OJEDA IS RUNNING FOR PREZ

how many DNC delegates can you get from protest votes in West Virginia and Kentucky?

If he can't even come close to winning a congressional district in his own state...

He got 43.59% in a R+23. And he did so by using Left-Wing Populism and calling out the Washington Insiders in both parties. He'll be a great candidate.

It seems like Manchin ran ahead of Ojeda too. So, guy who is in a state Senate who voted Trump in 2016 is a non-starter here.

I’m not saying he should be the nominee, but what he is saying could be very applicable nationally to attract Trump voters, but isn’t in conflict with other priorities.

I wonder how Ojeda will justify his voting for Trump to black and Hispanic primary voters? I tried to cut him some slack because he seemed like he was a good fit for that district, but even they rejected him by double digits. I bet he won't make it much further than Jim Webb.

Talley Sergent in WV-2 came closer to winning.

He justifies it because Trump said he'd help the Working Class American. And has expressed disappointment in Trump since then

Not sure we need a President that is that easily duped.

Who's likely Dem front-runner ?

Ohh, blame the person for listening to a presidential candidate that said they'll help the working as opposed to the establishments favorite politician

Ohh, blame the person for listening to a presidential candidate that said they'll help the working as opposed to the establishments favorite politician I think the point is he fell for that from a guy who never lifted a finger to help any working person and went out of his way to defraud a good many of them. But it's America, we're easily duped apparently.

Well he's expressed disappointment in Trump now, and Either Way Ojeda is still a great populist candidate that'll be a force to be reckoned with.

Except that he's just lost a congressional seat, so he's not much of a force even in WV.

"Fun" part of the WV03 result is the likelihood that Ojeda did better in Carol Miller's district than in his own Senate District. Ojeda won around 38% in his home county. Two years after winning that county on his way to the State Senate. At least Sherrod Brown, Brian Schweitzer, or Jon Tester would be reasonably credible candidates if we're going to a checklist of being able to beat the Presidential vote percentage. Ojeda's thing seems like somebody who either got some lousy advice or somebody who knows that just running for re-election for the WV State Senate isn't gonna be particularly glamorous. Especially since there'll be a risk of him losing re-election in 2020 due to the top of the ticket.

He got 43.59% in a R+23, the last Democrat that ran in that district got 23.98%. He's also gotten a lot of notoriety as a popular state senator who helped with the teachers strike. And got free advertisement among new Media Progressives. He's definitely a force to be reckoned with. Except that this force lost by double digits. Go for Sherrod Brown, I could at least buy an argument for his brand of populism even if that isn't my sort of thing.

The balancing process between trying to please heavily Dem urban areas and trying to please recently Dem suburban areas should be an interesting thing to witness too I'll probably wait until around Iowa to figure out my personal preference for a candidate. Some are gonna be ranked higher than others, but the field thins a little bit between the first contests and Missouri.

Go for Sherrod Brown Love Sherrod Brown, but it would be odd having a candidate/President who sounds like he smokes 6 packs of cigarettes a day.

There are ones I'd prefer to Ojeda, but there aren't that many good candidates at the moment. Currently out of the announced cadidates I rank them as such: 1. Andrew Yang 2. Richard Ojeda 3. Ryan Farber 4. Michael Arth 5. Harry Braun 6. Ken E. Nwadike Jr. 7. Jeff Boss 8. Willie Carter 9. Roque De La Fuente 10. John Delaney 11. Geoffrey Fieger 12. Robby Wells 13. Patrick Little

De La Fuente is up there?! Don't take this the wrong way, but of those candidates that could conceivably win more than a dozen votes, who would you go for? Either D or R.

These are all Democrats. De La Fuente's running in both major party primaries

Okay, but what about...someone who could be a viable dark horse, even? I guess Delaney might fit that list but the others...who even are they?

First of all, I just rankex the Democrats that have filed to run as of 11/13/18. I really only like the top 3. Secondly if you're curious here's short bios about them. Ryan Farber is a progressive Milennial Micheal Arth is an Author that ran for Governor of Florida in 2010 as an Independent Harry Braun is a Perennial Presidential Candidate Ken Nwadike is a Peace activist Jeff Boss is a 9/11 Truther and Perennial Candidate Willie Carter is a Perennial Presidential Candidate Geoffry Fieger is a lawyer who ran for Governor of Michigan in 1998 Robby Wells is a guy who ran for president in 2012 under the Constitution Party and 2016 as an Independent And Patrick Little is a Neo-Nazi who ran for Senator of California in 2018

I'm in the process of adding more candidates so you may want to hold off on that list.