Saw Harris on Colbert and now I am rethinking my earlier Warren support...

[CTyankee]

not that I don't think extremely highly of Warren. I think she is sterling. But I think Harris really impresses me and others. Warren, sad to say and not her fault, has the "baggage" of the past. It's not really baggage, just history. Harris is like a fresh slate.

I will do some really heavy research, tho, before I make up my mind...

[aikoaiko]

1. I'm not committing to anyone or excluding anyone.

Warren and Harris are both good Democrats who know how to speak up.

[Hortensis]

18. Lol, think you might change your mind over the next 660 days?

Personally, I'll wait to see who survives the first primary debates and then get serious. I can just see myself trying to remember just which long-gone name I "committed to" back in 2019.

Right now, it's only OMG-NO!! rule-outs. A long list. I have little tolerance for people who hope to build their brand by crowding onto a candidate stage Republican style, and of course even less for the kind of anti-Democrat Democrats the GOP and Russia pump up.

[aikoaiko]

19. True, I will eventually start excluding and committing.

I'm looking forwarding to seeing how some present themselves.

[Hortensis]

21. Me too. Climate issues are finally becoming empowered

as more Americans become believers, and I'm looking forward to seeing that become a big issue for 2020. Until very recently even most Democratic voters would tune out when Democratic candidates tried to talk climate problems.

[tavernier]

2. Agree.

Wonder if her name is from Siddhartha?

[BeyondGeography]

3. Give it time

Nobody is a fresh slate. They all have their nicks and dents.

[OnDoutside]

34. True, there's a long road to the first Primary.

[wellst0nev0ter]

38. Harris used to be for locking up parents of truant kids

I wish I were kidding:

A bill moving through California’s legislature would make truancy a criminal offense — for parents. As KPCC’s Julie Small reports, the law also includes more positive incentives for counties to help parents get their kids back in school.

If the bill becomes law, parents of chronically truant elementary school children could face a year in jail or a $2,000 fine.

"These children will invariably be what will end up in our criminal justice system," San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris testified.

Harris, who sponsored the legislation, told legislators that elementary school truants usually become high school dropouts – and face worse problems.

https://www.scpr.org/news/2010/04/26/14493/Truancy-penalty/

Maybe her thinking has evolved on the issue, but this chapter in her political career definitely gives me pause.

[WhiteTara]

4. I think Kamala is the future

and she has such great personal power. I think that she and Beto as her VP would be killer ticket. I just read twitter about election fraud in Tarrant County that stole the election for Cruz.

[CTyankee]

7. Excellent ticket suggestion!

If there is one Repuke I hate more than Drump it's Cruz. He is a creep personified...

[underpants]

5. She is impressive

Not dismissing her chances but she would be a fantastic pick for VP slot on a ticket - but I don't think California is much in doubt.

[hlthe2b]

6. I'm not committing to any candidate, yet, but I definitely find Harris tremendously impressive

and, I find her far more likely to be able to effectively counter Trump's ugly nonsense than most of the other candidates. She's got that no-nonsense prosecutorial persona that I find highly effective. Trump won't know how to deal with her, and, I'd predict would be intimidated.

[smirkymonkey]

24. So do I, and for the same reasons you state.

I agree with Warren't politics and admire her for what she is doing in the senate, but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me and I can't see her taking Trump's blows gracefully. She's my senator and I voted for her. I will stand by her 100% if she is the Democratic nominee, but Harris is so much more impressive and charismatic.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. OTOH, Warren has a Golden Retriever, so there is that.

[CTyankee]

12. Does Kamala have a dog?

Warren's golden makes my heart melt.

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. Dunno.......

I only know about Warren because of recent photos.

totally understand melting hearts. My next life will be full of Goldens.

[marlakay]

35. Only fact I know is married for first time

At 50, she’s 54 now and has two step kids one in high school and one in college.

She married another attorney.

What I like about that is attorneys especially district attorneys are tough and for this election your going to need balls of steel.

Warren is tough too in her own way.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. We've got a while before we have to make any choices. I already made my list of...

losers and winners, but it's my own-- not for publication or discussion, and can easily be changed.

Truth is, we've got a lot of good choices. Primaries should be interesting.

[UniteFightBack]

10. I would think after some debates and stumping that is when I'll figure out who I will support. I

will also wait until more people declare their intentions.

Please just remember this person must be able to go up against rump and beat his ass off.

[Big Blue Marble]

11. At this point, I am far from choosing a candidate to support.

Tell us why you were so impressed by Harris in comparison to Warren.

[CTyankee]

14. People have more preconceived prejudices against Warren which are bullshit of course...

but Trump's stupid insults (e.g. Pocahontas) linger in folks memory. I'm sure he'll come up with something for Kamala, too, but she will be formidable. She is a former prosecutor and Warren a professor. I think Kamala's persona terrifies Trump, I really do. He'll try but fall flat, IMO.

[Big Blue Marble]

20. We know from past experience

that the Republicans will always attempt to "swift boat" our candidate regardless
of how "fresh" she/he is. They have been extremely good at messaging and driving that
message into consciousness of the body politic.

We need to select our candidate not from a defensive position, but from
a position of strength. This is no ordinary election.

Let us find the person who is best suited to retake the leadership of our
country at such a perilous time regardless of how the Republicans attempt
to define them. With each candidate, let us ask: Is that the one who is most
capable of restoring this democracy and our place in the world.

[marlakay]

36. He would be scared to debate Kamela

She would put the bully in his place.

[Snotcicles]

13. I tend to be suspicious of those who go right to Wall Street early in campaigns. nt

[Autumn]

15. I'm waiting to know if she still supports asset forfeiture before being charged with a crime.

So far that's the only hesitation I have.

[Power 2 the People]

16. +1

[ismnotwasm]

17. I like her a lot.

Like others I haven’t made up my mind. And it’s very early.

I see a lot of bro pushback on her, misleading claims etc. that makes me think she may end up being a front runner.

[Iggo]

22. I support them both.

No clay pigeons.

[Squinch]

23. Isn't that a great problem to have? Two fab candidates? I'm keeping my powder dry,

but I suspect I will be very happy with whomever we choose.

[allgood33]

25. Me too. Warren really strikes a note with me. Her message is plain, relatable, real.

Harris is great too. So many good possibilities.

[akraven]

26. Not being wishy-washy here at all, and agree 100% on the research.

That's what I make up my mind about. I like them both, but don't know enough yet.

[YessirAtsaFact]

27. It's way to early for me to give it any serious thought to candidates for 2020

[pnwmom]

28. I like them both a lot, too. n/t

[FSogol]

30. We should pick all our candidates based on how they do on tv talk shows!

Kidding aside, I like Harris too, but let's look at proposed plans, the ability to achieve proposed plans, and the ability to push the country left. Let's watch what they say, what other leaders support them, and what kind of traction their campaign gains.

[AlexSFCA]

31. Kamala is more charismatic and positive

and her experience as prosecutor is very handy right now. I am not sure how knowledgble she is about economy though. I’d be curious to see her platform. Warren is definately very strong on economy.

[marlakay]

37. Both would have to get VP

To pull up what they lack but i sure trust Kamela with no economic experience over trump. Heck i could budget better, i used to be a bookkeeper.

[roody]

32. Her slate has Mnuchin on it. Eom

[BluegrassDem]

33. Harris comes across as more warm than Warren

Warren has that professor still in her blood and sometimes it feels like a college lecture when she is speaking at times. Harris comes off as more natural and warm.

[CTyankee]

39. Yep. Kamala has command of her audience in a way that Warren does not...

which is not Warren's fault. It is simply a style issue. I love and treasure Sen. Warren!