Hilary doesnt have any charisma. Neither does Jeb TBQH. I dont see anyone really whos got charisma in the race other than
1. Trump
2. Sanders (my grandpa)
3. Kaisich
Everyone else registers zero on the charisma scale. Jebs kill medicare push will lose him the election if heis nominated.
He never said he wants to kill it. He wants to create a new system and transition in to that while people remain on medicare. Still not a popular thing to campaign on since the democrats will demagogue this to death. This is why you float these ideas now when it's early. If he starts hitting the campaign trail pushing it then he better have concrete proof that medicare as we know it is going away in 15 years. Otherwise he will drop it.
No matter what you think something has to be tweaked with the safety nets they can't just remain as they are or they will end up running out of money.
Kaisich can talk for hours off prompter and be engaging, but no one knows who he is and I don't think he has time to make up the ground. I have picked him as the VP.
He never said he wants to kill it. He wants to create a new system and transition in to that while people remain on medicare. Still not a popular thing to campaign on since the democrats will demagogue this to death. This is why you float these ideas now when it's early. If he starts hitting the campaign trail pushing it then he better have concrete proof that medicare as we know it is going away in 15 years. Otherwise he will drop it.
No matter what you think something has to be tweaked with the safety nets they can't just remain as they are or they will end up running out of money.
Kaisich can talk for hours off prompter and be engaging, but no one knows who he is and I don't think he has time to make up the ground. I have picked him as the VP.
Jeb also loses because people just don't want a third Bush in the whitehouse. The Bush brand has been tarnished coupled with the whole family dynasty thing. If Jeb can't get above 30% consistently, it's going to be hard to convince people to vote for you in the general election. This is in addition to the fact that there is higher turnout for Democrats in general elections than in off year elections.
Jeb also loses because people just don't want a third Bush in the whitehouse. The Bush brand has been tarnished coupled with the whole family dynasty thing. If Jeb can't get above 30% consistently, it's going to be hard to convince people to vote for you in the general election. This is in addition to the fact that there is higher turnout for Democrats in general elections than in off year elections.
The dynasty thing isn't going to play when you have two dynasties pitted against each other.
Is the media going to constantly be bringing up Bills past and try to make Hillary own it?
Democrats turn out when the base is energized, Hillary is not doing that.
Every week something new drops about her and it's not just Fox News dropping it, it's the New York Times or other Liberal news sites.
The dynasty thing isn't going to play when you have two dynasties pitted against each other.
Is the media going to constantly be bringing up Bills past and try to make Hillary own it?
Democrats turn out when the base is energized, Hillary is not doing that.
Every week something new drops about her and it's not just Fox News dropping it, it's the New York Times or other Liberal news sites.
The New York Times isn't even liberal. LOL! I worked there. I know of what I speak.
No one gives a sh**t about the email scandal other than those in the beltway. That story is for them.
Hilary is just not a strong candidate right now and she may not even get past the primary. Honestly, I don't think Jeb has it in him. He's not an Obama, Clinton, or Bush in terms of well really anything. He's not a good communicator and he's not extremely likable and he's not even the smartest person in the room. His ideas are not even good ideas.
The New York Times isn't even liberal. LOL! I worked there. I know of what I speak.
No one gives a sh**t about the email scandal other than those in the beltway. That story is for them.
Hilary is just not a strong candidate right now and she may not even get past the primary. Honestly, I don't think Jeb has it in him. He's not an Obama, Clinton, or Bush in terms of well really anything. He's not a good communicator and he's not extremely likable and he's not even the smartest person in the room. His ideas are not even good ideas.
ROFL the Times not Liberal HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
The only way Hillary does not get the nomination is if she drops out.
Since when does the president have to be the smartest person in the room? it scares me to think that is important to you.
Honestly The Times comment though is a bridge to far. That's like me saying with a straight face Fox is Liberal.
The Times published 2 hit pieces on Rubio about his luxury fishing boat that is a POS typical boat and the over sized windows in his house. Then commented that he made money off his book and wait for it, paid off his student loans with the money. Stop the presses.
Then the hit piece about his driving tickets which if you do the math he gets a ticket like once every 4 or 5 years. I wish I was so lucky.
