknesses.

[MFM008]

27. Yes

I agree.

[dlk]

29. Rachel had Great Advice on Her Show Recently

She suggested voting your heart in the primary and voting your brain in the general.

[highplainsdem]

30. Voting only your heart in the primary would be good advice ONLY if there wasn't a GE.

Sure, if two candidates seems about equal in terms of electability, by all means vote your heart when choosing between them.

But if you think one candidate has a significantly better chance of winning the GE after winning the primary, you might be hurting your own party's chances by voting with your heart and possibly eliminating your best candidate.

I like Rachel, but I suspect that for her right now there's a conflict between heart and brain, and she isn't ready yet to go with her brain.

[dlk]

32. I Agree With Rachel

By all means, vote for your favorite candidate in the primary. Why Not? However, we all need to get behind the Democratic candidate in general, whomever that might be. Too much is at stake to do otherwise.

[Demsrule86]

35. That is how you end up with a contested primary. Vote for who can win.

[UniteFightBack]

38. I actually thought that made no sense. In the general obviously you are voting for the Dem so how

is that using your brain...? No you use your brain in the primary to vote for someone who can beat the opposition.

[Kaleva]

47. Voting for the Dem in the general is a no brainer

[Demsrule86]

34. Welcome!

[BigmanPigman]

37. Rachel said, "The primaries are for the heart,

the election is for the head". I never heard that before but she didn't invent it herself. It makes sense though. First you vote with the person who shares your ideals, then when it comes down to the actual election it is all about your brain and who will win.

[UniteFightBack]

39. Yeah but in the actual election it's between a Dem and a puke so what brain power is needed

for that? I think you vote with your head in the primary to get the best person in position to beat the opposition.

I'm not sure what idyllic world she is talking about.

[Kaleva]

48. It's far to early to tell who has the best chance to win in 2020

You may recall that back in 2007, Hillary topped the polls but those early poll leads failed to hold and Obama became our nominee and went on to win the general.

"Gallup’s 2007 national presidential polling strongly points to Clinton winning the 2008 Democratic nomination. Barring something unusual or otherwise unexpected, she is well positioned for the 2008 Democratic primaries. Obama has not been an insignificant rival: he came within single digits of tying Clinton for the lead at two points this spring. But he has recently lost ground and is now in the weakest position relative to Clinton that he has been in all year."

https://news.gallup.com/poll/102277/Gallup-Election-Review-October-2007.aspx

[UniteFightBack]

41. Ok I absolutely love this Meme and I'll have to print up a few or a dozen. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

42. LOL! Love the graphic! I am hoping for a Biden/Harris ticket!

I also love, love, LOVE mayor Pete but one thing on his (and our) side - he is a very young guy - still plenty of time for him and he would STILL be a young guy 8, or even 16 years from now.

[musicman65]

44. Let you brain

speak to your heart

[JI7]

45. how about after today ?