You want to know where the ‘Baby Boomers’ went ‘right,’ it’s that our parents always knew that with the checks and balances in place that the misguided direction of our 60’s and 70’s draft card and bra burning would produce no threat to our government or the future path of America because those checks and balances were in place and working, but that same argument doesn’t appear to be holding the same water for today’s Millennial’s and their future America! What’s going on today is that those same checks and balances are still assumed in place and working, and anything to the contrary has to be just ‘Fake News’ coming from the Conservative side of the aisle because they would never support another ideology that’s going to pay for the freight or tolls to undermine our founding fathers experiment of individual rights and freedoms, and where government had all the say in what my future is going to be or how I’m going to get there!
With a congressional approval rating of just 12.8% by the American People, and with just 2 years later not being that far away from the same approval rating, you have to know that this outsider non-politician who has exposed the vulnerable under belly of what’s behind Obama’s ‘Deep State’ curtain 1, the FBI, curtain 2, the DOJ, and curtain 3, the CIA, oh, how can we forget Lois Lerner’s IRS that also helping to severely undermine our founding fathers vision for America that there’s going to be much more coming out of the ‘Left’s’ “end justifies the means” progressive bag of tricks to ensure, like they did when Obama beat the odds in 2012 when historically no President has won a second term who didn’t advance or enhance the economy, which Obama being the worst President in history when it comes to the economy, some how managed to pull the same trick out of the bag as they will probably be doing again when they pull the victory out, with doing nothing for 2 years to advance the American people’s mandate as outlined with the President Trump victory in 2016, and going to try to pull it out of the bag again during the 2018 Midterms!
The American people are being maneuvered by following that shiny and sparkling distraction when it comes to everything ‘negative’ about President Trump that’s either true or more than likely not true, and should be considered ‘Fake News!’ What I’m having a hard time understanding is how easy it’s become for these Americans to take their eye off our founding fathers gift that has made this country first and great from day 1 some 247 years ago, but for some reason having no problem throwing our founding fathers Dream out with the ‘Hope and Change’ bathwater because of the their belief that our founders checks and balances will always keep the American people safe, and firmly believe that our Constitutional Republic will remain intact for generations to come.
With the constant and intentional bypassing of our Constitution and Rule of Law by the Obama Administration, and those actions being protected by the ‘Deep State’ run ‘Paid to Report’ Mainstream Media by not informing the public of what was going behind those closed doors up on Capitol Hill, and then the help they received from their friends who were the leadership of the FBI, DOJ, and the voter for the communist candidate, Brennan’s CIA, they kind of had all their bases covered, but now add the not so conservative Conservatives offering up the same obstruction and resistance that’s taking place now with the Schumer and Pelosi led Progressive Branch of the Democratic Party against this President’s agenda of making America first and great again, especially when they could have come to the rescue armed with the ‘checks and balances’ provided in the Constitution, which they chose not to, and as a result made those checks and balances basically non-existent, and will more than likely remain non-existent unless the American people wake the fu*k up and join the ever growing ‘Silent Majority,’ and make another appearance in the 2018 elections as they did back in 2016 so that the future of our founding fathers American Dream will be allowed to continue to lead us into the future!
According to almost everyone on the ‘Hill,’ and that’s from both sides of the aisle who are sitting on that fence of irrelevancy, knows that this President needs to be stopped by not only the Progressives, but by the RINOs who have finally worked together with the ‘Left’ through bipartisanship resolve, but unfortunately not for the advancement or the betterment of America, but for the Globalist pushing ‘New’ World Order!
President Trump is just beginning to crack open the vault of the status quo’s hidden secrets of the last 4 administration’s clandestine focus on Globalism, and because of those secrets being exposed, the American people are slowly beginning to understand why the ‘Swamp’ could care less about getting the people’s approved ‘Mandate’ from the American people on the issues that they voted for in the last election addressed!
The needs of the American people have been put on the back burner while the Schumer and Pelosi led Progressives are catering to illegals, stifling Conservative and Capitalists values at the podium and in the classrooms of the future leadership of our once and still first and great country! Now the reason for this is that the ‘Swamp’ believes, and have for a long time, that the American people are so stupid that “we know not what we do,” or should do when it comes to preparing America and its future to meet the trials tribulations of the rest of the world that we taxpayers will be funding and supporting as we’ve done for all the unvetted illegal immigrants that have made their way to our shores and fund and support already!
