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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
It is early, and following Buffet's rule, "Thou shalt not predict the future." But... Who else do you see emerging as: (1) a serious contender to Biden; (2) who can actually win a general?
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All of the candidates look like relative midgets right now because there are so many of them. Biden is the exception because he was VP. But more Swalwells will drop out, and some of them will pick up real support, and they will look better, both because of that support but also because some of them will have better chops and the winnowing of the field will reveal that.
Honestly, I don't know who that will be. Already, Buttigieg is clearly performing better than one would have expected from his resume, but how much upside does he still have? Klobuchar and Gillibrand had higher expectations because they were Senators and do not seem to be setting the world on fire. I would have expected more from Inslee, Bullock and Hickenlooper, because I think being a governor sets you up better to run.
My main point is that the process is dynamic, and the candidates are going to change. Some of them are going to grow.
