# Democratic March Madness - East Semifinal 1 - O'Rourke/Gabbard
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [February 15, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604 "2019-02-15T16:25:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/1 "2019-02-15T16:25:39Z")
Pick one:
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/2 "2019-02-15T16:46:35Z")
Emulating what I believe at least 90% of voters do on election day, I’m voting for the name I’ve heard before, and I know almost nothing else about him (I’m not even 100% certain it’s a “him”).
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/3 "2019-02-15T17:04:24Z")
Everyone stop bitching about the seedings. No one’s forcing you to vote.
Let it be a fun distraction during the doldrums. We could do one every quarter or so until things get serious in January.
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### Author:  [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/4 "2019-02-15T17:07:27Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#):
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> Everyone stop bitching about the seedings. No one’s forcing you to vote.
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> Let it be a fun distraction during the doldrums. We could do one every quarter or so until things get serious in January.
If you set it up so the final two are a top contender against a neverwas, the whole thing loses its appeal. Needs to be redone, IMO.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/5 "2019-02-15T17:08:27Z")
What did I just say?
Warning issued. And you’re directed to stay out of these threads.
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/6 "2019-02-15T17:42:26Z")
Beto easily. I despise Gabbard.
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/7 "2019-02-15T17:43:32Z")
OK, this is an easy one. I don’t think Beto is ready yet, but on the other hand, Gabbard is my one “anyone but” candidate at this point in the race. Beto is an “anyone”, so he get my vote this round.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/8 "2019-02-15T17:44:02Z")
Yeah. Gabbard’s got some things going for her, but national electability isn’t one of them. So it’s probably everyone’s ‘short list for VP’ Beto in this one.
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/9 "2019-02-15T18:22:26Z")
Beto is inexperienced but probably the best campaigner the Democrats have. Not my ideal choice but worth consideration.
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### Author:  [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/10 "2019-02-15T21:38:12Z")
As an environmentalist, I went with Tulsi. I think she shares more of my major concerns. Beto is a little too close to the natural gas industry.
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### Author:  [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-1-orourke-gabbard/829604/11 "2019-02-16T00:12:22Z")
This one is easy. Beto for sure.