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Ojeda's unique candidacy -- he is a former Army paratrooper who ran on the Democratic ticket as a populist and Trump critic in Republican West Virginia -- markedly over-performed how Hillary Clinton did in the state in 2016. Trump won the state's 3rd Congressional District by 49 percentage points in 2016. Ojeda closed that gap, losing by 12 percentage points earlier this month.

But getting through a Democratic primary could be difficult: Ojeda voted for Trump in 2016, something that may be beyond the pale for some Democrats.

Ojeda has soured on Trump, though, and Trump called him "a total whacko" at campaign events in 2018.

Ojeda has long argued that the Democratic Party has lost its roots and become a party controlled by special interests and wealthy donors, and his presidential campaign will likely hinge on that message.

kalm wrote:And so it begins...

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession....

Ojeda's unique candidacy -- he is a former Army paratrooper who ran on the Democratic ticket as a populist and Trump critic in Republican West Virginia -- markedly over-performed how Hillary Clinton did in the state in 2016. Trump won the state's 3rd Congressional District by 49 percentage points in 2016. Ojeda closed that gap, losing by 12 percentage points earlier this month.

But getting through a Democratic primary could be difficult: Ojeda voted for Trump in 2016, something that may be beyond the pale for some Democrats.

Ojeda has soured on Trump, though, and Trump called him "a total whacko" at campaign events in 2018.

Ojeda has long argued that the Democratic Party has lost its roots and become a party controlled by special interests and wealthy donors, and his presidential campaign will likely hinge on that message.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

kalm wrote:And so it begins...

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession....

Ojeda's unique candidacy -- he is a former Army paratrooper who ran on the Democratic ticket as a populist and Trump critic in Republican West Virginia -- markedly over-performed how Hillary Clinton did in the state in 2016. Trump won the state's 3rd Congressional District by 49 percentage points in 2016. Ojeda closed that gap, losing by 12 percentage points earlier this month.

But getting through a Democratic primary could be difficult: Ojeda voted for Trump in 2016, something that may be beyond the pale for some Democrats.

Ojeda has soured on Trump, though, and Trump called him "a total whacko" at campaign events in 2018.

Ojeda has long argued that the Democratic Party has lost its roots and become a party controlled by special interests and wealthy donors, and his presidential campaign will likely hinge on that message.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

CID1990 wrote:

kalm wrote:And so it begins...

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession....





https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him

CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him

Skjellyfetti wrote:

CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him

He dropped out well before a vote was cast.

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.

Skjellyfetti wrote:

CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him

He dropped out well before a vote was cast.

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.

Skjellyfetti wrote:

CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him

He dropped out well before a vote was cast.

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.

Pwns wrote:

Skjellyfetti wrote:
He dropped out well before a vote was cast.

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.

What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.

CID1990 wrote:

Pwns wrote:
What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.

I think he was trying to do some Trumpy imitation or something




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Pwns wrote:

Skjellyfetti wrote:
He dropped out well before a vote was cast.

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.

What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.