20 Candidates ? Democrats Need To Choose

Twenty candidates?
Are you kidding me?  This race is to save the Country, to save our Democracy from an authoritarian President bent on consolidating more and more power to himself and his co-conspirators, grifters and racists. Democrats must stop fucking around and get serious. We must defeat Trump in 2020.

With so many left and left center Democrats in the field , no one can stand out with anything but name recognition. The American public has no patience for 20 platforms and dozens of new ideas. Well, maybe Mayor Pete, but who else?

The People need to be focused on One Message. We have great women running, with great policy ideas,  but they are way behind in the Polls. Early Polls yes, but we would think differently if Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren were polling  20% in these early polls, wouldn't we now ? They are not. It's VP Biden and Sen. Bernie out in front, and one of them isn't even a Democrat. I like Bernie,  and he has made a huge difference in exposing important issues, but why the Democratic Party lets him run for their Party's nomination is beyond me. Shouldn't he have to be a Democrat to be their nominee? At least join the Party if you want to run as a Democrat.

So now what? 

Without disparagement, if you are not in the first round of debates, please drop out and let the stronger candidates get strong enough to beat Trump.

If you are Gov. Hickenlooper run for the Senate and beat Cory Gardner-Trump.

If you are Beto O'Roarke run against Sen. John Cornyn-Trump.

Help us beat Mitch McConnell and take away his obstructionist gavel.

 If you are Stacey Abrams run against Sen. Perdue-Trump.

There are also vulnerable Senate races in Montana, Kentucky and elsewhere. Let's take back the Senate, or taking the White House will be insufficient to get change through both Houses of Congress. McConnell will stonewall us to death and win again.

To STOP TRUMP we need Republicans

The GOP of yesteryear has many outspoken, intelligent Never-Trumpers that want this lawless POTUS and his disgraceful band of liars and grifters out of the White House as much as Democrats, and most of us Independents do. I'm going to list some of them here, but no doubt will leave out someone with a strong voice and a following:
 
Joe Scarborough, Nicolle Wallace, Michael Steele, George Will, Jennifer Rubin, Bill Kristol, Anna Navarro, George Conway, Susan del Percio, SE Cupp, Matthew Dowd, David Jolly, Amanda Carpenter, David Brooks, Elise Jordan, Colin Powell, Max Boot, Charlie Sykes, David Frum, Rick Wilson, Mike Murphy, Rick Tyler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Weld!

These people all want Trump out of Office before he destroys more of our sacred institutions and the very Rule of Law this country was founded on.  These strong Conservative voices see what's happening and how dangerously close we are to Trump becoming an authoritarian ruler by flaunting the Congress; stacking the Courts; closing off the White House to Press core he doesn't like while labeling our Free Press the "Enemy of the People"; leaving key appointments, even Cabinet positions, vacant as he consolidates power in an ever shrinking circle of friends and relatives.

Trump needs to be removed before he stacks the Courts with more sycophants and enablers. He could soon add one or two more 50 year old Kavanaugh types, if something should happen to RBG (86) or Stephen Breyer (80).

These are the first steps all Dictators use to take over. I've said it before but he will soon have his Military Parade, and is probably already fitted for his uniform full of medals and epaulets.
I never thought it could happen here, but it is happening. Trump's unhinged rallies, his racism, his xenophobia are the stuff  all fascist dictatorships are made of. However, there is still time to save our Democracy, our America.


Trump and his Republican co-conspirators have already shredded the Constitution, put our foreign relations in great peril, cozied up to dictators and imprisoned separated children ( even infants) away from their Mothers & Fathers for months. What worse horrors are Stephen Miller, Mike Pompeo or John Bolton planning in a second term?  Imprison political opponents?  Repeal Roe v Wade? How do we make sure this does not happen?
 
It's really quite simple: I am talking to all you people in the highlighted paragraph above. 

Form a new political Party. Run a bright attractive true Republican Conservative as a Third Party candidate. Run against Trump in 2020.

There are many young Republicans who want to protect the EPA, believe in climate change and fear we are losing that battle. They are also Pro-Choice, want universal background checks for guns, and affordable health care for themselves. Reach them and there's your 3% right there. Bill Weld is a great guy,  but he won't garner enough votes to matter, and he is too old for this. Pick a younger, bright attractive candidate, somebody like Rep. David Jolly.

The Real Republican Party should form its own PAC, raise money from real Republicans. Gather a few million $$$ and run - not to win - but with the sole purpose of siphoning 2-3% of the real Republicans who want to make a statement but cannot bring themselves to vote for a Democrat. Staying home is not good enough in 2020. Give them an attractive choice. A voice of reason.

So- Conservative pundits and writers, I am talking to you. It's up to YOU !

Democrats will do all they can , but only you can do this. Get off your soapboxes and get in the game. Pick a candidate and get behind him or her to help defeat Trump.  Do it now, please. Your Country is at stake .