I, too, would like to see a Democrat poster do this for a chunk of the more likely Democrat candidates, please.
Here it goes:
Clinton: Will easily get the corporate wing of the party backing, and should be able to raise a ton of money. Has some cross over appeal mainly among woman, and the fact that Bill Clinton is still the most popular Democrat in the south. Odds on favorite if she runs.
Biden: Hard to sell a third Obama term. Although I expect the economy in spite of Obama, and thanks to US domestic energy boom to look pretty good in 2016. Staying the course so to speak won't seem as bad in 2016 as it does today; still a tough sell.
Andrew Cuomo: Another Democrat who like Hillary Clinton would have the corporate backing of wall street. A social liberal and economic moderate. Been decent governor for NY though it is hard to see America getting excited for this guy.
Warren: She'd have the progressive wing of the party's backing. Far left both economically and socially. Very much anti big bank, anti Wall Street which makes it very hard to see her getting the nomination, much less winning the presidency.
Brian Schweitzer: Former of Governor of Montana. Said he thought he could win the Democratic primary by running against Obama. A pro 2nd amendment rights Democratic, and has a somewhat more moderate stance on environmental issues. Been very vocal against Obamacare but also against the health insurance companies, and the special interest in health care. Has also been vocal about using anti trust legislation to break up the "too big to fail" banks. Called Teddy Roosevelt his idol. A guy with a lot of cross over appeal as he got elected in Montana where Obama lost by over 20 points.
Joe Manchin: Senator of WV. Political centrist but has a lot of cross over appeal. Pro 2nd amendment record (although he did support background checks), and a big friend to the coal and oil industry. Not a fan but people seem to like him.
Luis Gutiérrez: Congressman from Chicago. I can't see him winning the nomination under any circumstance but I think he could be a very likely VP candidate designed to attract as much of the Hispanic vote as possible. Personally I like the guy as he seems to be less of a corporate shill than some.
Bernie Sanders: Senator Vermont. Technically an independent Democratic Socialist though there have been rumors of him running in the Democratic primary. Recently promoted to leading Democratic member of the Senate budget committee starting in 2015. Like Warren very anti corporate state though I would say less national appeal.
Howard Dean: Former gov of Vermont and DNC chair. While I wouldn't call him a conservative Dean is definitely a deficit hawk and the only Democratic that actually favored sequestration. H has been a big proponent of getting the Pentagon spending under control. I wouldn't put in the same category as Elizabeth Warren but much more anti corporatist than the mainstream Dems like HC.
Other candidates: Rahm Emmanuel (although he seems intent on staying mayor of Chicago), Ed Rendell former PA gov, Martin O'Malley current Maryland gov.
For me I prefer someone of the anti corporate state Warren/Sanders mold.
I am a huge Schweitzer fan. I'm not a fan at all of his policy on guns but that is not the biggest with the country. While he is not totally green in terms of his environmental policy but he seems to have common sense balancing climate change with the economy with focus having more efficient energy consumption with a cars, homes, etc; definitely a view I can live with. I want a guy who is of the anti corporate state mold and can deliver his message to all factions of the country, and I think this guy can.
Not at excited at all for the likely Hillary Clinton nomination. Not a fan of Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, or Andrew Cuomo either. Throw Rahm Emanuel in the mix as well if he decides to run, although after pissing me off to no end early on as mayor, he has done some decent things for the city in the last year and a half that I have supported.
