(Completely Unqualified and Somewhat Arbitrary) 2020 Democratic Primary Preference Rankings
The field may be finalizing. There's very little reason for me to be settled on just one candidate at this point, but I have thoughts. What point is a blog if I don't share them with my (incredibly limited) audience? So, I'm starting a Ranking of Preference for 2020 Democratic Candidates. I'm considering a number of factors when putting together this ranking.
Ranking Factors (in No Particular Order)
- Candidate's Story: Why them and why now? Why are they running for president? Why are they the best candidate (in their minds or those of their supporters)?
- Campaigning and General Election Strength: The most important thing is beating Trump. Why do I think one candidate would be better in the general than another? Read below to find out!
- Ability to Inspire: Let's face it--turning out voters is essential, and people are reluctant to turn out if they are not inspired.
- Qualifications for the Job: This whole experiment with an extremely unqualified president has been a complete disaster. The Democratic candidate needs to be ready, able to pick good advisers, able to listen to people who know more than them, able to learn the job quickly or already have a high level of understanding of the job and be someone we can trust to make the right decisions.
- Positions on Issues: I want to support a candidate I agree with. If I don't agree with their position on an issue, can I accept their reasons for why they believe what they believe?
- Momentum/Trending: Is this candidate trending up or down in my rankings? Why?
- Status: Have they declared their run or exploratory committee? If not, will they probably do so?
So, without further ado, the rankings!
