the lead candidate for 2020 should be

[mopinko]

the dem that brings in the votes in 2018- FOR.SOMEONE.ELSE.

get out there and work the ticket in your state, and show me you can trounce the moral vacuum that is the modern rethuglican party, and you are the top of my list for 2020.

get out there on the trail. show me your stuff.
earn it.

[elleng]

1. for example:

Martin O'Malley is heading to Charleston to stump for two South Carolina Democrats.

He will be in Charleston on December 16 to speak at a rally, knock on doors and headline a happy hour event at Charleston's Bay Street Biergarten. He's backing Joe Cunningham, who is running for Rep. Mark Sanford's seat, and Cindy Boatwright, a state House candidate.
#MartinOMalley #Democrats2018 #OMalley2020

*“The only way we’re going to be a majority governing (party) is by first winning back our states. We’ve lost so many statehouses and so many governors offices that in order to lead our country we first need to win back our states,” O’Malley stated.

But O’Malley is optimistic, saying he’s seeing encouraging signs.

“There’s a wellspring of new activism and new candidates that I think are going to emerge after the grief of this last election. And you’re going to see it in New Hampshire and every other state. I predict you’re going to see more young people running for office than you’ve ever seen before. And that’s a very positive thing for our country,” he said.

O’Malley told the crowd that reforming the Democratic Party “won’t come from inside the Beltway in Washington. It’s going to come from you. It’s going to come from all of you here in New Hampshire, in Maryland, and in other states across the United States. That’s how our party’s going to be reformed.”

“And that’s how we’re going to get our country back. And when our party comes back, and surely we will, it’s going to be a much more distributive and inclusive, a much more network sort of party, than we’ve known in the past,” he added.'>>>

http://www.nh1.com/news/did-i-just-witness-the-start-of-the-2020-presidential-campaign-in-nh-/#.WP34sWGVuU8.facebook

[still_one]

2. I would go for Martin O'Malley in a minute.

[mopinko]

7. this

see, i aint crazy.

[elleng]

9. NO WAY you be crazy, mop!

[Bradshaw3]

3. What if it is someone who is running in 2018?

Like Sherrod Brown, who is going to have his hands full winning re-election. He can't be out campaigning for others, but if he wins would be one of my top choices in 2020.

[mopinko]

4. bring up the bottom of the ticket, and everyone wins.

running in 2018? pay it forward, and win.

[Bradshaw3]

5. What is that supposed to mean?

Pay what forward? Again, how does a 2018 candidate help other 2018 candidates (which was the premise of your post) when they are running themselves?

[mopinko]

6. the bottom will bring out the top.

that is my personal philosophy now more than ever- it you want to win at the top, lift up the bottom.

[DoctorJoJo]

8. I Prefer Martin O'Malley