The most important point that everybody should be aware of is that not even Democrats have control of their own party anymore, and that’s being proven by the facts over the last couple of primaries! It might be just an observation, but doesn’t it seem like even though they’re winning in ‘Blue State’ Primaries, they’re beating themselves with their new vision of Progressivism a.k.a. full blown Socialism leading to communism, and loving it!
The problem with this new brand of Socialism is that it’s crushing their Progressive agenda’s status quo version of socialism who have been represented by these good soldiers for the cause, but now being replaced by further ‘Left’ hardcore Socialist who like President Trump are outsider non-politicians who are picking up the baton of the old Progressive Branch of the Democratic Party, and marching lock stepped into the future as hardcore Socialist who actually intend to, like Venezuela, strip away it’s sovereignty, it’s culture, and its cash to finance their next domino on the way to a new Socialist ‘New’ World Order!
We lived through 8 years of Obama attempting to undermine and sell out our founding fathers ‘American Dream,’ We witnessed the dismantling of our military, the intentional stifling of our economy so that government could do what they do best, and that’s to take care of the problems that they create so that they can come to the rescue, and you have to do what ever they say! I could go on with listing everything this man did to this country, but I’m sure that if you read any of my past articles you know! My point is that if we as Americans, and I don’t mean taking sides dying on your Conservative or Socialist swords, that after living through 8 years of the attempted tear down, we all can live with a possible Don Quixote unpresidential outsider non-politician billionaire who cares about making America first and great again, then who are we, because of his historical unrecognized accomplishments who wants to rebuild and save what the last 8 years under Obama took away before his tenure ended, to say no to this President, and then give him the majority in the House, and the super majority which is over 60 seats in the Senate so that the obstruction and resistance from the ‘Left’ will not longer get in the way of completing his ‘to do’ list when it comes to making America first and great again!
Now it’s about time we take a look at what and who is going to stop America from being first and great again:
“There’s a new No. 1 among 2020 Democrats”
“And their all outsider non-politicians who believe full blow Socialism should be front and center, and not on the back burner as Progressivism.”
Take a look at the 2018 Democratic primary season and three things immediately leap out at you:
1.Women are winning. Everywhere. According to Cook Political Report House editor David Wasserman, in open Democratic House primaries with at least one man and one woman running, women have won 69% of the time.
2.Liberals are winning. From Andrew Gillum in Florida’s governor’s race to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley in the House, candidates positioning themselves as unapologetic progressives are meeting with success.
3.People of color are winning. Gillum is one of three African-American nominees for governor in 2018, a historic number. (Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Ben Jealous in Maryland are the other two.)
We are nothing if not mindful of the message’s voters are sending at the ballot box. Because of that, we are crowning a new king — er, queen — in our monthly rankings of the 10 people most likely to wind up as the Democratic nominee for president against Donald Trump in 2020.
We won’t spoil the surprise — you’ll have to scroll down to do that — but will tell you that Joe Biden has been knocked out of the top spot. While Biden still leads in most hypothetical polling of the Democratic field and will likely benefit from a decent chunk of Barack Obama’s support network if he runs, the former vice president looks like a very odd fit for what Democratic voters seem to be drawn to these days. He’s a white guy who was in the Senate for more than four decades. He’s 75 and will be 77 on Election Day 2020. (He’ll turn 78 shortly after that election.)
None of that means Biden can’t win. It just means that, at least at the moment, his profile is a mismatch for the Democratic Party base.
Without further ado, our list of the 10 potential candidates — including Biden! — with the best chances of claiming the nomination.
