Have You Ruled Out Any Candidates?

[kennetha]

I am still very much undecided. I have ruled out 2 candidates though:

Sanders
Gabbard.


I would, though vote for either of them over Trump, should it come to that.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Yes

Sanders and Gabbard, but if either one of them are the nominee, which I doubt, i will support them in the general.

[we can do it]

4. Same 2 here plus Gillibrand.

[redstatebluegirl]

11. Yes I should include Gillibrand, I forgot about her.

[we can do it]

19. I did too until I saw post below.

[lark]

35. Same 3 are ruled out of my primary vote consideration.

Will not vote for Gabbard, Gillibrand or Sanders in the primary, they just aren't the best choices, IMO. I will vote for an arthritic mangey yellow dog in the general if it has a D behind it's name, so I'd 100% vote for any of those 3 if they were our general candidate. However, I am almost certain it won't be any of these 3 that catch fire with only Sanders having even an outside chance.

[dem4decades]

78. I agree.

[Polly Hennessey]

87. She is easy to forget.

[The Blue Flower]

105. Same

nt

[MH1]

32. Same 2, plus Yang

Echoing the others, I'll vote for the nominee, but thank God it's not likely to be one of them.

Edit to add: Marianne Williamson, I'd almost forgotten about her. Of course there's actually something like 400+ people running, but we rightly ignore most of the nutjobs.

[Bettie]

69. Oh, I forgot about Williamson

not a chance.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'd vote for some rando off the street before I'd vote for Trump,

but for the primaries I've ruled out Gabbard, Gillibrand, and just recently Sanders. Also Marianne Williamson and rookie rich guy Yang, but they won't get far enough to bother with anyhow.

[kennetha]

5. Saw Yang for the first time

Smart guy, I like his ideas, but the dude has ZERO affect, comes across like a caricature of Dr Spock on Star Trek

[earthside]

3. Gillibrand

Railroaded Al Franken.

The end.

[Charlie G]

12. same for me

She is the only one I will not even listen to

[mac56]

16. THIS

[LakeArenal]

26. As did Harris, Warren and Sanders

I think candidates ignore the Railroad purposely. It’s like an elephant in the room for me.

Harris and Warren should be questioned to double down or change their tune.

Not just shove it away like it didn’t happen.

[keithbvadu2]

106. Absolutely! Gillibrand and Bernie as well.

Absolutely! Gillibrand and Bernie as well.

[Shell_Seas]

6. Same, here. Sanders and Gabbard.

[donkeypoofed]

7. I've gotta throw Gillibrand in the trash heap, too

I'll never forgive her for Al Franken.

[Shrek]

25. Harris was on the same bandwagon

Along with plenty of other Senators.

[tblue37]

8. Yeah--Gabbard and Gillibrand. nt

[aaaaaa5a]

51. +1 NT

[Delmette2.0]

63. Me, too.

[NurseJackie]

9. Sanders, Gabbard, Gillibrand. No question. I will NOT support any of those at all.

[2naSalit]

23. +1

[MyOwnPeace]

44. I'm going upon

the advice of my "medical adviser" NurseJackie!

I cannot support Sanders, Gabbard, Gillibrand - they'll not make it as the "official" candidate and whoever the Democrats do nominate - that's who's getting my vote!

[NurseJackie]

50. I like the way you think...

... now get some rest. Take two shots and call me in the morning.

[MyOwnPeace]

67. Two shots?

How about this..........

[NurseJackie]

71. That'll do, too!

[Autumn]

10. Yes I have.

In the primary I will not support Harris, Biden, Beto, Castro, Booker, Gillabrand, Yang, Delaney or Hickenlooper.

[redstatebluegirl]

14. So what about the general.

I assume since you are a Democrat you will vote for the nominee....

[Autumn]

15. You assume correctly. I clearly stated in my post I would not support those people in the primary.

[redstatebluegirl]

17. Good to know.

[Power 2 the People]

20. In the primary I will not support Harris, Biden, Beto, Castro, Booker or Gillabrand

If one of them becomes the nominee I will vote for them over Trump.

[Autumn]

21. Yep, I'm hoping a few of them will drop out quickly along with a couple who are just

taking up space. A few of these candidates should have ran last time, they stood a better chance then.

