Four Questions Democratic Voters should ask when Selecting the 2020 Democratic Nominee

With the first votes set to be taken in Iowa on Monday, February 3, 2020, Democrats should consider four questions when deciding who should be the party’s nominee to go against the 2016 Popular Vote Loser.

Question One: Does the Candidate have the Character/Temperament to be President?

The Electoral College election of Donald Trump has shown that character and temperament matters with who occupies the Oval Office.

Surrounding himself with a team of cult following nativist and self-serving sycophants, the 2016 KKK endorsed candidate has broken one norm of Presidential Etiquette time and time again.

This behavior, enabled by indulging subordinates and allies, has led to Mr. Trump becoming the third President in United History becoming impeached.

Democrats do not need to select a mirror image of Trump. Thankfully, there are none among the major candidates.

Question Two: Can the Democratic Nominee win the Electoral College as well as the Popular Vote.

It is reasonable to conclude that, in all probability, Donald Trump will not win the popular vote in 2020.

It is possible the Democratic nominee, whoever it is, may, given Mr. Trump’s performance, have a higher popular vote margin of victory than Hillary Clinton (just under three million) in 2016.

What Democratic voters need to consider is which candidate has the best chance of ensuring an Electoral College victory by winning states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Arizona.

Question Three: Which Democratic Candidate has the best coattails? 

Which of the Democratic Presidential Candidates will help Nancy Pelosi sustain her House Majority?

Which of the Democratic Presidential Candidates will best help the Kentucky Senate nominee defeat Enemy of the People-Political Prince of Darkness Mitch McConnell or Mark Kelly best Martha McSally in Arizona? Furthermore, which Democratic Nominee could help Senate candidates soundly defeat Republican incumbents in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, and South Carolina and get a Democratic majority in the upper chamber.

Which Democratic Presidential Candidate will best help local candidates in purple states like Arizona take one or more of the state legislative chambers, county offices, or gubernatorial seats?

Question Four: Which of the Democratic Presidential Candidates has a Progressive Program that can pass Congress?

If the Democrats win the White House, maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, and capture control of the Senate, what candidates legislative program has the best chance of securing passage?

Democratic voters need to remember that Republicans, given their history in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, are not going to support any major initiative from any Democratic President. Furthermore, Democratic Senators like Kyrsten Sinema, Doug (if he gets reelected in 2020) Jones and Joe Manchin are probably not automatic yes votes.

Democratic voters need to consider which Presidential Candidate’s Progressive agenda has the best chance to pass through the reconciliation process because it is unlikely the Democrats will have a filibuster-proof majority in 2021?

These are the questions Democratic voters need to consider when choosing the nominee best equipped to defeat Individual One and move the country forward with a progressive agenda.