# Democratic March Madness - South Semifinal 1 - Harris/Holder **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 15, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602 "2019-02-15T16:19:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/1 "2019-02-15T16:19:37Z")
Pick one: ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/2 "2019-02-15T17:05:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/3 "2019-02-15T17:43:46Z")
Kamala easily, she’s my #1 choice as of now. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@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-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/4 "2019-02-15T17:44:58Z")
Eh, I don’t really have a #1 choice at the moment. It’s way too early to get that invested in any of them. But she’s got a good story, a strong ability to raise money and she seems tough. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/5 "2019-02-15T18:21:07Z")
Eric Holder is a personality-free zone. He’s a latter-day Mondale. I’m not seeing him inspiring the masses to do anything at all. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/6 "2019-02-15T21:59:28Z")
Former state AG vs former federal AG? This is hard for me. I’d like the prez to be a woman, Kamala is very clever, & she’s smart enough to see the party is going left. But I assume Holder isn’t the child of immigrants, & it would be nice to get an “American American” after Trump. :Looks on Wikipedia: OK, his folks were Barbadian-American, so that undercuts that argument. I’m still wondering if I should go for Holder because he seems like he may be less elitist. … Nah, turns out I’m voting for the woman. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/7 "2019-02-16T00:09:31Z")
Man, this one was tough, but I went with Holder. I like Harris well enough, but there’s something about her that’s nagging me. I need to figure out what that is. ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/8 "2019-02-16T01:55:29Z")
I like Holder but at this point anyone without governor or senator on their resume is a tough sell. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/9 "2019-02-16T06:40:59Z")
US Attorney General isn’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/10 "2019-02-16T16:18:23Z")
Battle of the Jackboots. Only one I can’t stomach a vote. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602/11 "2019-02-17T00:51:44Z")
I just don’t know enough about Holder, really. So I went with Harris, but now I regret that because she has an “unsympathetic elite” quality.