We cats have been watching the 2020 Democratic Presidential contenders and taking notes. (And yes, for simplicity's sake, let's include Bernie Sanders in that group despite the fact that he is not a Democrat. He's an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate, and our furry faces are blue from having repeated it so many times.)
Here are our observations so far. Bear in mind that this can change, but this is how we feel at the moment.
Inside-the-Beltway pundits may laugh at the number of candidates who have thrown their hats (or who are thinking about throwing hats) in the ring. But we cats love it. Unlike the Republicans, we have a deep bench and a ton of energy and enthusiasm on our side. These are strengths, and the more thoughtful members of the GOP (if there are any left) are surely envious.
While we generally refrain from trashing fellow Democrats, we are willing to break that rule for the Assad-loving Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. How much is Vladimir Putin paying her to run? We don't know, but we're enjoying the paltry crowds she's pulling.
We will happily trash Coffee Man as much as we please, as we will anyone who threatens an Independent run. How delicious that he had to apologize for that incredibly stupid thing he said about the military.
On that note, we are head over heels in love with Mayor Pete, whose brilliant tweet first shamed Coffee Man into his mea culpa. Buttigieg has shone so well so quickly, and gotten so much good press, that we no longer have to look up the spelling of his name. Gosh, if only he were a teensy-weensy bit older and held a state or federal office.
Bernie Sanders is trying to fundraise off Beto O'Rourke's monster first-day money haul by pointing out in an email to supporters that "we more than likely had a lot more individual donations than he did." Whut? How ridiculous. This is beyond Inside Baseball. Even loyal Democratic primary voters don't care that much.
Kirsten Gillibrand's launch video was excellent. Ditto Cory Booker's.
We think Joe Biden will make an excellent Secretary of State since he, like Hillary in 2009, will have to repair relations with allies and clean up the worldwide mess that the Trumpsters have made.
We don't quite get all the Beto love, but we welcome him to the race because the Republicans seem very afraid of him. We are also very interested in hearing more from Jay Inslee.
Finally, our #1, top-slot candidate is still Senator Kamala Harris of California. She's smart, tough, beautiful, and in our humble opinion will run a hell of a general election race against Benedict Donald or whoever is President a year and a half from now. And the GOP is scared of her, too. They should be. We cats PURR.
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