Hmm...Kasich is moving up, a well liked/respected governor from a must have swing state (Ohio). If I hear more from him, I might have to throw my support behind him since my candidate (Fiorina) was Trumped. Getting into that Fox News debate is really crucial for Kasich.
The dynasty thing isn't going to play when you have two dynasties pitted against each other.
Democrats turn out when the base is energized, Hillary is not doing that.
Every week something new drops about her and it's not just Fox News dropping it, it's the New York Times or other Liberal news sites.
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Originally posted by Chucko
The only way Hillary does not get the nomination is if she drops out.
The only thing Hillary has going for her is that she would be the first female president...that is truly her platform. She is not charismatic, and lectures at people when she speaks to them. Never mind her past unethical/possibly criminal wrongdoings...she is an utterly horrible candidate. The current democratic bench is so unbelievably weak right now, the democrats have no one else that could possibly win in the general currently running. They'd like Elisabeth Warren to be their nominee, but only if Hillary is not in the picture...you can't have 2 woman fighting against each other, that would turn voters off. You know Dems are worried when they want Al Gore and John Kerry to run again.
Trump taps into a certain frustration that people feel in America...people feel that he will do what he says. That he is not in the pocket of special interest groups, and will fight for the average person. I don't think Trump will get the nomination as the GOP will throw so much money at trying to bury him, they will force him to run as 3rd party...which in essence helps Hillary.
Tbh, it would show that democracy really works if Trump could run as 3rd party, and somehow win it all...that would be kinda .
The only thing Hillary has going for her is that she would be the first female president...that is truly her platform. She is not charismatic, and lectures at people when she speaks to them. Never mind her past unethical/possibly criminal wrongdoings...she is an utterly horrible candidate. The current democratic bench is so unbelievably weak right now, the democrats have no one else that could possibly win in the general currently running. They'd like Elisabeth Warren to be their nominee, but only if Hillary is not in the picture...you can't have 2 woman fighting against each other, that would turn voters off. You know Dems are worried when they want Al Gore and John Kerry to run again.
Trump taps into a certain frustration that people feel in America...people feel that he will do what he says. That he is not in the pocket of special interest groups, and will fight for the average person. I don't think Trump will get the nomination as the GOP will throw so much money at trying to bury him, they will force him to run as 3rd party...which in essence helps Hillary.
Tbh, it would show that democracy really works if Trump could run as 3rd party, and somehow win it all...that would be kinda .
You took two of my quotes pretty much agreed with what I was saying.
Warren won't get in unless Hillary drops out and the bench is so weak for the Democrats they have no one. Warren is their only hope for the future at this point.
Do y'all think this will be a close election? I'm thinking if Hillary is the Democratic nomination, she'd win barely with less states than Obama or lose terribly and several states that haven't gone Republican in decades will flip red.
Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore became the 17th Republican presidential candidate Thursday, making the announcement in a Web video.
"Some may ask, 'Why am I running?' " Gilmore says in the video, noting the large GOP field.
"I'm a candidate for president because our current Washington leadership is guiding America on a path to decline, and I can reverse that decline," he says. He added that he'd been "looking for someone to enter the race committed to my belief that America's economic and national security is increasingly at risk."
However, he said, none of the existing GOP White House hopefuls had left him "certain about their knowledge or solutions to the threats facing our nation." Gilmore filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to make his candidacy official.
In a field with top-tier candidates, middle-of-the-pack contenders and long shots, Gilmore, 65, enters the 2016 race unquestionably ensconced in the last group. His entry into the race is no surprise. He told the Richmond Times-Dispatch in July that he would announce his candidacy the first week of August. "I bring to the table experience that others don't have," Gilmore told the newspaper.
Gilmore was elected governor in 1997, running on a platform of ending the car tax. Prior to that he'd served as the state's attorney general. During his final full year as governor, in 2001, he concurrently served as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He resigned as party chairman after just one year on the job, however, amid reports of tension between him and aides to President George W. Bush.
In April 2007, Gilmore formally declared he would seek the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. His announcement was delivered via a webcast that he described as "the wave of the future." His campaign was brief, though, as he dropped out of the race in July. [...]
Gilmore served as an Army intelligence officer following his graduation from the University of Virginia in 1971, then later graduated from the university's law school and would go on to serve as a county prosecutor before his statewide election as attorney general in 1993. [...]
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