2016 U.S Election Thread

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  1. AndrogynousMale

    AndrogynousMale Active Member

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    I wanted to make an official election thread for discussion of the 2016 U.S election.

    Some predictions of mine:

    1. Hillary will announce she's running for the Democratic nomination. They'll choose her quickly in the primaries, as the first potential female president is too big of a historic moment for the Dems to pass up.

    2. Rand Paul is extremely popular among conservatives, and even a few liberals. If he keeps it up, I can see him becoming the Republican nominee who runs against Hillary.

    3. The Libertarian Party will probably grow significantly before then, or they will follow a different path and integrate with the GOP, especially with Rand Paul's popularity.

    4. If the country isn't entirely in shambles in three years and the economy is still relatively okay for most Americans, I can see Obama and the Dems being viewed favorably and Hillary winning. If the economy stumbles even further, I can easily see the Republican nominee winning it, as Americans will want a change.

    5. If you don't vote for Hillary, the media will call you a "sexist."

    Post any predictions you have or any topics related to the upcoming election that you have.
     
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  2. richface

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    Immigration Reform will get passed this year. The legislation will help the democrats more than the GOP. Marco Rubio will be bald by 2016 and lose the nomination to a governor I can personally see Scott Walker as the GOP Nominee. Rand Paul not so sure too liberal when it comes to Foreign Policy.
    Hillary will loose weight, have a shorter haircut, with a 2 billion war chest and run for president winning by a Landslide even if the Economy stays the same.
    The GOP should forget 2016 and plan for 2020

     
  3. Gorn Captain

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    1. Rand Paul will run (obviously) but be unable to walk the fine line between sounding libertarian AND appealing to the Social Cons. Eventually he'll make one side or the other mad. Which will leave him with either his Dad's Cultists "selling out" to defend him...or the Social Cons abandoning him....either way making him winning the Nom unlikely.

    2. Marco Rubio, after some rough starts ("water bottle") and upseting the Nativists WILL be the guy the Party and the Big Money Boys back for the Nomination....ergo, like Mitt Romney, he WILL be the Nominee. He'll have buckets of cash with which to buy the negative TV ads against Rand Paul or anybody that challenges him.

    The "reasoning" behind that is clearly obvious. Priebus and the RNC and their "experts" believe that "putting a 'brown face' on Romneyism" is their key to victory and winning Latino voters.

    2B- As with "Romneycare", Rubio's push for immigration reform will make him a punching bag for the Hard Right candidate(s) who will still be pandering to the Nativists and touting a "Kick 'em all out, no citizenship EVER!" platform (and thus dooming themselves in a General Election even if they won the Nom).

    Marco's handlers will expect this (As Mitt's did on health care) and he'll have some quick easy retort ....likely talking about "the tough new provisions in my plan to secure the border".

    Also...like with Romney....we'll get a lot of Hard Right bloggers saying "No to Rubio! No RINOs! No amnesty! If Rubio is the Nominee, I'll go 3rd Party!!!!" (four exclamation marks minimum). And ...like with Romney...it'll all be bluster and they'll dutifully fall in line in support of Rubio once the Convention comes.

    3. If Hillary gets the Dem Nomination....it's over. With President Obama campaigning for her in strategic places....Bill campaigning for her in other places...and her own appeal to several key demographics.....the GOP will be looking at ways to "atleast hold on to the House" and they'll write off their own Prez Nominee like they did Bob Dole in 1996.
     
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    BTW, A.M.....your avatar looks amazingly like a young Ann Coulter.

    :)
     
  5. ThirdTerm

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    Caroline Kennedy is set to become U.S. ambassador to Japan and she is out of any consideration for the next election cycle. Hillary could run in 2016 if there is no viable candidates for 2016 and she is 100% sure about winning the Democratic nomination as well as the presidential race but publicly, she sounded very reluctant to do so.

     
  6. Phoebe Bump

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    The Republicans will continue gerrymandering so that every registered Republican will have his/her own district and own representative. Millions of Dems will be forced into single districts, but the number of districts will be 15 to 1 Republican. A Democrat will win the presidency in a landslide, but the House will be able to stymie all progress in 2016 and forever.
     
  7. AndrogynousMale

    AndrogynousMale Active Member

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    lol

    It's a male model named Andrej Pejic.
     
  8. Gorn Captain

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    "Pejic" is Slovak for the English word "to coult" :)
     
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    1. Obama will be suceeded by another African American.

