# Hee-haw, y'all. The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 12, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-yall-the-2020-democratic-presidential-primary/824415 "2018-11-12T17:52:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-yall-the-2020-democratic-presidential-primary/824415/1731 "2019-07-06T03:38:50Z")

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> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#):
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> There’s compelling evidence in that article, so I’m less skeptical of the “play it safe” strategy than I was before reading it.

Glad it had at least some impact.  
Now, BB: seems like we are talking past each other a bit. I get a strong sense you take me to be a “white guys only” voter, most especially if it’s a really old, handsy white guy from Scranton. Not so. My preferences have evolved this year, and I cannot rule out further change; but let me catch you up on where I have been and where I am as of now:

> [@Joe Biden's in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-in/833042/442):
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> In case you’re not familiar with my posting history, Biden is one of my least preferred candidates. Beto, Inslee, or Booker would be my preference. But Biden’s a smarter bet, at least, than Buttigieg, Warren, or especially Sanders.

> [@How good would Harris be in the general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-harris-be-in-the-general/836218/64):
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> I understand the nervousness about nominating another woman against Trump, I really do (I don’t think being black is an issue after Obama—a reason Booker has been one of my favorites all along). And I think the other female candidates, especially Warren, would be weaksauce against Trump. My bias has been to look for someone tall and imposing. Beto and Inslee were the other two in my top three.
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> BUT after seeing this debate, I am now convinced that she has a special kind of toughness that overrides these concerns. She got a huge surge of donations in the 24 hours after the debate, 58% of which were from people who never gave to her before. I was among that 58 percent, and she is now my top choice.

“She” refers to Harris, just in case it’s not clear from the context.

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