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Old 07-19-2013, 10:30 AM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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I find myself always reminding people that 2016 - in the world of US politics - is lightyears away. It is so far in the future I dare not even guess who the Democratic or Republican candidates will be. Let's see wat happens in the 2014 midterm elections.

 
Old 07-19-2013, 12:48 PM
 
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Christie and Huntsman are the 2 most liked republicans currently but there is no way in hell either would get the nomination they are not even close enough to the far right

I think it will be Hillary vs Rubio I really do not want Hillary to run
 
Old 07-19-2013, 12:49 PM
 
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I find myself always reminding people that 2016 - in the world of US politics - is lightyears away. It is so far in the future I dare not even guess who the Democratic or Republican candidates will be. Let's see wat happens in the 2014 midterm elections.

Mid terms mean nothing IMO when it comes to Presidential elections.
 
Old 07-19-2013, 01:13 PM
 
Location: San Antonio Texas
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I agree with that. At this point, the job is hers if she wants it. My guessing is that her running mate may be Rep Louis Gutierrez (D ILL).
I sure hope not. She will lose my vote for sure. That congresshole cares more about illegals than tax-paying american citizens.
 
Old 07-19-2013, 06:58 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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Christie and Huntsman are the 2 most liked republicans currently but there is no way in hell either would get the nomination they are not even close enough to the far right

I think it will be Hillary vs Rubio I really do not want Hillary to run
I think it is too early to predict, but I am not convinced Rubio will be the pick. he might has peeked to soon and is wide open for criticism. I do like him and would love to see him prevail. I also happen to like a lot of what Christie stands for, but I just think he has some problems. As for Hunstsman, never, never, never, he is a RINO.
 
Old 07-19-2013, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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I sure hope not. She will lose my vote for sure. That congresshole cares more about illegals than tax-paying american citizens.
anyone that would even wager a guess about a vp candidate right now is living in dream world. No one can ever figure out the choice for VP, certainly not 3 plus years in advance.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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anyone that would even wager a guess about a vp candidate right now is living in dream world. No one can ever figure out the choice for VP, certainly not 3 plus years in advance.
This is true. I imagine that in July 2005, not one person in a million would have successfully predicted Biden-Palin for 2008.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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This is true. I imagine that in July 2005, not one person in a million would have successfully predicted Biden-Palin for 2008.
I am very sure or almost very you are right. Of course for those of us who are ancient, we remember when the VP was picked behind close doors the last day of the convention and usually was a name we had hardly ever heard. With 24/7 coverage those days are long over. I think Carter was one of the first that actually interviewed, openly candidates and we all knew who he was considering. Reagan did not pick Bush until after he had the nomination.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 02:46 PM
 
Location: Phila & NYC
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Although he had 51% of the popular vote, Obama beat Romney by 4%, which is not an insignificant win. The last president to do better than Obama with percent of the popular vote was George HW Bush in 1988.

Presidential Election Popular Votes from 1940 to 2012
And lets not forget the popular vote is not super significant. It is very well possible a candidate could get 52 percent of the popular vote but still not get the 270EV needed to win, and currently the electoral college strongly favors the Dems. In this past election Romney could of won Ohio, Florida and Virginia and still would of lost the election.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 02:56 PM
 
Location: Phila & NYC
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I think it is too early to predict, but I am not convinced Rubio will be the pick. he might has peeked to soon and is wide open for criticism. I do like him and would love to see him prevail. I also happen to like a lot of what Christie stands for, but I just think he has some problems. As for Hunstsman, never, never, never, he is a RINO.
Why exactly would you consider differences in the views of Huntsman versus Christie? They are pretty much the same.
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