    2. The Republicans will run a token candidate, probably Rand Paul.

    3. The Democratic candidate will receive about 75 percent of the popular votes.

    That is all.
     
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    Hillary Clinton wins the 2016 election.
     
  11. Phoebe Bump

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    That's a better deal than any Republican winning, but Hillary is a zionist heinie-sniffer. I wouldn't be satisfied with that.
     
  12. Unifier

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    After the populist success of Obama, the Democrats will continue running novelty candidates for the forseeable future, going through every special interest label imaginable. Running symbols instead of people (first woman president, first gay president, first Muslim president, etc.). And the emotional electorate will fall for it hook, line, and sinker every single time. The country will continue to degenerate because the people will no longer be voting on what actually makes the most sense and will only be voting on what "feels" the best. We might never have another Republican president again. The GOP could very likely collapse. And the rise of a more libertarian party to replace them could be on the horizon, but it will be decades before they are relevant enough to significantly challenge the populist left.

    In short, we are in for a long dark period of ignorant, feelings-based statism.
     
  13. Durandal

    Durandal Well-Known Member Donor

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    I'm surprised there are no mentions of Jeb Bush yet. He may shoot for the nomination as well, which would of course make him the third Bush in a row to be president for the GOP if he were to win it. Quite a family if it does happen!

    Also, agree completely with 5. in the OP :D
     
  14. amartin7889

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    The PPP did a polling of Floridians of whether Jeb Bush should run for office. Only 33% voted yes. I'm skeptical he could garner enough support, and his name won't help him.

    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/jeb-bush/
     
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    I should think his name would hurt him. We've had two Bush presidents before, and they both left us with severe recessions. Both were flops. Why would anyone want to see another one of them ? Sheeeeeeshhh !!
     
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    So can we put you down as voting AGAINST "first Latino" Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz or Susana Martinez (first woman & first Latino) if they win the Republican Nomination???
     
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    The practice of political assassination will make a comeback in America.
     
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    Of who by who, Albert?

    (And I'd be very careful with your answer)
     
  19. Unifier

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    Oh yes. Because I'm a racist and I won't vote for anybody that isn't white no matter what party they belong to. I'm glad you understand my posts, Gorn. You've go to be the brightest guy on this forum.
     
  20. Lil Mike

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    I agree as far as it goes, but that's exactly what happened in 2008 too. It's possible that some young unknown could zoom out of nowhere with an interesting personal story and representing another Democratic key demographic.

    I doubt he could win the nomination. Rand Paul is a grab bag of different positions that won't all fit together for most Republicans. Everyone likes different pieces of Rand Paul but very few would like the whole.

    I believe it will continue it's continuing steady path towards irrelevance unless something major happens on the drug legalization front. If either the Democrats or Republicans (as candy for 2014) announce support for legalization of pot, then the Libertarians will dry up and fade away.

    Unless there is another major financial crisis or off the wall foreign policy crisis, I suspect Obama will be up on Mt. Rushmore. Actually, he may be up there no matter what happens. The Media is doing a great job of building him up.

    Safe bet considering the last 4 plus years.
     
  21. Albert Di Salvo

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    It is the next step in the descent of the American polity into hell. The tactic will ultimately be employed by all factions. This is a well established pattern throughout history.

    There is no need to be careful with my answer. Your people can come and get me. I'm ready to go.
     
  22. AndrogynousMale

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    I think this next election will be when the Republican Party goes the way of the Whig Party.
     
  23. tkolter

    tkolter Well-Known Member

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    It doesn't matter who is president or what party is in charge there are only TWO that matter and for all the talk the Republicans don't want smaller government or less control, neither do the Democrats so what is the point?

    At most its a lesser of two evils not selecting a statesman or stateswoman anymore.

    But I suspect Hillary if nominated will win the Republicans don't have the key support anymore in major demographics that matter IMHO.
     
  24. John Ryan

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    Do not get my hopes up, mate. No more GOP is too good a future to tease about.
     
  25. Unifier

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    I don't know what direction you lean. Between the post here and the Marx quote in your sig, is it safe to assume you're a leftist? Just a word of advice regardless, no more GOP is only positive if it is replaced by something more classically liberal (libertarian / conservative / small government). The only benefit to losing the GOP is dumping the neocons. Anything moving the U.S. further to the statist left is a lose/lose situation for everybody no matter where they stand. Some just might not realize it until it is too late.
     

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