Thread by @JoeNBC

1. Medicare For All will not be a litmus test. Too difficult to defend on many fronts. The way forward is making Obamacare work. Mend, don’t end.
2. Kamala may have the biggest upside right now but this is her 1st presidential run. Maybe she’s got Obama skills but odds are long.

https://twitter.com/dcherring/status/1093227546634645504

3. Warren is facing a rough patch right now but if you wanted to pick a populist candidate naturally positioned to win Iowa and take next-door New Hampshire, it’s her.
4. Biden and Bernie are strong in the polls but I think they overstate their dominance like most early polls do

5. If she runs, Amy Klobuchar will provide the greatest contrast to a Donald Trump in terms of temperament. She’s from the critical Upper Midwest and could also do well in Iowa.
6. Beto lost and has acted strange lately but is adored by many. But he ain’t running against Cruz.

7. Booker, Castro and Gillibrand are longer shots because their running lanes are crowded. But you never know if someone knows how to play the game until they climb on the mound the first time.
8. John Kerry could win it all if he ran. But many think he won’t.

9. Sherrod Brown would be the conscience of the progressive wing and wins big in Ohio. A long shot for the top slot but already has to be on the shortlist for anyone’s VP pick.
10. Steve Bullock wins in Trump Country, is articulate and likeable. But he needs money and Name ID.

11. Terry McAuliffe is always underestimated but will work nonstop, can raise money, and is looking Jeffersonian these days compared to his successor and everyone else in Virginia politics. A long shot but people I talk to believe he would do best one-on-one in a Trump smackdown