I really want to see it come down to Biden and Warren

[dansolo]

I'm really hoping that the field will quickly narrow down to Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren. They will be able to have a great ideological debate that would be civil. I am leaning toward Warren right now, but I would whole heartedly support either one of them. More importantly, they are both loyal Democrats who would work together, not only to defeat Trump, but to solve problems beyond the election. Harris is fading, and Bernie is only inviting a repeat of 2016. No one else has really any traction.

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. My heart is for Warren, my head is for Biden.

I just think she’ll get trounced in a near McGovern style blowout in a general election. And for purely superficial reasons. This country is too stupid to be trusted and this election is too important.

I wish it were otherwise.

[crazytown]

4. All I can say is it took a long time for Republicans to become comfortable with Reagan

He had strong support from the base, but was regarded as too extreme to win over the electorate.

[Doug.Goodall]

2. I want to see it come down to Sanders and Warren

Progressives to the front!

[crazytown]

3. I don't think Sanders is going down anytime soon

He has solid finances, solid base support (probably around 15%), and a superior voter database.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. Biden needs Warren and Sanders to both remain

as long as possible.

[crazytown]

6. If one of them (say Sanders) clocks lower than 15%

it is for all intents and purposes a two person race. People assume Sanders supporters will go to Warren. Every poll suggests otherwise. Warren would be better placed if Harris dropped out.

[Funtatlaguy]

8. True. But, the more the merrier for Joe.

A one on one with him either Sanders or Warren is not what he wants.

[crazytown]

9. I don't want a one on one between Biden and Sanders

and revisit 2016? No way José.

[highplainsdem]

12. Morning Comsult has polled on this, and enough Sanders and Harris supporters would go to Biden that

those two dropping out would NOT help Warren gain on him.

See this thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287255541

[crazytown]

14. Which is why I was saying it does not benefit Biden

if both Warren and Sanders stay in.

[Sherman A1]

7. Time will tell

And I will vote for the nominee, but I don’t see the need to be in a hurry.

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. "Harris is fading"?

Also, can you imagine how frustrated a dynamo like Warren would be in the -fairly impotent- role as VP?

She'd start chewing on her desk!

We need her as head of the Fed, or somewhere, to begin to repair the economy, and reign in Big Money once again.

[Demsrule86]

17. She needs to stay in the Senate so we can get stuff done...there is a GOP governor in Mass...

I don't think she should have even run...the Senate is too important.

[Demsrule86]

18. She is fading...

[pamdb]

11. Joe and liz

Even though I kind of wanted Biden and Harris, how about Biden AND Warren?

[Cosmocat]

13. Bernie going nowhere

Part of why Biden has such a strong position right now is that Bernie and EW are chopping up one third of the votes right now, with gaggle of Harris, Mayor Pete, Booker et all chopping up the other third.

Bernie and EW are going to hang in fairly deep, so unless Biden falters badly in one of the early primaries, he is going to build a pretty solid bank of delegates before ether Warren or Bernie bow out.

[milestogo]

15. Joe was a great VP, he can be VP again.

2020 needs a woman at the top of the ticket.

[Demsrule86]

16. He is the front runner and a woman at the top of the ticket is problematic based on poling data

that indicate that a woman will face sexism and some will refuse to vote for her period...this election is too important to risk it. This makes me sick...but reality bites sometimes. Besides we don't just pick a woman because she is a woman. MFA will hurt Warren badly and Harris isn't doing well and has not responded to Gabbard's attacks...which has hurt her.

[milestogo]

19. Oh right, that was the whole problem with Hillary.

We must never again put a woman at the top of the ticket, because some people won't like it.

[pattyloutwo]

20. Repeating this idea is problematic

By repeating the idea that some will refuse to vote for her because she’s a woman, you’re floating it as legitimate. Obama won. Clinton probably won if interference factor is accounted for. Warren can win. She is a far stronger candidate than Biden.