[Nanjeanne]

61. That's pretty much my list with addition of Klobuchar. Although if Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg and

Inslee drop out before my very late primary and these are the ones left, I’ll pick Harris over the others.

[Lazy Daisy]

118. Why Harris?

I get the others. Pretty much same here.

[Autumn]

123. She doesn't hit hot on any of my issues. nt

[joshcryer]

13. I will never vote for a Presidential candidate that doesn't show their tax returns.

It is that simple.

[Demit]

18. Sanders, Biden, Booker, Beto, Gillibrand, Gabbard.

I'll watch what they all do over the course of the campaign season to see if any of them change my mind with startling new input. But I suspect more than a few will drop out early on (and I hope Biden drops out before he declares that he's in).

[rogue emissary]

22. posted this before but it's still accurate.

I've only ruled out Buttigieg, Gabbard, Klobuchar, Sanders, Yang, Williamson.

Again only talking about primary voting.

[WeekiWater]

24. There are a number of candidates I know I wouldn't vote for in a primary.

Sanders, Biden, Yang, Gabbard.

[Shrek]

27. I've ruled out no one n/t

[Freddie]

28. In the primary

Order of preference: Inslee, Klobuchar, Harris, Warren, Biden
Will not support Sanders, Gabbard, Gillibrand
Will happily vote for the Democratic candidate in the general.

[kennetha]

31. A lot like my list

Really impressed with Inslee and Klobuchar

[oasis]

42. Same here. nt

[KewlKat]

54. I'd love to see an Inslee/Klobuchar ticket.

[BlueWI]

100. That would be a solid ticket.

[Trumpocalypse]

29. No!

I'm undecided too. And don't really have a preference at this time. I probably won't make a decision until right before the NY primary which is more than a year away. By that time the field should be a lot thinner.

[KPN]

33. Just one -- Gillibrand. Close on a couple others but I want to wait to hear them in a

townhall or the primary debates.

I pledge to support whoever the Democratic Party nominee is in the General Election -- even if it is Gillibrand.

[jberryhill]

34. Trump

Definitely ruled out Trump.

[RobertDevereaux]

36. Ruling out none of our candidates so far...

For the primary, I have no plans to switch from Bernie.

As I did in 2016, in the general, I'll vote for and vigorously support the winner of the Democratic primary.

And of course a solid Democratic vote up and down the ballot. We must destroy and put permanently in its grave the gone-traitorous GOP!

[matt819]

37. Some

Sanders
Gabbard
Gillibrand
O’Rourke
Inslee
Hickenlooper

[MineralMan]

38. Kirsten Gillibrand.

I don't think she has a prayer, anyhow. Of course, if she somehow becomes the nominee, I'll vote for her. I doubt she'll get anywhere near that, and will probably drop out before the Iowa Caucuses, actually.

[Devil Child]

39. There is no Democratic candidate I am "against" or have ruled out

Therefore I try to minimize disparagement of any of our candidates who have chosen to run. Victory in 2020 is all that matters to me and each candidate we have will make a fine president.

[femmedem]

104. A fine sentiment!

All of our candidates have their strengths, and all of them are infinitely better than Trump.

[happybird]

40. The 3 I've ruled out aren't going to get far, anyways

If by some miracle one of them gets the nomination, I will vote for them. Anyone is better than Fuckface von Clownstick.

[BannonsLiver]

41. I ruled Bernie out in late 2015.

I also wouldn’t vote for Gabbard.

[comradebillyboy]

43. Sure I have, Sanders and Gabbard. Although Gabbard

really doesn't count since she has so little support.

[dsc]

45. I won't vote for anyone who hasn't released several years of tax returns

by the Iowa caucuses or at least by right after them. I won't vote for Tulsi Gabbard and Sanders would be a hard vote in the primary.

[Amimnoch]

46. Yes. No BS. -NT.

[W_HAMILTON]

47. Yes -- Sanders, Gabbard, Gillibrand.

[peggysue2]

48. Thus far . . .

Sanders and Gabbard. Others may be added as time goes.

[yardwork]

49. I agree with your OP. I will not vote for Sanders or Gabbard in the primary.

[Gothmog]

52. I have ruled out two strongly

Sanders
Gabbard.

