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88. Now that it doesn't matter, I finally joined this forum. My preferences are
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 05:22 AM
Apr 2020

Barack Obama (because we could use a reprise of 2004)
Adam Schiff (because he's brilliant)
Jennifer Granholm (because she's brilliant, too, and she can hold a big room in the palm of her hand)
Pete Buttegieg (because he's pretty brilliant, too, even if I speak more languages than he does! LOL)
Jay inslee (because has a great grasp on what challenges face us)
Bill Clinton (because he's a mesmerizing speaker, too)

I'm sure there are others. We have a VERY deep bench of potential speakers who can crystallize the number of things Democrats care deeply about, put them in terms we all understand, and do so with great eloquence. The keynote speech should not leave out mentioning the presidential nominee, which is why Obama heads my list. No one alive has worked more closely with him for longer, or knows him better. Obama's first keynote speech was one for the ages. If he gets a second one, I would bet that it would be any less so.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Elizabeth Warren. UrbScotty Apr 2020 #1
Gretchen Whitmer Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 #2
😍bama! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #3
Agreed...this would be appropriate as a passing of the mantle to Joe... Moostache Apr 2020 #7
LOL Yup! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #15
lol@added benefit! Cha Apr 2020 #86
Mario Cuomo gave one of the best keynotes ever bottomofthehill Apr 2020 #4
Andrew's quickly becoming a very good governor, but when it comes to speaking he can't beat.... George II Apr 2020 #8
Not many can beat his father Green Line Apr 2020 #24
I remember that speech peggysue2 Apr 2020 #74
Adam Schiff, Val Demings, Stacy Abrams The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #5
Stacy cilla4progress Apr 2020 #6
Barack Obama didn't do a bad job in 2004. Would love to see him again, but streaming... George II Apr 2020 #9
Good opportunity to showcase our future, including the diversity Hortensis Apr 2020 #10
Totally support your plan. pazzyanne Apr 2020 #17
Our President passing on the mantle to our next President DonaldsRump Apr 2020 #11
Cuomo, Obama, Warren, Newsom, Harris, in any order. We've got one deep bench, don't we. ancianita Apr 2020 #12
Hakeem Jeffries also. brush Apr 2020 #85
yeah! Cha Apr 2020 #87
Hakeem Jeffries and Katie Porter. ancianita Apr 2020 #92
Obama for sure! FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #13
All of the people mentioned in this thread would be fantastic! ZenDem Apr 2020 #14
Adam Schiff or Andrew Cuomo are my picks onetexan Apr 2020 #16
Either or both Obamas. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #18
I'd love for Barack Obama to give it. Sloumeau Apr 2020 #19
Kamala Harris or Stacy Abrams. Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #20
Barack Obama left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Apr 2020 #22
Obama or Hillary. MrsCoffee Apr 2020 #23
Can't decide. Looking through this thread we have incredible wealth of talent in our party. n/t. NNadir Apr 2020 #25
Usually reserved for a party's rising star Aquaria Apr 2020 #26
Hakeem Jeffties would be good. Adam Shiff, Katie Porter, Val Demings. brush Apr 2020 #84
Kamala Harris Newest Reality Apr 2020 #27
No. The VP nominee can't give the speech. Ok. I'm dreaming. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #82
Barack Obama SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 #28
Jim Clyburn Todd79 Apr 2020 #29
OBAMA!!! 👍👍👍 EOM TruckFump Apr 2020 #30
Usually it's an up and comer so I vote for Stacey Abarams Dream Girl Apr 2020 #31
Jay Inslee pnwest Apr 2020 #32
Last night I watched Gavin Newsom radical noodle Apr 2020 #33
He would be perfect for the keynote. Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #48
That's who I was thinking dem4decades Apr 2020 #54
Cuomo, Whitman, or Porter would be fantastic - all are great representatives of Democrats. lark Apr 2020 #34
If only . . . elleng Apr 2020 #35
Brought a tear to my eye PlanetBev Apr 2020 #36
it was 12 years before I was born, but the results in 1984 would have brought more than a tear Celerity Apr 2020 #94
I'm hoping there won't be a traditional convention for several reasons. HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #37
Elizabeth Warren or President Obama Don1 Apr 2020 #38
Both have already done one but I'm OK with ecstatic Apr 2020 #43
Barack Obama. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #39
Pete Buttigieg. William769 Apr 2020 #40
YES! Pete Buttigieg! A real up-and-comer! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #46
I love Pete! radical noodle Apr 2020 #69
So many great voices JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #41
Senator Harris or Pete. nt ecstatic Apr 2020 #42
Obama Takket Apr 2020 #44
Deadly dumbass Donald -- to remind every voter of the dangers. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #45
Anybody but the ISFV MyNameGoesHere Apr 2020 #47
Hillary or an Obama nt barbtries Apr 2020 #49
Hakeem Jeffries or Adam Schiff lillypaddle Apr 2020 #50
Mayor Pete CanonRay Apr 2020 #51
Obama 100%. we could really use the boost Pillow talk Apr 2020 #52
Whoever President Biden wants as his running mate mahina Apr 2020 #53
Ayanna Pressley. Raven123 Apr 2020 #55
Cuomo would be a great pick. nsd Apr 2020 #56
President Obama!!!!!!!! chillfactor Apr 2020 #57
PBO OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #58
Sanders Chainfire Apr 2020 #59
Kamala Harris or Adam Schiff kacekwl Apr 2020 #60
Obama Tribetime Apr 2020 #61
Eric Garcetti Olafjoy Apr 2020 #62
Realisitically it has to be Andrew Cuomo. StevieM Apr 2020 #63
Good choice MaryMagdaline Apr 2020 #65
Governor of Kentucky MaryMagdaline Apr 2020 #64
I agree. A popular Democratic Governor in a deep red state. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #83
That's great to hear! MaryMagdaline Apr 2020 #93
Hillary , with the crowd in unison, saying "lock the sunovabitch up"! apcalc Apr 2020 #66
That Would Be A Treat, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #70
Hakeem Jeffries Skya Rhen Apr 2020 #67
Joe Kennedy III Freddie Apr 2020 #68
Katie Porter. BlueLucy Apr 2020 #71
Adam Schiff ElementaryPenguin Apr 2020 #72
Can a former president do it? If so then President Obama. n/t totodeinhere Apr 2020 #73
Adam Schiff GeorgiaPeanut Apr 2020 #75
Stacey Abrams. nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #76
As per tradition, should be a young up and coming as it was once Obama and once Castro. So emmaverybo Apr 2020 #77
Not Bernie. n/t nolawarlock Apr 2020 #78
Doesn't each night feature a keynote speaker? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2020 #79
Definitely Mayor Pete. murielm99 Apr 2020 #80
You've got to be kidding. Obama is the obvious Choice. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #81
Now that it doesn't matter, I finally joined this forum. My preferences are DFW Apr 2020 #88
OBAMA, to remind people unlike the current presie-Pres. Biden has thousands real friends Sunlei Apr 2020 #89
Obama demtenjeep Apr 2020 #90
Time for the Big Dog to get off the porch... SKKY Apr 2020 #91
I remember better times...... DFW Apr 2020 #95
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