Peter1469
02-20-2019, 12:56 PM
The Hill’s rankings of the Dem presidential candidates (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430461-the-10-dems-most-likely-to-win-the-2020-presidential-nomination)
The Hill (not me) provides their rankings of the top ten dem candidates.
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is already heating up, even though there is almost a year to go before the Iowa caucuses.Here are The Hill’s rankings of where the contenders stand right now.
1. Sen. Kamala Harris (https://thehill.com/people/kamala-harris) (D-Calif.)
Harris has had by far the best launch of any candidate.
Her speech declaring her candidacy was delivered powerfully before a large and appreciative crowd in Oakland. Her appearances in early states have been well-received, as have her initial round of media interview. More generally, she has effectively presented herself as a fresh and charismatic presence.
Harris has also rolled out some early endorsements including Rep. Barbara Lee (https://thehill.com/people/barbara-lee) (D-Calif.) and, on Friday alone, both California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Hispanic civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.
There are still plenty of questions that Harris will have to answer — including how her long record as a prosecutor will be scrutinized by a Democratic base focused on questions of police misconduct and racial inequities.
Early front-runners can easily come unstuck, but for now Harris is the most formidable candidate in the race.
Previous ranking on Jan. 1: 4
2. Former Vice President Joe Biden (https://thehill.com/people/joe-biden)
For all the excitement around Harris, it is the former vice president who still heads every significant nationwide poll of Democratic voters.
In an Emerson poll released on Saturday, he was 10 points ahead of his closest rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (https://thehill.com/people/bernie-sanders) (I-Vt.), with Harris third, a further 2 points behind. A Morning Consult poll earlier last week put Biden 7 points clear of Sanders and 16 points ahead of Harris.
In 2016, Biden mulled a run for a long time before deciding against it. His son Beau had died from brain cancer in May 2015, and Biden ultimately chose not to force himself thorough the rigors of a presidential campaign.
This time around, The Hill has reported (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430028-exclusive-biden-almost-certain-to-enter-2020-race) that he is almost certain to declare a candidacy soon. [He has announced.]
Read the rest at the link.
The Hill (not me) provides their rankings of the top ten dem candidates.
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is already heating up, even though there is almost a year to go before the Iowa caucuses.Here are The Hill’s rankings of where the contenders stand right now.
1. Sen. Kamala Harris (https://thehill.com/people/kamala-harris) (D-Calif.)
Harris has had by far the best launch of any candidate.
Her speech declaring her candidacy was delivered powerfully before a large and appreciative crowd in Oakland. Her appearances in early states have been well-received, as have her initial round of media interview. More generally, she has effectively presented herself as a fresh and charismatic presence.
Harris has also rolled out some early endorsements including Rep. Barbara Lee (https://thehill.com/people/barbara-lee) (D-Calif.) and, on Friday alone, both California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Hispanic civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.
There are still plenty of questions that Harris will have to answer — including how her long record as a prosecutor will be scrutinized by a Democratic base focused on questions of police misconduct and racial inequities.
Early front-runners can easily come unstuck, but for now Harris is the most formidable candidate in the race.
Previous ranking on Jan. 1: 4
2. Former Vice President Joe Biden (https://thehill.com/people/joe-biden)
For all the excitement around Harris, it is the former vice president who still heads every significant nationwide poll of Democratic voters.
In an Emerson poll released on Saturday, he was 10 points ahead of his closest rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (https://thehill.com/people/bernie-sanders) (I-Vt.), with Harris third, a further 2 points behind. A Morning Consult poll earlier last week put Biden 7 points clear of Sanders and 16 points ahead of Harris.
In 2016, Biden mulled a run for a long time before deciding against it. His son Beau had died from brain cancer in May 2015, and Biden ultimately chose not to force himself thorough the rigors of a presidential campaign.
This time around, The Hill has reported (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430028-exclusive-biden-almost-certain-to-enter-2020-race) that he is almost certain to declare a candidacy soon. [He has announced.]
Read the rest at the link.