Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,585 posts) Wed Jan 22, 2020, 10:16 AM Jan 2020

Here Come the Surrogates

Iowa Starting Line (email):

With impeachment locking down the senators running for president in D.C., their campaign surrogates will pick up the slack in Iowa. Here's who the senators announced would be traveling the state this week in their stead:

Elizabeth Warren
Julián and Joaquin Castro
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson
Jonathan Van Ness

Bernie Sanders
AOC
Michael Moore
Phillip Agnew
Portugal. The Man
Mike Posner

Amy Klobuchar
John and Abigail Bessler
Representative Angie Craig
Representative Dean Phillips
USA Curling Gold Medalist Coach Phill Drobnick

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Here Come the Surrogates (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

Portugal. The Man. mcar Jan 2020 #1

Musician, has some popular songs. Merlot Jan 2020 #6

Warren made the best choices. murielm99 Jan 2020 #2

agree..... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #3

Especially not in Iowa! murielm99 Jan 2020 #4

Indeed. MrsCoffee Jan 2020 #10

I love curling. DURHAM D Jan 2020 #5

LOL judeling Jan 2020 #8

The Klobuchar list is touching Recursion Jan 2020 #7

It is what it is, But she will be fine. judeling Jan 2020 #9

The field is still so big. xmas74 Jan 2020 #13

Hmmm. Thanks for the good information. I'm not comfortable Hortensis Jan 2020 #11

Warren and Klobuchar have decent lists. xmas74 Jan 2020 #12

mcar

(42,334 posts)

1. Portugal. The Man.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 10:26 AM

Jan 2020

Who is that?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

6. Musician, has some popular songs.

Reply to mcar (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 11:33 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

murielm99

(30,741 posts)

2. Warren made the best choices.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 10:28 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

getagrip_already

(14,757 posts)

3. agree.....

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 10:35 AM

Jan 2020

Sending AOC and some guy/gal named Portugal into Iowa is not exactly speaking to the masses.

Even in urban areas, they are not going to resonate with the locals.. Just saying.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

murielm99

(30,741 posts)

4. Especially not in Iowa!

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 10:40 AM

Jan 2020

I live close to the Iowa border, and have a lot of contact with Quad City politicians. We have property and family in Iowa. Even the Democrats there are fairly conservative. They will sneer at these surrogates. And AOC is greeted with more suspicion in the Midwest than people realize.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)

10. Indeed.

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 12:31 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)

5. I love curling.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 11:05 AM

Jan 2020

That is an impressive get for Amy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

judeling

(1,086 posts)

8. LOL

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 12:16 PM

Jan 2020

Actually that is just a small part of the Surrogates in the field.

Klobuchar has for example has dozens of Hotdish home parties with a current or former local state legislator and will Skype in if possible.

All of the campaigns will be doing some of that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

7. The Klobuchar list is touching

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 11:54 AM

Jan 2020

And I mean that. I still don't understand why she gets as little traction as she does.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

judeling

(1,086 posts)

9. It is what it is, But she will be fine.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 12:18 PM

Jan 2020

In Iowa in particular she knows just how to run.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

xmas74

(29,674 posts)

13. The field is still so big.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 12:50 PM

Jan 2020

If this was a smaller field without big names (Biden, Sanders, Warren) I think she'd do well.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

11. Hmmm. Thanks for the good information. I'm not comfortable

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 12:43 PM

Jan 2020

with using the same term for the speakers for other candidates as for Sanders' attack dogs.

Best to liars shouldn't be allowed to hide among honest people, and honest people don't deserve to be slurred by association.

One kind lies as SOP to defeat Democrats, the other doesn't and works to elect Democrats:

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

xmas74

(29,674 posts)

12. Warren and Klobuchar have decent lists.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 12:48 PM

Jan 2020

Castro spent time in the state and has connections. JVN is pretty popular right now, considered an absolute sweetheart that know how to connect with others and is a Midwest boy at heart. (He's from Illinois.)

I love curling and it's gaining popularity in the lower Midwest. A gold medalist coach is a good get. I also heard something about "hot dish open houses" where she might Skype when available. That's some fantastic branding if true.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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