Gerard Lameiro, Ph.D.

Democratic Presidential Election Candidates – Who’s Ahead? In the presidential election Democratic Party nomination race, we now have 13 candidates running, with another ten more that might enter the race in the near future. In addition, there are another dozen or so potential candidates that seem less likely to run, but probably would like to run if they thought they could pull it off. Who’s ahead among the 13 Democratic candidates currently announced and others that might enter the race? Bernie Sanders – Democratic socialist; Raised about $10 Million in his first week of fundraising; Issues: Medicare-for-All, $15 Minimum Wage,…

Democrats Strategy – Part I: Attack, Investigate, and Blanket the Fake News with Empty Innuendoes With the Mueller investigation apparently wrapping up in the near future and with no evidence found of Trump campaign – Russian collusion, the Democrats strategy to defeat Trump in 2020 seems to be changing dramatically. The Democrats strategy now appears to be following the old cliche: throw enough mud at the wall and some will stick. The House Judiciary Committee under Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, sent letters requesting documents to 81 different organizations, agencies, and individuals in an attempt to find information that will hurt…

Who is Ahead in the Early Forecast for the 2020 White House Race on the Democratic Side? In the early forecast for the 2020 presidential election on the Democratic side, the top contenders appear to include: Sen. Kamala Harris (CA)Rep. Beto O’Rourke (TX)Former First Lady Michelle ObamaFormer VP Joe BidenFormer Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Realistically, each of these potential top contenders suffers from a variety of problems. Yet, each does benefit from some strengths among their respective bases. Surprisingly, to many political pundits, Michelle Obama might be the strongest of the five contenders despite her repeated denials of interest in…