Every four years in July, the left-wing representation of the United States of America, the Democratic Party, holds their Democratic National Convention (DNC).
What this event is designed for the official nomination to represent the party for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the U.S. presidential election. As far as who chooses the nominations for the Democrats, it’s the party’s delegates who do so. (There’s a total of 3,768, 1,885 are needed to win.) After the selections are made, the nominees will then accept and the campaign against the Republican Party would go on.
The next convention will be held from July 13-16, 2020, and will be hosted at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The former President of the Human Rights Campaign, Joe Solmonese, was announced as the convention’s CEO just last month in March.
Before we can get to the DNC and an official nominee, however, there is a pretty long process that we have to go through first — and that’s the Democratic Party presidential primaries. What the primaries are for are Democrat-only elections in every state (and the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories) across the country to select a minimum of 3,200 delegates to the convention, which then determines who the nominee will be for the Democratic Party.
It should also be noted that an extra 764 unpledged delegates or superdelegates will also be involved in the process, as there will be party leadership being represented and their votes will be separate from the actual primaries. These unpledged delegates and superdelegates consist of party leaders and elected officials.
But before we can get to any of that, it all starts with a cold night in Iowa on February 3, 2020 for election night — it will be the first caucus of the Democratic primaries.
Get your boots, there’s going to be a lot of mudslingings and remember you can find these odds in our top US betting sites.
Bernie Sanders isn’t a true Democrat. You’ve heard that before in 2016, and you’ll be sure to hear that again in 2020 from Democratic opponents. That’s because it’s a fact. Bernie Sanders is the longest-serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, but like 2016, that shouldn’t hold Bernie back. Promises and passion for a universal and single-payer healthcare system, tuition-free public universities, paid parental leave, among other entitlements has Bernie Sanders on top of the odds right now — and the $18 million he’s raised helps too.
After officially announcing his candidacy for the President of the U.S., Joe Biden now brings his impressive resume into the ring — and with Wall Street funding on top of that. The problem with Biden throughout the campaign will be massive allegations of sexual harassment and past racism. If he can get past it though, he’ll be in the driver’s seat with the establishment behind him — easier said than done. As far as his policies, Biden doesn’t really have a clear platform, and don’t expect him to be all-out socialism like others. But don’t expect cut taxes either.
Since a young adult, Pete Buttigieg has made waves throughout his career beginning with a Rhodes Scholarship that would make him a graduate of Harvard University and Pembroke College, Oxford. If that wasn’t enough, he would also serve his country, which has gone well with GOP voters. As a result, the Buttigieg campaign would raise $1 million within four hours of launching, and on top of that, they would raise $7 million in the first quarter of fundraising. With his support for policies such as universal healthcare, expect this star to get brighter and hotter.
Officially declaring her candidacy back in January, Kamala Harris vowed that she would fight for the “largest middle-class tax cut in a generation.” That’s not exactly a Democrat line, so are we looking at a moderate here? Not exactly. Like Bernie Sanders, Harris is in support of the “Medicare for All” bill and also supports single-payer healthcare. Which brings immediately to my mind: How are we going to pay for both the largest middle-class tax cut in a generation, and at the same time, pay for universal healthcare? I’m sure voters will ask the same thing in 2020.
Over the past few months, Beto O’Rourke has made himself a media darling, and the media has picked up steam on that as we gear into campaign season. Though I agree he can be considered a rising star within the Democratic Party, he’s going to have some explaining to do to voters — especially moderates — for his bizarre history. What do I mean exactly? In a past poem, he would ask a cow to ‘wax my ass’ and ‘scrub my balls’. Then it gets a bit dark, if that’s the right word: He would write a fantasy about running over and murdering kids. Um, huh?
Andrew Yang comes into the Democratic primaries as a dark horse, and as a potential rising star, and it’s mainly due to his “Freedom Dividend” plan. What this plan represents is a form of Universal Basic Income, also known as UBI for short, and it would give a free $1,000/month to all adults between the ages of 18-64 — no strings attached. This policy alone resulted in Yang meeting the requirement of 65,000 donors in a minimum of 20 U.S. states to be able to be included in the first round of debates. Watch out for Yang. He could make a wave in 2020.
Elizabeth Warren has had a solid political career up until this point, and has made strides with her left-wing base for what some have named “left-wing populism.” But there’s a problem with Elizabeth Warren that could eventually be brought up during the campaign: Lies. To progress her career as a law professor, Warren would claim to be a Native American and have a membership to the Cherokee tribe — it would eventually come out that she only has 0.1-1.6% DNA. With how intense identity politics are in the Democratic Party, this could be an issue.
Now that we’ve arrived to Amy Klobuchar on the list, we’ve now officially entered the list of long-shots to carry the Democratic nomination against President Trump. That shouldn’t take much away from Klobuchar, she’s had a pretty solid career in public service since 1999. Formerly labeled a “rising star” by the party leaders, she does have stature within the Democratic Party which might be able to help out with votes, but the charisma and brand name just isn’t there. And here’s the biggest problem with her base: She’s voted with Trump 31.1% of the time.
Not only has Cory Booker made his mark in the political realm, but he’s also made history. He did so when he was elected the first African-American from New Jersey to be a U.S. Senator. Ever since then, it’s been Booker doing his thing as a senator and even climbing to celebrity status as result — even dating actress Rosario Dawson. Booker has also done his thing with fundraising, bringing in more than $5 million in the first quarter of the 2020 race. With all of that along with super progressive politics, Booker’s stock may rise eventually in the primaries.
Out of all of the Democratic presidential candidates, Tulsi Gabbard may be my favorite. Yeah, she’s got high 40-1 odds, but she still can make an impact as the primaries go along. But she does go against her party, and that could be problematic in an election with just Democrats voting. Here’s a big one and most recent: Her denouncing of Saudi Arabia and the culture of Islam, and also protecting Christians from persecution. Two big no-no’s in the modern-day party. She’s also a protector of Hindu nationalism, which also explains the hefty 40/1 odds.
Not only has John Hickenlooper had a successful political career, but he was also a successful businessman before he got into politics — in other words, Hickenlooper had money before he got into the political realm, so he isn’t one of those ‘politician-turned-millionaire’ types of people. And not only does he have his own funding, but he also has massive support with his base — this includes raising more than $1 million in less than 48 hours. Numbers appear to be there for the primaries, but can he build up his brand name and calculate a charisma? Only time will tell.
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