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sloguy02246 -> 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 7:46:07 AM)
Assumption: Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic candidate for President in 2016. Question 1: Who will be the actual Republican presidential candidate in 2016 running against Hillary Clinton? Question 2: Who should be the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, if defeating Hillary Clinton is the sole objective?

Nosathro -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 7:53:36 AM)
As I understand there are right now two possible candidates. Both are from the Tea Party Ted Cruz or Paul Ryan. However in my view neither have a chance against Clinton.

mnottertail -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 7:57:08 AM)
1. Cruz. 2. There isn't one that has a shot, so they could run Limbaugh or any fool.

DarkSteven -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 8:05:04 AM)
No way. The last predictable candidate running for election (NOT reelection) was Dole. Coming out of the blue, we've had Clinton, Carter, and Obama for the Dems; and Romney, McCain, and W for the GOP. None predictable. The 2016 primary will be a power struggle within the GOP. The moderates vs the righties. So far, the moderates have taken it, but who knows? I expect a governor to take it. Possibly Jindal - Christie's not about to win the primary. I would have predicted Ryan but he's been keeping a low profile. I wish Meghan McCain were in.

hot4bondage -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 8:27:11 AM)
Rand Paul. Because he might be wrong on enough issues to win the primaries, and right on enough issues to win the general.

tweakabelle -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 8:28:46 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DarkSteven The 2016 primary will be a power struggle within the GOP. The moderates vs the righties. So far, the moderates have taken it, but who knows? I expect a governor to take it. Given the current GOP performance in Congress it seems unlikely that any candidate will be drawn from there. There seems to me to be only one possible outcome to the Budget crisis and it isn't pretty from a GOP perspective. Any prospective candidate from Congress will be tainted by the shutout failure. You have correctly identified the clash between the moderates and righties as a critical issue here. Is there any one in the GOP who can carry their base while still appearing reasonably sane and electable ? I don't know of any one. Unless the GOP finds a solution to this problem, the Ds could nominate a donkey and still breeze into the White House in 2016.

DomKen -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 9:36:20 AM)
FR The GOP looks to be (in no particular order) Scott Walker Ted Cruz Rand Paul Marco Rubio Paul Ryan Rick Santorum Chris Christy With so many candidates vying for the bugfuck insane vote it might be Christy or the "reasonable" Ryan winning. Or one of the nuts could be the consensus candidate for the that wing and go on to be crushed in the general.

mnottertail -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 9:39:21 AM)
Yeah, but none of those dogs will hunt, they will only howl. Captain Underpants has a better shot at not losing so badly again.

Owner59 -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 9:56:52 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mnottertail 1. Cruz. 2. There isn't one that has a shot, so they could run Limbaugh or any fool. When the heartland finds out he`s a Canadian American ,he`ll disappear. How about Ped Nugent ?[:D]

DesideriScuri -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 9:58:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sloguy02246 Assumption: Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic candidate for President in 2016. Question 1: Who will be the actual Republican presidential candidate in 2016 running against Hillary Clinton? Question 2: Who should be the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, if defeating Hillary Clinton is the sole objective? 1. I'm agreeing with DarkStephen that it's likely to be a governor, rather than a Federal representative. Jindal, Kasich (Ohio), Daniels (Indiana), Walker (Wisconsin), Perry (TX) may all vie. 2. Gennifer Flowers or Monica Lewinsky [:D]

graceadieu -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 10:13:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DarkSteven No way. The last predictable candidate running for election (NOT reelection) was Dole. Coming out of the blue, we've had Clinton, Carter, and Obama for the Dems; and Romney, McCain, and W for the GOP. None predictable. Agreed. Though a lot of people were saying Obama would be nominated - just not in '08. I remember the opinion was basically Hillary for '08 and Obama for '12 (if she lost) or '16. I think if the GOP was seriously trying to win with a viable candidate, they might pick Christie. Even a lot of Democrats like him. But you're right that they're probably not going to, because the far right hates him for being moderate. You're probably right about it being a governor, somebody that has executive experience but most people are not familiar with. Ted Cruz might want to be President, but his extremism is very public. There's just no way.

graceadieu -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 10:18:18 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen FR The GOP looks to be (in no particular order) Scott Walker Ted Cruz Rand Paul Marco Rubio Paul Ryan Rick Santorum Chris Christy With so many candidates vying for the bugfuck insane vote it might be Christy or the "reasonable" Ryan winning. Or one of the nuts could be the consensus candidate for the that wing and go on to be crushed in the general. Doesn't the far right consider Rubio a RINO (like Christie) because he supports a sort-of amnesty plan? I could be wrong about that. Having a minority candidate might be good for them, though - it would piss off some of the radicals but I think would help their image with minorities and moderates.

DomKen -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 10:58:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: graceadieu quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen FR The GOP looks to be (in no particular order) Scott Walker Ted Cruz Rand Paul Marco Rubio Paul Ryan Rick Santorum Chris Christy With so many candidates vying for the bugfuck insane vote it might be Christy or the "reasonable" Ryan winning. Or one of the nuts could be the consensus candidate for the that wing and go on to be crushed in the general. Doesn't the far right consider Rubio a RINO (like Christie) because he supports a sort-of amnesty plan? I could be wrong about that. Having a minority candidate might be good for them, though - it would piss off some of the radicals but I think would help their image with minorities and moderates. I just listed the guys who have taken to giving speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire not who may or may not have a real chance. Also I did forget, which is so apropos, Rick Perry should be on the list. He might even have a chance as he is clearly bugfucking insane and is tight with some of the Texas oil billionaires who fund bugfuck insane Republicans.

DsBound -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:31:28 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen FR The GOP looks to be (in no particular order) Scott Walker Ted Cruz Rand Paul Marco Rubio Paul Ryan Rick Santorum Chris Christy With so many candidates vying for the bugfuck insane vote it might be Christy or the "reasonable" Ryan winning. Or one of the nuts could be the consensus candidate for the that wing and go on to be crushed in the general. Rand Paul is the only one on this list who is decent...

mnottertail -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:35:14 AM)
That is not a widely held view, I do not believe he is viewed decent enough by enough decent people it would get him elected.

Phydeaux -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:38:09 AM)
The only two credible on that list are christie and paul. Rubio as a dark horse but his inexperience showed too much the last time around

DsBound -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:38:39 AM)
Id like to see Justin Amash run...

mnottertail -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:43:26 AM)
Amash is nearly pragmatic, which irks the 'republican/conservative/independent/teabagger' faithful. That would be mostly pure wishing and a miracle that he could get backing from the party. He voted against XL Keystone, he is trying to take your oil away.

DomKen -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:45:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mnottertail That is not a widely held view, I do not believe he is viewed decent enough by enough decent people it would get him elected. If the citizens of Kentucky start paying attention he won't even get re-elected to the Senate. Kentucky is, by all accounts, having a very successful ACA rollout, both Medicaid expansion and exchanges. Also Paul has come out against the very successful, in Kentucky at least, Common Core school standards which have resulted in a significant improvement in educational outcomes in Kentucky.

graceadieu -> RE: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate (10/8/2013 11:46:29 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen Also I did forget, which is so apropos, Rick Perry should be on the list. He might even have a chance as he is clearly bugfucking insane and is tight with some of the Texas oil billionaires who fund bugfuck insane Republicans. Yeah, I think he's conservative enough to have a chance at the nomination, but his talk about seceding from the Union won't look good in the general election.

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