[PunkinPi]

56. +1 nt

[USALiberal]

53. Sanders, Gillibrand, Gillibrand, Gillibrand! Nt

[Hortensis]

121. Sanders, Gabbard, Gillibrand.

All for cause from their own records.

[wasupaloopa]

55. Sanders, Gabbard and Gillibrand

[Kahuna7]

57. Yuuup. nt

[stopbush]

58. Sanders and Gabbard.

I also think that Gillibrand and Warren will not fare well in the primaries. Voters will be favoring candidates who have charisma, just like they always do. Beto will get farther than he should be expected and the no-name marginal candidates will have a very difficult time getting even name recognition.

[OKNancy]

59. I rule out anyone who I don't think has a chance of beating Trump

even though I love everything about them ex: Buttigieg. For me the few that I think can win are
1. Biden
2. Beto
3. Kamala

And if I were really honest with myself, even my favorite Kamala probably has less of a chance than Beto or Biden.

FWIW, since I live in a totally red state where my general election vote won't matter, I am #NeverBernie. I won't forget or forgive what he did in 2016

[Awsi Dooger]

74. I always appreciate your reasoning

Very solid and logical.

I agree that few on the list can defeat Trump. That is opposite of what most posters here believe. Kamala is great but sourced from California and as female I think she has less opportunity than Beto. All my concerns about Kamala are not what she would do during a campaign, but how she would be perceived.

If Biden were 10 to 20 years younger I'd have more confidence in how he would hold up. I don't like to make subjective exceptions as opposed to how something would be viewed in generic terms.

I think Inslee and Klobuchar would have a good chance. I am frustrated than most candidates who I believe have the greatest opportunity to defeat Trump are lower on the preference list, while ones atop have some built-in deficit like age and socialist, if not both.

Anyway, I'll have to say I have ruled out everyone except Beto, in terms of who I will vote for in the primary. As always, I don't believe in day-to-day whirlwind as opposed to making a sound big picture evaluation well ahead of time and sticking to it.

I will vote for any Democrat in November. I have never voted for a Republican on any level.

[OKNancy]

88. +1 I have never voted Republican either, never will! n/t

[Vinca]

60. Gabbard and Gillebrand. But I'd vote for a Democratic ham sandwich over Trump.

It occurred to me this morning that I'm really not too excited over any of them. Beto is appearing about 20 miles from me tonight and I'm not even considering going. I hope someone clicks with me at some point.

[Kurt V.]

62. none. a few hanging by a thread would be biden, gabbard. wish the debates would start! ha!

[Laffy Kat]

64. There are some I like better than others but I WILL NOT rule any out.

I'm going to vote for the Democratic nominee, so why would I rule any out?

[Stellar]

65. When all is said and done, people here hate Bernie so much until...

if he is the last one standing they wouldn't vote for him. There those in Bernies base that would probably have hard feelings and may not support your candidate of choice, hello president Trump, part two.

[Atticus]

91. I guess I missed it. Which poster said they would not support WHOEVER got

the Democratic nomination?

[Stellar]

95. I could be wrong but that's just the feeling I get around here

and it frightens me to think Trump could be around for another term.

[Atticus]

97. That prospect frightens all of us, but your not-so-subtle threat to those who don't support

your candidate is, in itself, divisive and that seems to be the danger you're warning us about.

[Stellar]

98. I give up. nt.

[Blue_true]

113. Maybe you should.

Every single person that would rather not see Bernie win the nomination have made it perfectly clear that they will be behind him if he does. I make that pledge and have consistently made it. Will you vote for the party nominee if that person is not Sanders? That is a simple question.

[namahage]

107. Well, there WAS one,

but as they say in French, language of the Cajuns, "il est parti".

[Blue_true]

114. And justly so. This election is too important for games.

ALL of us must support the person that win our primary, I can't say that strongly enough.

[Blue_true]

112. No one. nt

[Blue_true]

111. I have not seen a single DU person that won't vote for Sanders in the prinary

say that they WON'T vote for him if he won the party nomination. I don't want to see Sanders as our nominee, but will gladly support him in the General if he is, the choice between Sanders in the general is like getting a beef sandwich when you badly wanted a turkey sandwich, but with Trump you would get a pure shit sandwich.

