Here is my list of favorites in order at the moment.

[rateyes]

1. Warren
2. Harris
3. Biden
4. Buttigieg
5. Booker
6. O’Rourke

I voted for Sanders in 2016 Primary and Clinton in the General. I won’t be voting Sanders this time around unless he gets the nomination. Personally, I think he should drop out now and endorse Warren.

Just my thoughts.

[ADX]

1. Ok, I'll play, using the same six names...

1. Biden
2. Buttigieg
3. Harris
4. Warren
5. Booker
6. O'Rourke

[marble falls]

2. I'm exactly where you are about Sanders.

[jayschool2013]

3. I will Copy and Paste

Because I agree with your list and mirror your history and opinion.

1. Warren
2. Harris
3. Biden
4. Buttigieg
5. Booker
6. O’Rourke

I voted for Sanders in 2016 Primary and Clinton in the General. I won’t be voting Sanders this time around unless he gets the nomination. Personally, I think he should drop out now and endorse Warren.

[DownriverDem]

4. Just want to beat trump

A Biden/Harris ticket would be formidable. We have never had a woman VP. She would be seen nationally in a leadership position. Americans are still behind when it comes to women leaders. Americans want normalcy. Biden represents normalcy. A lot of damage has been done by trump and the repubs that will take a long time to undo. Biden has the experience both in Congress and at the White House on how to get things done. He is a true Dem. trump does not want to run against Biden. Biden will not take trump's crap and will give it back. Winning the Electoral College and beating trump is all that matters.

[aikoaiko]

5. Bernie has nothing to lose by staying in until his funding dries up which it might not.

If that's true, it behooves Warren to extend the carrot and make deals with Bernie.

I was genuinely stunned that HRC couldn't create a good enough deal for Bernie to bow out earlier.

If I recall correctly, her campaign staff wanted Obama to promise to help HRC fundraise to solve her campaign debt which was also partially personal debt before she bowed out and threw her support toward Obama. Obama made the deal.

[LibFarmer]

13. What deal would that have been? nt

[aikoaiko]

23. Obama agreed to fundraise to solve her campaign debt problems.

[LibFarmer]

31. That deal was made. Bernie didn't accept.

Besides, Bernie didn't have any campaign debt remaining.

[Hortensis]

34. Aiko, a lot of people don't realize how extremely different

Warren and Sanders are. She didn't refuse to endorse him because she favored Hillary more.

Sanders is a lifelong wannabe socialist revolutionary who tried to misuse party rules to subvert the majority vote of 17 million Democrats and have himself effectively appointed the nominee. That's only one little thing, there's a lot more to the differences, but just by itself it should be a huge, atomic bomb explosion-size indicator that he's very, very different from all our Democratic candidates, not just her. Even our blue dog candidates don't have attempted election subversion on their record.

Deal with him? Seriously, get real. Warren and Clinton dealt with each other, with him not possible, though Hillary did pay him the courtesy of meeting with him as if it could be, giving him the opportunity to tell the press he would not work with her.

[yardwork]

14. Constantly blaming Hillary for other people's poor choices gets old.

[aikoaiko]

24. I;m not blaming Hillary. I was happy to see Bernie stay in until the convention.

It wasn't in her interest though.

[yardwork]

33. Unless you were in Hillary's inner circle, you have no idea.

We all saw Bernie's behavior at the convention. Maybe offers were made and rejected.

[obamanut2012]

16. Always Hillary's fault

Always the woman's fault. Never poor Bernie.

[yardwork]

32. Unbelievable, isn't it?

[Gamecock Lefty]

6. I like . . .

Warren and Mayor Pete as my two favs right now.

if Biden wins the nomination I think he chooses Harris or Warren as his running mate. If Warren or Harris wins the nomination I think either chooses Mayor Pete.

I like our chances in 2020 but I liked them in 2016, too. Keep the faith.

[comradebillyboy]

15. I don't think Warren would want to be Biden's VP. Harris

might do it though.

[marlakay]

29. I have the same two favs

And I agree about Bernie, I supported him last time but I am moving on.