ADDED from last month: Beto O’Rourke
DROPPED from last month: Deval Patrick
10. Beto O’Rourke: Yes, we know that O’Rouke is currently just a House member in the minority party. And that he is still less than a 50-50 bet in his challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this fall. BUT — and yes, it is a big “but” — if O’Rourke does beat Cruz, he will immediately be touted as one of the hottest things in Democratic politics. And buzz like that you simply can’t buy. Plus, O’Rourke has already proven he is a remarkably strong fundraiser; he has brought in $23 million in less than two years even while refusing all donations from political action committees. (Previous ranking: not ranked)
9. Steve Bullock: Bullock’s one-space jump is because you gotta be in it to win it, and he has visited Iowa on multiple occasions. And if Democrats are interested in nominating an outsider with a proven record of winning in hostile territory, why not this twice-elected governor of Montana? Bullock’s profile could help him stand out in a field likely to be larger than the crowd for a Billy Joel concert on Long Island. Still, nobody knows who he is in a large field that will make it harder for him to become known. He’s also a white man from a state in which he has never really needed the votes of blacks or Hispanics. (Previous ranking: 10)
8. Eric Garcetti: Mayors — especially ones without massive amounts of personal cash — often struggle when trying to make the leap to the national stage. And that will be a challenge for Garcetti too — although being the mayor of Los Angeles is not exactly a small-town gig. Garcetti’s message — as he has been previewing in speeches in key primary states around the country — leans heavily on his background as the son of immigrants and outside-of-Washington experience. “Washington serves as an enabler of our greatness, not the restorer of it,” Garcetti said. “That’s a new system. That’s a new system that actually works.” (Previous ranking: 8)
7. Amy Klobuchar: The senior senator from Minnesota has moved up two slots for two reasons. First, Klobuchar continues to look like she’s heading for a landslide victory this year in the swingy Midwest. This should appeal to Democrats who want to win back this region from Trump. Second, Klobuchar is the only woman on our list who is not running to the left. This unique combination of a more moderate tone with demographic appeal could pay dividends. Klobuchar’s record, though, could also hurt her among the growing liberal base of the party. She also comes from a very white state, which potentially leaves her unprepared to appeal to the nonwhite base of the party. (Previous ranking: 9)
6. Cory Booker: Booker’s protestations during the Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were a perfect litmus test for views about him going into 2020. If you are pro-Booker, you viewed his standing up for the release of documents regarding race and Kavanaugh as an example of his willingness to speak truth to power. If you are anti-Booker, you will see it as nothing more than a political stunt designed to raise his credibility with liberal 2020 voters. Either way, the episode — coupled with his aggressive travel coming up to early-voting states — seemed to confirm that the New Jersey senator is planning to run. (Previous ranking: 7)
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5. Bernie Sanders: We’ve kept Sanders in the fifth slot for each of our rankings, and we see no reason to switch now. He retains high favorability ratings nationwide and a devoted base of followers. And if anyone questions his outsider bona fides in a country sick of Washington, remember he turned down the Democratic nomination for Senate in Vermont this year. That latter point, though, is a double-edge sword. Most voters in Democratic primaries are Democrats, not independents. Not to mention that Sanders is an old white man just like Biden. With Democrats having other progressive options who line up better with where the party is heading demographically, Sanders may be a figure of a bygone era. (Previous ranking: 5)
4. Kirsten Gillibrand: The New York senator is — smartly, if you ask us — hanging just at the back of the lead pack in the rapidly forming race. She’s taking opportunities where they come — she was the first senator to call for abolishing ICE — but, generally speaking, not trying to dominate the early conversation about the race. That’s smart given that the biggest danger in a contest that is likely to last 18-ish months is peaking too early. Gillibrand has moved way left during her time in the Senate but will likely have to answer for several years of much more moderate votes when she represented a more conservative House district in upstate New York. (Previous ranking: 4)
3. Joe Biden: The former vice president’s move to three has less to do with himself and more to do with the competition. He is still well-liked, connected to the most well-liked Democrat in the country (former President Barack Obama) and leads in the early primary polls. Biden would be a formidable foe. But his problems remain: He’s an old white middle-of-the-road Democrat in a party that is getting younger, more diverse and more liberal. Fewer than half of the Democratic nominees for the House this year are white men. Moreover, Biden seems to recognize that his time may have passed. While he hasn’t ruled out a run, he’s not locking down supporters either. (Previous ranking: 1)
2. Kamala Harris: Like Booker, Harris clearly saw the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings as a chance to showcase her prosecutorial mettle. And like Booker, what you took from Harris’ performance during the hearings is likely determined by what you thought of her before the hearings. But if you are looking at what the 2018 primaries have taught us, it’s that a candidate with a profile like Harris’ — liberal record, the first Indian-American in the Senate and first black senator from California — could be just what Democratic primary voters are looking for. (Previous ranking: 3)
1.Elizabeth Warren: Why the move to number one? It’s increasingly clear that Warren fits the political moment better than most and can unite the different factions of the Democratic Party. She’s a progressive in a party that is moving left. She’s championed fighting corruption and fighting the establishment in an era where corruption is seen as one of the country’s biggest problems. Unlike Bernie Sanders, though, Warren is actually a Democrat and is less likely to scare the establishment. Warren is also a woman, and women have been winning Democratic primaries in 2018 in record numbers. Importantly, Warren is clearly gearing up to run by opening herself up to the press. (Previous ranking: 2)
Analysis by Chris Cillizza and Harry Enten, CNN