who is the current leader of the Democratic Party? if you had to name one person

[Demovictory9]

What one person would you say leads the party today?

Obama
Warren
Avenatti
Pelosi
Bernie
Kamala Harris
Booker
Schumer
Hilary
leader of the DNC


if you HAD TO name ONE PERSON... who would it be? Not who you want it to be, but who is the leader?

[AlexSFCA]

1. still Obama

[qazplm135]

2. there isn't one and there never is

two years out from a presidential election where the party doesn't hold the White House (or the House or Senate).

[Hortensis]

22. Right. Our current president is who people see as our party leader,

and guess what! Some people chose not to vote to elect a Democratic president in 2016.

Itm, our party leaders singly and collectively work themselves to exhaustion and hope to hell WE won't fail this time. Remember, the 2022 redistricting will be based on the results of this election -- for the following decade through 2032!

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[woodsprite]

3. I would say either Obama or Warren, right now.

[Little Star]

4. Barack Obama.......

until Michelle Obama runs and becomes president. Eight more years!!!

[sandensea]

5. All of the above

Unlike today's neo-fascist GOPee, ours is not a verticalist, autocratic party.

We've got our hierarchy and elders of course; but this is a party of many voices.

[MoonRiver]

6. Obama

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Biden would like to be.

[Demovictory9]

9. ooops. Left Biden off the list

[RHMerriman]

8. Has to be

President Obama, the last legitimately-elected president.

Essentially, he's our De Gaulle, and Trump is Petain.

And Petain ended up dying in prison at the age of 95, after spending six years in confinement, senile, bed-ridden, incontinent, and hallucinating.

Trump will be fortunate if his end is as pleasant as Petain's was...

[bluestarone]

10. Obama UNTIL Next Democratic president!

Then maybe it will be Harris - Booker! (I'd like this ticket)

[applegrove]

11. Obama.

[George II]

12. I see one on your list who definitely is NOT the leader of the DEMOCRATIC Party.

[oberliner]

14. Avenatti?

[George II]

15. Avenatti is a registered Democrat.

[oberliner]

16. He's never held any elected office nor worked on behalf of the Democratic Party

Everyone else on that list has.

[blm]

28. He also worked with Rahm Emanuel. Political oppo research.

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[USALiberal]

27. LOL, did he beat you up in school or something? nt

[oberliner]

29. He definitely reminds me of the people who beat me up in school

Very apt comment.

[USALiberal]

32. Really, who has he beat up? Link also if you can provide it. Can't wait. nt

[tavernier]

13. I would've said Biden .

[Armymedic88]

17. Biden..

Should be!

[NurseJackie]

18. Not Sanders (since he's not a Democrat) but the others are defacto or strong contenders.

Not Sanders (since he's not a Democrat) but the others are de-facto or strong contenders for that honor and responsibility.

I often hear comments about a politician's "voting record". I suppose that's all well and good, but a politician's "voting record" is only an indication of how much he/she agrees with the political agenda of the party. It's really does not indicate that he/she has any loyalty to or investment in the growth and success and positive perception of the Democratic party itself.

All I'm saying is that in my opinion, the leader of a political party (particularly the Democratic party) should actually BELONG TO and BE A MEMBER of that party in order to demonstrate that under their leadership, they have the best interests of the party in mind. Loyalty and commitment is important to me. I believe that it's a role and responsibility that involves selling, uplifting and polishing the Democratic "brand" ... showing Democrats and the party in a positive light... and getting others interested and excited in supporting Democrats. A smart leader of our great party will not "air dirty laundry" in public, nor will he/she say or do things that tarnish or denigrate the party, other party leaders, or party members/candidates/elected officials.

With all that in mind, I think it's safe to say that Hillary (with 2 L's) and Cory Booker meet that criteria.

[Wintryjade]

19. True, he is not a Democratic Leader. Obama, HRC, Biden, Pelosi, Feinstein, the elders.

So many more.

We will see, but Harris, Booker, and others can become leaders. That role shifts and depends who steps up for the job.

[Me.]

23. He Has Said So

and I believe him.

[blitzen]

20. Obama n/t

[Wintryjade]

21. I think I would agree Obama is still holding onto it. Hasn't handed it over yet. Yea.

[In It to Win It]

24. Obama

Only because no one else has really stepped up to replace him on the role of rallying the party and the base.

[ck4829]

25. George Soros... if you believe Republicans

I really don't think we have a leader... after the elections, we will probably win the House, if Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of the House, she will have to be leader of not just the Democratic Party, but of the free world.

[Gothmog]

38. Soros helped to elect Kim Ogg as District Attorney in Harris County

Soros is helping a friend run for DA and is spending some big bucks.

[underthematrix]

26. President Obama

[dem4decades]

33. I love the guy but he's not the leader. We've been wandering around the wilderness for

2 years now without some one at the helm. I can't blame him but there's no one truly out front on the issues on a daily basis.

Al Franklin would have been good at it but he fell by the wayside.

[Grasswire2]

30. Obama -- and he's better than ever. nt

[Mike Nelson]

31. I can't name one, but...

… there are four contenders. Obama was the last Democrat as POTUS. Pelosi and Schumer are the highest officials in office, now. Hillary is the last Democrat who won the nomination (and the democratic vote). The highest office is the Presidency, so it comes down to Obama as the most recent person to actually serve as President, and Hillary who really won the Presidency. I don't think the others on the list would count until it's 2020 and they start winning primaries.

[ProudLib72]

34. It shifts continuously

Sometimes Kamala. Sometimes it's Pelosi. Sometimes it's Warren.

Notice something about how it changes, though. 999 times out of 1,000 it depends on who is in the Rump's crosshairs for the week. Or it might be because one of them vocally fights back against GOP congress. It very, very rarely seems to have anything to do with self promotion or maneuvering to be seen as a contender.

[libdem4life]

35. I see no one on that list able, at the present, to mount a national campaign

or who would appeal to a majority of Americans. I wish. Can we do Obama again?

They all have the experience...except Avenatti...but frankly, he leads the pack in aggressiveness...a very "unDemocratic" trait, IMO. No one has had to run against a certifiable madman who does not play by any rules nor have an ounce of political morals or h`ave a background other than a con man.

Think we're going to have to a bit creative here. Democrats are in a bind, IMO.

[Iggo]

36. Pres. Barack Obama. (n/t)

[Gothmog]

37. Joe Biden

[Quixote1818]

39. Obama first. Bernie, Warren and Avenatti doing some leading too. nt

[lpbk2713]

40. The RWers favorite target is Pelosi of all current Dem pols.

Negative rethug TV ads vilify her often. So in their opinion she must be pretty high up there.

[Cha]

41. President Obama until

further notice.

[Greybnk48]

42. President Obama. n/t

[Takket]

43. For me, I still look to Obama for grace and wisdom

[cstanleytech]

44. Obama and to be honest I would love it if he would run for the Senate again and then maybe he could

be the majority leader in the Senate.