Who will be the frontrunner in 2016? Vice-President Biden or Senator Clinton

[Seen the light]

Oh yeah I'm going there tonight. :)

[Bicoastal]

1. Biden will be too old, sorry to say....

...but Hillary is just getting warmed up!

[Faygo Kid]

38. Biden will be 73. Hillary will be 68.

I predict someone not quite on the radar screen right now.

But geez, who cares right now?

[daninthemoon]

2. How about Michelle Obama?

[ecstatic]

21. she has no interest in politics nt

[anigbrowl]

3. Gavin Newsom

Clinton and Biden will be too old - almost the same age as McSame is now.

[Inspired]

8. In my dreams!

[Uzybone]

4. Win in 2008 first

then worry about 2016

No one has a clue who will be running in 2016. Did anyone think Barack would be here 4 years ago? let alone 8?

[WinkyDink]

5. I should live so long.

[faithfulcitizen]

22. Neither, Claire McCaskill! (on edit: oops, wrong place. :))

[CalGator]

78. I like her chances.

She has been a loyal supporter of Obama since early in the primary season, and can put up quite a political fight.

[Inspired]

6. Mark Warner...mark my words.

[FSogol]

Yup, I agree. n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Feingold.

Maybe Franken.

[daninthemoon]

12. President Franken. Too Cool

[Jackpine Radical]

24. He needs to find somebody named Stein ro tun with.

Franken-Stein 2016

[Alexander]

29. Well, Ben Stein did endorse him.

[Bucky]

32. Franken-Stein: the ultimate fusion ticket

[Myrina]

63. Yeah baby

:loveya: President Russ and Vice President, Now-Former HSS Secretary & Former DNC Chair, Governor Howard Dean? :loveya:



Double Smart, Double Sexay. Holy Moly!! :applause:

[musicblind]

9. I doubt Biden would go for it. He'd be 73/74 n/t

[Lucky 13]

10. Mark Warner

[crankychatter]

11. jesse jackson jr

[ecstatic]

19. Lol. No way. The reason why Jackson and even Harold Ford slip

up and make bitter comments every now and then is because they know there will only be one black president in this century. The next major change will be a democratic woman.

[Bucky]

40. "There will only be one black president in this century" What, are we on a quote system now?

Let me explain something to you: We don't elect black presidents in this country. We elect the best candidate to be president. Obama hasn't opened up the field one bit--the voters of this country did all the real work--listening and tuning into the best man for the job and not being put off by a 19th century standard for electability.

Obama is not our token black president. He's gonna be our president, period.

[Sidney J Mussburger]

64. Jesse Jackson Jr

not his dad.

[Beacool]

70. God forbid!!!!! n/t

[DevonRex]

13. Let's win this one first, eh? nt

[ecstatic]

14. Could Edwards possibly make a come back?

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[PresidentObama]

18. I hope so!! I still have a soft spot for Edwards n/t

[Inspired]

54. Edwards who? Haven't heard that name in awhile.

[Bucky]

15. Senator Clinton? Won't Chelsea be running for reelection that year?

Anyway, I'm certain Governor Beau Biden will give her a run for her money.

[Yes We Did]

16. Neither! Congressman Rober Wexler from FL!

[DevonRex]

20. I agree. I have a little bitty crush on that man. Brilliance and good

looks. And he doesn't mince words. Gotta love that in a pol.

[PresidentObama]

17. I wish Biden, but I don't think he'd run. So Clinton, it is.

I love me some Hillary.

But I wish Biden were younger and would run in 2016. I don't think he will.

[Sebastian Doyle]

23. Eight years is an eternity in politics

Anyone who can't remember what life was like before the Bush Crime Family got back in the White House could tell you that.

And there's also this to consider...... did you know who Barack Obama was 8 years ago? Hell, did you know who Sarah Palin was 8 weeks ago?

The frontrunner for 2016 may well be someone you haven't even heard of right now. I don't think it's very likely that we'll go from President Obama, who will be only in his mid 50's then, to someone who's just on either side of 70, but who knows?

We have a lot more serious shit to worry about between now and then.

[Blue_In_AK]

25. That's a long time from now.

I say neither one.

[Parche]

26. WHITEHOUSE/FEINGOLD 2016

[TheKentuckian]

27. Wexler, McCaskil, or Kaine

come to mind.

[Genevieve]

35. yes, Wexler. nt

[liberalpragmatist]

28. It could easily be a governor elected in 2010

The most likely potential candidates for president in 2016 (on both sides of the aisle) will be senators elected this year or in 2006 and governors elected in 2010.

So if Democrats take back the California governorship in 2010, if it's Gavin Newsom or Steve Garamendi or Antonio Villaraigosa, they'll be top prospects. Ir Pennsylvania's governorship stays in Dem hands, that person will be a frontrunner. If the Illinois governorship stays in Dem hands in 2010, that person will be a frontrunner.

My predictions for 2016: the field will include...