[NastyRiffraff]

66. I've eliminated your two

But I have a (very) short list of 2 candidates, one of whom I'll likely end up supporting for the primaries. However, I'm waiting to hear more from all candidates, particularly in the debates.

[Bettie]

68. I've ruled out four

Gabbard, Sanders, Gillibrand, and Hickenlooper.

I'd vote for any of them over Trump as the nominee.

[Turin_C3PO]

70. There's a few I dislike.

Gillibrand and Gabbard. But, of course, I’ll gladly pull the lever for either of them over Donald Trump.

[BlueStater]

72. Biden, Sanders, and Gillibrand for sure.

None of them hold any sort of appeal to me whatsoever.

[BluesRunTheGame]

73. No

At this point I’m focused on our direction. I’m interested in issues, messaging, and new faces.

As we get closer to the election I’ll be more concerned about electability.

[Cha]

75. Hell Yeah.

[still_one]

76. without any hesitation I have ruled out trump or any republicans. Just saying .....................

[aeromanKC]

77. Sanders

Tax returns please.

[CentralMass]

79. No. I don't think that we can afford to. I don't think a few will make the cut anyway.

[stonecutter357]

80. Yes I have Gillibrand and Sanders .

[namahage]

82. Good thing all 50 states are like yours, then.

But Rahm? Seriously?

Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay.

[seaglass]

89. No one is interested in the advice of a BoBer. n/t

[Atticus]

92. So, on your first day on DU, you announce that if we don't nominate your

(supposedly) favorite candidate, you'll take your ball and go home. Do you really believe we're THAT stupid?

[fleabiscuit]

93. Really, you won't vote? nt

[mahina]

83. Tulsi Gabbard, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper.

[sprinkleeninow]

85. Yes. n/t

[Fiendish Thingy]

86. Yes- Biden, Gabbard, Gillibrand, maybe Klobuchar nt

[cynatnite]

90. Sanders is the only one right now. n/t

[Iggo]

94. In the Primaries? Just one.

In the General? I'd even vote for that one.

[Honeycombe8]

96. A lot of them. Sanders at the top of the list. It's shorter to list the ones...

It's shorter to list the ones I'd consider, at this time. Although it's too early for me.

Biden (if he enters)
Beto
Inslee
Kobuchar
A couple of men I haven't even heard speak yet

I won't vote for Sanders, Warren, Harris, or Gilibrand as the nominee.

[BlueWI]

99. It's easier to name favorites than those I'd rule out, but...

Favorites: Inslee, Warren, Buttigieg,

Less enthusiasm but ok: Harris, Beto, Sanders, Booker, Kloubuchar, Castro

Low enthusiasm but would support in the general, obviously: Biden, Yang, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper, Gabbard.

[underthematrix]

101. For the DEM primary I'm a firm NO

on Sanders and Gabbard.

In the GENERAL: the DEM nominee

[MyNameGoesHere]

103. Yes. Senator Sanders Independent - VT

All others I would consider

[tiredtoo]

108. Gillibrand, Beto, Sanders, Biden

But any of these would get my full support as candidate for president.

[Blue_true]

109. Yes. Same two as you have.

[trueblue2007]

110. i picked the same as you did. I have ruled out 2 candidates though:

Sanders
Gabbard.


I would, though vote for either of them over Trump, should it come to that.

[BlueTsunami2018]

115. Yeah, pretty much all of them since I'm solidly behind Biden.

I’m all about the general election win. I like Warren, I like Bernie but I want to win more than anything. Joe is the best bet to do that in my opinion.

[Irishxs]

116. Sanders. Gillabrand. Gifford. Booker. Biden. Beto.

I’m liking Warren and Harris. Both could definitely handle Mr Potato Head.

[Meowmee]

117. Many I would not vote for

But It is more imp who I will vote for at this point- Biden or Beto since I think they can win. I think most will drop out by the time it comes to voting anyway.

[radical noodle]

119. Yes, I've also ruled out BS and Gabbard

Also Marianne Williamson

Gillibrand is way down on my list, as is Andrew Yang.

[Tactical Peek]

120. BIWVFTITG

But I Would Vote For Them In The General ™

[LexVegas]

122. BS. nt