[zentrum]

7. Very concerned about debate format.

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Recent NPR pundit has said the random way it was done---names in a hat---hurts the candidates on the first night, because except for Warren, it's not those with highest poll numbers.

Warren won't be able to debate her top tier rivals and the feeling is that everyone (the ordinary citizen) will wait until they can see Biden, Sanders and Harris together.

This pundit says it hurts Democracy. He said we need to have all the candidates at once doing just one a few main subjects. Then do it again and again until all major subjects are covered.

We need to really be able to compare them. For example, who cares what DeBlasio says vs. Warren?

Bothers me a lot that Warren won't be able to debate Biden and Sanders.

[Honeycombe8]

10. They should have taken those w/highest nos., and split THEM between the 2 nights...

then split the remainder up. So there would be more than one first tier candidate each night.

Warren drew the short straw here, if there's low viewership. OTOH, she'll have more of an opportunity to shine.

Good that there will be several debates.

[zentrum]

11. Yes, but if

...her numbers stay the same because nobody sees her--because nobody bothers to watch the first night with many unknowns---and because they plan to watch the "hot" candidates on night two---that flat line becomes the story and hurts her.

I really need to see the top five together. She's my pick right now but until a few days ago I was "undecided".

What you're saying is what this pundit said---it would have been better to split the top tiers between the two nights.

[Indygram]

25. I think it's actually more likely that the first night will have more viewers

The second night debate is up against 3 different TV finales....Life in Pieces, In the Dark and The Real Housewives of New York City.

Most people aren't even paying attention yet, so some may tune in the first night and not bother watch the second night.

[marylandblue]

18. You can make an argument either way.

Warren goes the first night without serious competition. If she knocks it out of the park, she has the news cycle to herself for 24 hours. She also has the substantive policies and can explain them in 2 minutes. They will generate interest. The others will be forced to respond the following night.

Am I right about this? I don't know and neither do the pundits.

[zentrum]

19. Yes--when you're right...

...you're right. And BTW---I love your candidate too!

[marylandblue]

20. Warren is my second choice :) They are both speaking of big changes, and that's what we need.

[Turin_C3PO]

8. ...

1. Biden
2. Warren
3. O’Rourke
4. Buttigieg
5. Harris

[Karadeniz]

9. Warren...inslee...Sanders...Biden

[obamanut2012]

17. Then why do you have Biden as your choice in your sig???

[mtnsnake]

21. Here are my current 8 favorites:

1: Buttigieg
2: Warren
3: Klobuchar (I think she'd be the safest bet to beat Trump)
4: Swalwell
5: Harris
6: O'Rourke
7: Booker
8: Bennet

None of them would have any problem beating Trump in 2020.

[Skittles]

22. just so you know

Sanders will never drop out

[JI7]

28. even when a democrat gets elected president

[Lithos]

26. My list

Warren
Harris
Buttigieg
Biden
Then a tie w/ Inslee, Yang, O'Rourke

I'm remaining Undecided as this list has changed several times over the past few weeks.

[customerserviceguy]

27. For me

it's between Biden and Buttigieg. It will come down to who has the "big mo" by the time of the SC primary. My heart wants Pete, but my head says Joe. However, if Biden does a lackluster job in campaigning, he will lose support in the country, and both heart and head will say Buttigieg. Of course, that's assuming he continues to shine the way he has. The debates will likely do a lot for him.

[Mike Nelson]

30. Here are my Top 6...

(from your list)
1. Harris and Buttigieg (tie)
3. O’Rourke
4. Warren
5. Booker
6. Biden

I would be happy with any of them!

Warren has really moved up among my favorites. She explains things so well - and she can talk about both Hillary & AOC without negativity!

I would like Klobuchar and Swalwell to catch on some... maybe in the debates...

I agree with you about Sanders - and don't think he will drop out... even if it's obvious he won't win, he will want to go to the Convention with as many delegates as he can get... and that's fine because that's the system the Democrats have set up and he's free to take advantage of what is in place.