* Gov. Lisa Madigan of Illinois (currently state Attorney General)
* Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island
* Sen. Beau Biden of Delaware (he'll be elected to his father's seat in 2010, get reelected in 2014, and could then launch a bid)
* Brian Schweitzer (he'll complete his gubernatorial term and perhaps take a cabinet position -- Secretary of Energy or EPA Administrator in a second Obama term should there be one).
* Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
* Gov. Gavin Newsom of California (a BIG if, since there are lots of top California Dems salivating at the governor's mansion)

[cynatnite]

30. I'm going out on a limb and predicting Hillary won't run again n/t

[Occam Bandage]

31. Neither. I bet Warner, but really, who the hell would have bet Obama in 2000?

[liberalpragmatist]

46. Not a single person in the world would have guessed correctly

I suspect even Barack Obama would have thought you were insane if you suggested that the Democratic presidential nominee in 2008 would be a then-39-year-old state senator who had just been crushed in his bid for the House, whose marriage was on the rocks, whose credit card was maxed out and who couldn't even get a floor pass at the DNC.

And if you suggested after 9/11 that the next U.S. president would be a progressive Democrat who was a black man of Muslim ancestry with a Swahili-Arabic name you would have been dismissed as a naive dreamer.

[blue_onyx]

33. Based on how things are now, Hillary

But things will change a lot by then. The next nominee may not even be in politics right now. It could be an unknown, like Obama was a few years ago. Who knows who will be on the list in 2016.

[progressiveforever]

34. Michelle Obama.......why not?

:-)

[high density]

36. Biden ain't going to be it

He'll be older than McCain at that point.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

37. I think Biden won't want it.

And we can come up with a better candidate than Clinton.

[Jennicut]

39. Biden already said in a recent interview that he will not run in 2012

He will be older then McLame now though I bet he will be a much younger 73/74 than McLame's ancient 72. He has been in the Senate since he was 29 so I think he will be ready to retire after 43 years in politics. I think its Hillary and everybody else.

[LynneSin]

41. Biden will be older than what McCain is today

I think if we see a Biden in the White House it'll be Beau, not Joe.

[bushisanidiot]

42. Biden will be too old. 8 years is a long time. It's really too early to say.

Edwards could definitely make a comeback, but there will be many other great men and women running to choose from. Hell, Howard Dean would be awesome too.

[Juche]

43. This reminds me of a Bill Hicks routine

He was bitching about the first Iraq war and then said 'thank God I will never live to see another Bush or Reagan in the white house'. Oh how little he knew (this was the early 90s).

[BlooInBloo]

44. Not Clinton.

[Motown_Johnny]

45. Someone younger I would think.. Maybe Hillary but I kinda doubt it. Al Franken Maybe

[MadBadger]

47. McCaskill/Wexler is my ticket!

[recoveringdittohed]

48. Sports Analogy-Starting to spike the ball while crossing the 5 yard line,

usually not a good idea. Lets take it to da House (White House) Nov. 4 first.

[Seen the light]

53. Oh come on now

It's a DU thread on a night when Obama is up 14 points with just 21 days left.

I think we have the right to make at least a FEW threads like these. :)

[Joe the Revelator]

60. No, "we" really don't....this was a stupid thread.

[yourguide]

49. MICHELLE OBAMA!

[sniffa]

50. I hope this thread goes awesome!!!1!

:woohoo:

I remember her last time being the front-runner.

[Shakespeare]

55. You're on a tear tonight.

Gimme a quarter, you Chuck Todd-loving freeper! :rofl:

[sniffa]

56. Hey!

I had a great meal, at the Olive Garden
Now this thread is going over like a DUer shit startin'

:rofl:

[jberryhill]

51. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

or however you spell her name.

We need more presidents with hard to spell names.


And her running mate - Senator Al Franken.

[That Is Quite Enough]

52. Whitehouse to the White House!

[AllentownJake]

57. Who knows? In 2000

Barack Obama was an unknown State Senator in Illinois who just lost a bid for congress by a landslide in the primary :shrug:

[saltpoint]

58. Brian Schweitzer.

[Joe the Revelator]

59. Sweet merciful jesus, why would you start this bullshit now? And Hillary is done

Money is on Mark Warner right now, but I'd still take the field.

[Perky]

61. Senaro Warner/Governor Villaraigosa '16

[A-Schwarzenegger]

62. The Great Unknown.

[Tribetime]

65. Olbermann

[ddeclue]

66. John Edwards...

:)

[davidpdx]

67. It's too far ahead in the future to know

Biden will be too old and will likely want to retire.

If you tried to make the same kind of prediction in 2000 about who would have ran in 2008, you likely would have been wrong (at least for the Democrats).

I agree with what others have said, let's win this one first.

[BlooInBloo]

68. Whoever his VP is in 2012.

[TayTay]

69. Sen John Tester

Why not.

[GrizzlyMan]

73. He's got my support

Count me as one who believes Tester is of great importance when it comes to the future of the party.

[AspenRose]

71. Schweitzer, Warner, Kaine, Tester, Webb

Any of those guys would probably have a good shot at it

[jberryhill]

72. TWEETY!

DU will be his base.

Har.

[WCGreen]

74. Sherrod Brown....

[AspenRose]

75. He's another good one.

[WCGreen]

77. I've known him for thirty years...

Down to earth guy who beat a sitting incumbent for Senate here in Ohio...

[democracy1st]

76. Another freakin ignorant a.. post

[DainBramaged]

79. Those in their Sixties NOW will be in McCranky territory then

it's time to begin thinking about QUALIFIED people Obama's age. Maybe we'll have rescinded the two term limit by then.....