GOP 2016 Frontrunner

[AlpsStranger]

Link to video.

Moderator Action: We frown upon "click my link/video" OPs. Please put more work into your threads.

 

[bhsup]

2016? Really? Go away now!

 

[ZeletDude]

2016? Really? Go away now!

This!

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Ugh we didn't get one word in the OP. Yeah.

I was actually going to post something. Now, I'm all ragequit.

 

[AlpsStranger]

Um, it's a video guys. Was meant to be a fun thread.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Um, it's a video guys. Was meant to be a fun thread.

Yeah we can't all watch videos or want to. When that is all that is in the OP, it sucks and there is actually a bit of discussion in site feedback on whether or not they are infractable.

This qualifies as infractable per mod discussion there.

Edit: That doesn't mean I'm reporting the thread or anything. Just thought you might want to know.

 

[bhsup]

Um, it's a video guys. Was meant to be a fun thread.

Heh, okay I just watched it because of your post here. Sorry, I didn't realize it was an Onion thing. I just saw 2016 and and a still of a video and thought it was sincere and I kinda wanted to punch my monitor.

I suppose that orb could be the "shining" part of the "shining city on the hill"

 

[ZeletDude]

Oh it's the onion? I will watch it then, I too thought it was serious!

 

[Camikaze]

It's an interesting enough topic to address now, actually, because where the Republican party goes from here is an important question. Even if Romney wins Florida, he'll have less electoral college votes than any Democrat since Dukakis. The GOP has only won the popular vote once in the last six presidential elections. It might be tempting to label the election as close, but there is a distinct electoral college disadvantage that the Republicans are finding themselves in, whereby victory can only come through winning swing states with independent voters. And consider this apparent closeness came when economic conditions should've been conducive to a Republican victory. And then there's the Senate races that were thrown away. The Democrats won 93% of the African-American vote, 73% of the Asian vote, and 71% of the Latino vote (and Bill O'Reilly's explanation that these people (and women) will just vote for whoever will give them more stuff, besides being fairly blatantly racist, is not an attitude that is going to help the Republicans do any better with minorities). Apparently some conservatives yesterday were lamenting that Romney didn't win because he wasn't conservative enough, and if that's the direction that they go in 2016, or heading towards 2014 even, then things are not going to improve for them.

Surely the 2016 candidate has to be a moderate.

 

[AlpsStranger]

Rump?

 

[Azale]

Surely the 2016 candidate has to be a moderate.

That's not a guarantee they'll stay that way.

 

[dutchfire]

It's an interesting enough topic to address now, actually, because where the Republican party goes from here is an important question. Even if Romney wins Florida, he'll have less electoral college votes than any Democrat since Dukakis. The GOP has only won the popular vote once in the last six presidential elections. It might be tempting to label the election as close, but there is a distinct electoral college disadvantage that the Republicans are finding themselves in, whereby victory can only come through winning swing states with independent voters. And consider this apparent closeness came when economic conditions should've been conducive to a Republican victory. And then there's the Senate races that were thrown away. The Democrats won 93% of the African-American vote, 73% of the Asian vote, and 71% of the Latino vote (and Bill O'Reilly's explanation that these people (and women) will just vote for whoever will give them more stuff, besides being fairly blatantly racist, is not an attitude that is going to help the Republicans do any better with minorities). Apparently some conservatives yesterday were lamenting that Romney didn't win because he wasn't conservative enough, and if that's the direction that they go in 2016, or heading towards 2014 even, then things are not going to improve for them.

Surely the 2016 candidate has to be a moderate.

You can't win elections if you only target half the population as much as you can't win a football match if you only play on half.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Rand Paul.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

nvm..

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Rand Paul.

Yeah, have fun with losing again, guys.

 

[GhostWriter16]

I honestly couldn't care less. The GOP is no better than the Democrats. I'd honestly rather have a decent candidate take 45% of the country than "Win" with a crappy candidate like Romney, Bush, the like.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Yeah, have fun with losing again, guys.

Wait, didn't someone say the Reps would have to go left economical or social?

 

[GhostWriter16]

Rand is surely to the left of Romney (Let alone Ryan) socially.

He opposes abortion even in the case of rape though, which might not go over well with certain people.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Wait, didn't someone say the Reps would have to go left economical or social?

Then they should just call Chomsky up and claim their two birds.

Rand is surely to the left of Romney (Let alone Ryan) socially.

He opposes abortion even in the case of rape though, which might not go over well with certain people.

"Certain people..."

 

[CELTICEMPIRE]

Marco Rubio I believe will be the nominee, and I believe he would win.