Either the republican party has Christie as its candidate and possibly wins, or chooses another far right candidate, and the party dies. Personally hoping for the second option, since that has a possibility of forming a multi party system, instead of just 2
Einstien trolled Newton so hard with general relativity
Because politics is about image now, which is sad. I bet people already have their slander against Christie lined up. It already happened last time when he was trying to get a nomination.
I'd vote for him fat or skinny though.
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Nah. We would just go to three parties. Worst IMO because it just splits votes.
Not a chance - not even the GOP is dumb enough to run an idiot like Palin - even Rove would rather have Obama in the White House.
It might be Clinton/???? vs Rubio/Bush in 2016 - but there is a LOT of time before we narrow it down. Christie is awesome, but he's too fat.
And don't forget the parade of idiots that the GOP will have to roll out before they get a half-way decent candidate.
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I guess I'm kind of confused why you bumped this rather pointless old thread?
I had some extra nerd-rage left over, had to get it OUT!
I think the next nominations is an interesting topic - especially when we can look back at 2013 and see who was being discussed compared with who is now running. Do you have any thoughts (that I realize would be pure speculation, just as mine are)?
I'm pretty sure I already posted in thread, but I don't think Hillary has any intention of running for president in 2016 and I believe Marco Rubio is going to be put up as the GOP candidate because the GOP infrastructure, as ridiculous as people want to believe them, understand demographics and how they are losing that battle. Their only choice is to either relax on their social policies, which they can't do without alienating a bunch of their base, or put up Rubio and hope he swings the Latino vote their way.
I wouldn't be surprised if the GOP tries to run someone who is hispanic to say, "hey look guys we actually care about you (and especially your vote since it looks like we need it now.)" lol. Ignore that the majority of our base is absolutely stupid regarding the issue of illegal immigration and cant research the internet to pull up an article that isn't from fox news.
The GOP would run over every minority they can if they could. Now they cant. So they'll pick one to try to edge just enough votes. "Someone who is nice to you, but rude to the waitress is still not a very nice person." I think this quote applies.
And Christie didn't let New Jersey vote on marriage equality so I'm pretty sure he won't be getting my vote unless the Democrat is absolutely horrid. Also, Christie's weight is almost politically moot for me compared to his thin-skinned personality.
I wonder if it isn't the republican party that has gone so far right, but instead the collective political unit including the democratic party that has gone so far right and pushed them into a corner where it's impossible to compete. The GOP's candidates are going to have to be more libertarian at least or that train isn't moving anywhere.
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OT: Palin could never run for anything ever again. Alaska might take her back, but no one else would.
Hopefully the Republican nominee is Senator Rand Paul, but it will probably be Marco Rubio (Really hope it's not Christie)
My Predicitions:
Republicans will make modest gains in the senate during the mid term elections(probably won't gain a majority but its definitely possible with what seats are up for reelection) and retain the house
As far as 2016 goes Republicans will take back the Presidency since the economy will still be stuck in a rut thanks to obama's failed economic policy.
2016 will be one white guy vs another white guy.
I don't particularly like to demonize either party, but you're absolutely right about this. I see both parties making excuses for their president left and right when he's in power, but Republicans turned a blind eye to just about everything when Bush was running the show.
the gop needs to do the same with the fundamentlist right in their party. it really turns off the more moderate voters. and having to listen to the gop talk about social issues is starting to make me scared what will happen to all the progress with social reform that has been made in the past decade or two if they do get elected back into the white house.
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