presidential candidates

Bob Dole, giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies They say we should not speak poorly of the recently deceased, so the best I can say is that he wasn't as big of an ******* as so many Republicrud are today.

Right now these two have my vote. We'll see how all this unfolds. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/550941-trump-i-would-certainly-consider-desantis-as-2024-running-mate

Okay, you are maybe hearing it first. I saw Alex Jones on a You Tube channel chatting ranting with a comedian, Andrew Shulz, and his buddies. I can't deny that he is entertaining to watch, and he is bat-**** crazy. I still assume that Trump will run for the 2024 Republican presidential...

There is an opinion piece in today's Observer (part of the Guardian 'empire'), suggesting that Mike Pompeo is lining himself up as the next Republican president, in the Trump mould. Comments? Counter suggestions?

It looks to me as though he's trying to paint himself in different colours to his boss, with the publicised vaccination and statements thereafter. I wonder if he's thinking "Biden was Veep, then President..." It seems he's been very much in the background until the past couple of weeks and now...

Since election campaigns start earlier every cycle, why not speculate on who will throw their hat into the ring for the Republicans in 2024. Here's my list. some are serious, some are half-joking. Donald Trump - Socialite turned game show host who lost the 2020 election1 Tom Cotton - Senator...

He didn't "win" on his message either. He didn't move the dial much from McCain's and Mitten's numbers, showing that the absolute ceiling for the republicans is 60,000,000 and shrinking. He "won" because the republicans, seeing that Hilary Clinton was vulnerable organised the biggest voter...

Well actually making a "false statement". "You said that you passed Veterans Choice. It was passed in 2014...it was a false statement, sir." https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/08/politics/trump-veterans-choice-paula-reid/index.html Like he has only told it more than 150 times. Best part, "He then...

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/former-gop-presidential-candidate-herman-cain-dies-after-battle-with-coronavirus.html

I know, you’re thinking how could any person could support Trump and Sanders indifferently? Well I know a lot of Sanders supporters both in person and on the internet who were also secret Trump voters. I too supported Sanders in the 2016 primary but voted for Trump in the general election. I...

It seems like it ought to be thread-worthy. The big takeaway from today's releases, that I noticed. According to the book, Donald Trump paid someone to take the SAT test for him. She names a name. No word on whether the alleged test-taker is still alive or available for confirmation. Mary...

Kanye West Announces 2020 Presidential Run As much as I would like to laugh this off, is it possible he could be a spoiler if the election is close?

Trump has created jobs for all Americans. Minorities never had it so good. He has kept or tried to bring back jobs from countries like Mexico and China. He has put us to work. Comparing Trump with Obama who once gave Iran one of our enemies over a billion dollars Trump puts the interests...

That would be weird, even for him. I mean, he keeps talking about himself in the third person, but given he's incredibly racist, it'd also be an incredibly strange statement. Then again, choosing between Trump and Trump is probably exactly the scenario Trump would want for the 2020 election...

I'm going to run a poll each month down to the November election. This isn't to determine how this forum leans; I think we all pretty much know how that goes already. This is to see how support for each candidate changes from month-to-month. This poll runs through the end of the month, and I'll...

Given his handling of NYC/The covid situation, Cuomo......

Now that Joe Biden is being called the front-runner and "presumptive" Democratic nominee, it's time to ask what kind of candidate he will be against Trump. I want him (or pretty much any other Democrat) to win, and I can't imagine a lot of Democrats choosing Trump over him, but a couple big...

This is a continuation from Part III The split point is, as always, arbitrary and participants are free to quote from the previous thread(s). What Constitutional procedure? The C only says that the Senate gives advice and consent; the details of that are completely in the hands of the...

As most of us have heard, Democratic Party leaders are getting very worried. In fact, establishment leaders interviewed by the New York Times say they are willing to risk intraparty damage to stop Bernie Sanders. To be more specific, if Sanders arrives at the convention in July without a...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/amy-klobuchar-2020.html rational So far she is my favorite candidate. Yes, I know, no chance. But I don't believe she will be going anywhere for a long time, I see her as a 'keeper'. It is possible she needs another 4 yrs to really establish herself...

Why trump will be reelected 1. The Democratic Party. Around 90 years ago Will Rodgers said “I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat.” Still true. 2. The Republican Party. Absolutely monolithic in its devotion to Trump. 3. Socialism. The current front-runner is a...

Bernie's been in government for a few decades now. He seems like a nice guy who's never been able to do much with his ideas. But happens if he wins? What happens if all of his ideas suddenly are backed by major power? Millenials don't remember the evils of Socialism but many Gen Xers and...

They need an Electable Candidate, as well to marginalize the Lefties to their own party where they can fade into irrelevance with their outdated and uninspired platform.

Please forgive the thread title; I couldn't resist. ;) So, if Bernie Sanders is the nominee, "conventional wisdom" among moderate Democrats is that he wouldn't be a "safe" choice because he's an avowed socialist. But if 2016 taught me anything, it's to not put too much faith in the...

The voting for Democratic nominee officially kicks off tonight in Iowa, and I'd like to have a thread in which we try to game out how it all shakes out on one side of the aisle, preferably in quantifiable terms. Personally I think Bernie is going to finish very strong tonight, probably taking...

There doesn't seem to be a Bloomberg thread. He has built a massive national campaign operation and has no practical financial limitations. Can he win the nomination? Can he beat Trump? Would he be a competent (let's not even dream of "great") President...

This is a continuation from Part II. The split point is, as always, arbitrary and participants are free to quote from the previous thread(s). I don't recall saying she's more so than other politicians. She's certainly enough so to earn her my enmity. She was always too close to the big banks...

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/11/01/elizabeth-warren-releases-plan-to-pay-for-medicare-for-all.html Quote box added.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hillary-clinton-says-tulsi-gabbard-is-a-russian-asset-groomed-to-ensure-trump-re-election?_amp=true Hillary Clinton said that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is being groomed by Moscow to run as a third-party spoiler candidate in 2020 to help President Trump win...

Joe's star seems to be falling. I like Joe. In terms of his politics, I think he's the best Democratic candidate. Liberal, but pragmatic. Just my kind of guy, except for his birthdate. I just don't want to vote for someone that old. I don't want to vote for Warren or Sanders or Trump for...