To whom do you give the Session 1 hook?

[Stinky The Clown]

All of this is my opinion and worth what you paid for it.

To be sure, almost any of this crowd could do the job. The issue now is WINNING.

Group One - No Chance to Win
John Delaney
Bill DeBlasio
Jay Inslee
Tim Ryan
Tulsi Gabbard

Group Two - Carry On but chances are between slim and none
Beto O'Rourke
Amy Klobuchar (who was my very first pick to support)
Julian Castro

Tonight's Winners
Corey Booker - Runner Up

Elizabeth Warren - The clear winner by a wide margin

And for the record, this is my second Primaries post, the first being something inane when the forum first opened.

[Lefta Dissenter]

1. My list is close to yours

I just made teeny donations to Warren, Booker and Castro.

De Blasio, Ryan, Gabbard and Delaney are out for me.

[MontanaMama]

5. My "out list" is the same as yours.

The only advantage to DiBlasio is the ass whooping he’d give MF45 in a one on one debate. I thought Warren and Vastronwere very impressive.

[cannabis_flower]

23. Vastronwere?

[tblue37]

27. She meant "Castro were." She is probably typing on a little tablet . nt

[MontanaMama]

33. Oh crap!

Voice typing... which always bites me in the butt...I said Castro! I’m sorry for the confusion. I thought Castro was very impressive. Vastronwere should drop out of the race immediately.

[tishaLA]

2. If I never see Mr Delaney again, I'll be happy

My winners are Warren, Castro, and Booker (in that order)

Most of the rest had goo moments.

[question everything]

3. But.. but.. Matthews thought deBlasio won

Now I know why we no longer listen to him.

Was surprised how Castro went after Beto..

[MontanaMama]

7. Tweety is ridiculous.

I think it’s why he's in the “spin room” and not at the big desk upstairs.

[MarcA]

10. Wish Tweety could be given a permanent hook. A Big F minus. n/t

[Indygram]

14. Yeah, I actually used to like Castro, but now I can't stand him after tonight

I'm just glad he will never be the nominee.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I agree with the no-chance list.

I'd say Booker is tied for second with Castro. Klobuchar still has a chance, maybe for VP if not the head of the ticket. My fantasy is that she gets either that or a cabinet appointment (AG?) so our governor appoints AL Franken to her empty Senate seat. O'Rourke was a little weaker than I expected; he seemed kind of vague.

[EarnestPutz]

6. Just my opinion, but DiBlasio was the big surprise, good old school democratic answers.

Booker and Castro did well, Gabbard did not. Warren was expected to do very well and she really did. Give her the win.

[tarheelsunc]

8. Almost same as yours, just promote Gabbard and Castro one level each. Eom.

[question everything]

9. Obviously, I think that Klobucahr was the best. Steady, no fireworks sticking to policy

But I agree with your "out" list.

[Celerity]

13. Klobuchar had a really strong debate, she went after Rump too

[colsohlibgal]

12. Not Bad

I would move Gabbard and Inslee up to group two, Booker down to group 2. Warren scored well not sure she was a clear winner..

I would put Delaney in the no chance in Hell category.

[Demsrule86]

25. I disagree about Gabbard. She is on Breibart right after the debates.

[Generic Brad]

15. I thought Tim Ryan did well

But, then again, I live in a left behind red state. I guess I’m one of his target voters.

[Demsrule86]

26. Me too,..and people go by ideolgy but they should also consider geography.

I like Elizabeth Warren but she wii not win the rustbelt and we have no other path in 20 and probably 24.

[rurallib]

30. really curious why you claim "Warren will not win the

rustbelt ." it is a long time until November 2020.

[Demsrule86]

31. She has been branded East Coast and will be branded big spending socialist byTrump/GOP.

I live in Ohio. But the same hold true in the blue wall states (PA, WI and MI). We must win three states to stop Trump...those mentioned previously. I can tell you MFA does not play at all here. They are already running commercials about taking away health care...a Warren nomination would be a disaster as we would lose badly. We would also lose any chance at the Senate (moderate coattails) and I am not sure our House majority would survive.

[ooky]

16. Not sure why Klobachar isn't liked by more.

I think she comes across strong and thoughtful every time I see her. Tonight was no exception. If she was showing any kind of support she'd be my favorite.

[Stinky The Clown]

17. As I said in the OP, she was the first person I supported, even before she or anyone announced

I still like her and for most of the same reasons.

I ranked her as I did based on her ability to win the nomination and go on to beat Trump. That said, I still feel very good about her.

[ooky]

22. Understood.

I also initially supported her as well but backed off some until I can better judge if she's electable.

[JI7]

19. Rachel Maddow likes her a lot . i think she got a bad deal with those stories about how tough she

on her staff. a lot of sexism with that also.

i do find her very likable also.

[ooky]

21. I think that you are right about the alleged staff issues.

I've hoped she can overcome that rap and move past it in the primaries. I think she could be a good general election candidate in the battleground states.

[Captain Zero]

18. John Delaney

Needs to keep his day job, and go back to it.

[Hekate]

20. Elizabeth Warren, by far. I'm fairly in alignment with the rest of your picks as well. However...

Don't you just hate it when Tweety, Toady, Donny D, and Brian Williams all get going? Brian boasting about how all week he had bets going that the candidates would all pile on Joe Biden, and he was amazed that they didn't? Gimme a break!

Oh, and the aforementioned (as Brian would say) all agreed that Trump was He Who Shall Not Be Named and hardly got mentioned at all. Um, what? They are all running against Trump; he was mentioned by name several times; and his abominable policies were referred to many times.

These people are 3 parts infuriating and 1 part embarrassing.

[Demsrule86]

24. I think Booker is out unless he gets a bump.

My list is the same other than that.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

28. Warren and booker the rest pick a side and

Get out.

[Honeycombe8]

29. My take

As much as I like a couple of them, none of the candidates on the stage will win a general election against Trump, and only Warren has a slim chance of winning the nomination.

Everyone but Warren and Klobuchar needs to give up the ghost.

I include Klobuchar not because of her numbers, but clearly she is above the pack and is the quality female candidate I have been waiting for for decades. Even an independent relative, who watched just a part of the debate with me, wanted to know who she was, and was impressed by her. He thought the others were clowns and have no chance of winning a Presidential election...including Warren, of whom he said, "Oh,,,,that's Pocahontas, right?" (don't shoot the messenger...I swear that's what he said)

Ones he singled out..."Who's the bald guy?" I had to say that I didn't know; it wasn't Booker. My relative said, "I've never seen any candidate with so little presence before. Why is on the stage?" He thought Booker was weird. Klobuchar seemed Presidential and was cute. Warren is irritating. DeBlasio "Oh, that's the NY mayor. Yeah, they don't like him in NY. Why is he running?"

He knew who Beto was and had neither a good nor bad impression of him. I was unimpressed...his greenness was apparent. He's not ready for prime time. But as a VP? Maybe.

[Demsrule86]

32. Interesting take. I don't disagree.

[Honeycombe8]

34. I hope people pay attention to people like my relative.

He really is an Independent. He leans Republican, but he HATES Trump. He is NOT a Republican. He really does agree with some liberal policies, and with some conservative ones. He did NOT vote in 2016. Why? He didn't want to vote for Trump, and he didn't like Hillary. In retrospect, he regrets not voting. He had no idea Trump would be as bad as he turned out to be.

He wants to vote Democratic, but he likely won't make it to the polls if the Democratic candidate is "weird," in his eyes. If the Democrats select someone who is not too far left, is more of a normal person, who has some leadership abilities and is reasonably likable....he'll show up to vote.