# The 2016 Democratic Candidates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-democratic-candidates/710400>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 20, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-democratic-candidates/710400 "2015-01-20T18:50:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-democratic-candidates/710400/501 "2015-10-21T16:58:12Z")

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Joe decides not to run for the top spot: [http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/index.html)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-democratic-candidates/710400/502 "2015-11-06T21:23:33Z")

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A campaign we can all get behind: [http://www.northernsun.com/Vote-Hindsight-20/20-T-Shirt-(8495).html?id=LLydo3ok](http://www.northernsun.com/Vote-Hindsight-20/20-T-Shirt-%288495%29.html?id=LLydo3ok)

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-democratic-candidates/710400/503 "2015-11-06T21:55:26Z")

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Or any of these: [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/clothing-company-sells-star-wars-themed-election-2016-wear-article-1.2193640](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/clothing-company-sells-star-wars-themed-election-2016-wear-article-1.2193640)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-democratic-candidates/710400/504 "2015-11-08T01:20:02Z")

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Nice. “Let the Wookiee win!”

Here’s a largely-positive _Rolling Stone_ article about O’Malley:

> **[Martin O'Malley Could Be the Future of the Democratic Party](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/why-martin-omalley-could-be-the-future-of-the-democratic-party-48740/)**
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> He’s trailing in the polls and low on money, but when he rolls up his sleeves and pulls out his guitar you see the leader he could be

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