*2016 US Presidential Elections* - Candidates, Statistics, Campaign Timelines, Debates

[Jack Davenport]

Fastest growing in the country. I personally love those little brown chicas The more the merrier

#milanoschooledagain

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Jim Webb just announced his candidacy of POTUS. The only dem I'd even consider voting for.

 

[knowone]

Yes Jim Webb is #5 for the Dems and Scott Walker filed the papers today to run (announcement event in a couple of weeks) for #15 in the Reps.

 

[pool_hustler]

Jim Webb just announced his candidacy of POTUS. The only dem I'd even consider voting for.

Really glad he's in the race.
And perhaps I'm being naïve, but I actually think he's got a legit shot at beating Hillary.

 

[pool_hustler]

You never see a Mexican panhandling, ever.

Interesting. I never really thought about this before, but I too have lived most of my life in LA, and you're right, you almost never see Mexicans panhandling.

 

[Jack Davenport]

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I never really thought about this before, but I too have lived most of my life in LA, and you're right, you almost never see Mexicans panhandling.

Did you really think that she would make this observation on her own?

She will steal her ideas from Ted Cruz too if she has too.

http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2015/04/29/3652943/ted-cruz-panhandler/

 

[knowone]

Jim Gilmore is in for number 16.

 

[MMMariah]

There's an article I wrote on Lukeisback years ago where I was defending the working mexicans in LA and said that you never see mexicans begging for anything. I'll find it and put it in your fucking face. I wouldn't steal words from that pink faced dickhead who is about as ugly as it gets. And since when did the right love a guy who is as feminine as this guy is?

Stay tuned fucko to be proven wrong yet again.

 

[Supafly]

Great article on the upcoming FOX debates and the campaigning timetable

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/upcoming-polls-to-lock-in-gop-debate-field-119793.html

Upcoming polls to lock in GOP debate field

More than a few Republicans are hoping their numbers will tick up at just the right time this month.

John Kasich may be the last Republican to enter the presidential fray, but his timing could be the best: Exactly two weeks after the splash of his planned announcement on July 21, Fox News Channel will average together the latest polls of the Republican field and determine which 10 of the 16 announced candidates will participate in the first debate in Cleveland.

Making the cut gives a candidate the platform to stand out in a crowded field; not making the cut leaves him or her knocking on the door.

Every candidate — with the exceptions of Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Marco Rubio — is in danger of losing his or her place. That leaves the rest of the field hoping their numbers will tick up at just the right time, knowing that the tiniest fluctuation of numbers could be the difference between acceptance and rejection. The difference between being on the main debate stage and being relegated to the B-team is likely be at most 1 or 2 percentage points.

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This compression from 16 to 10 makes things way more entertaining, of course. Yet - doesn't it just adds more commercialism to the democratic process?

We will see in due time.

 

[MMMariah]

The 2016 Presidential Candidates Jam Session (See Huckabee playing bass?)

 

[Rattrap]

Take a look at this: http://www.isidewith.com/

This is one of those 'Who do I really agree with?' quizzes, although it's one of the better ones I've played with. Best of all you can leave things blank when want (for those I don't know/care questions).

According to the quiz, I agree more with Chris Christie than I do Rand Paul. Didn't expect that (only by 1%, to be fair).

 

[MMMariah]

According to this quiz I'm 91% Bernie Sanders and 82% Hillary and 39% Rick Santorum???????????????

 

[Jack Davenport]

You are probably Santorum on issues like jihadists and terrorism. Don't worry, you're still a commie lol

 

[MMMariah]

Yessir Senator McCarthy!

yeah the death penalty, requiring able-bodied welfare recipients to work, drug testing for welfare recipients, no rights for terror suspects, requiring immigrants to learn english other than that I'm all left baby.

 

[Supafly]

Took the test and am 96% Sanders, 92% Clinton and 73% O'Malley. And 2% Cruz ^^

 

[knowone]

I'm 99% Bernie Sanders and 84% Hillary Clinton on the test, if asked I would have guessed those numbers too. I don't know how they have Mike Huckabee the most liberal of the Republicans?

 

[knowone]

Scott Walker is in now and the news networks can't decide if he's 15, 16 or 17. :dunno:

 

[Jagger69]

I was actually quite impressed with Walker's speech announcing his candidacy. Not the substance mind you (just pandering to the extreme right which is what Trump is forcing him to do....although it was interesting that he never once mentioned immigration in the speech), but that he carries himself extremely well, has a certain degree of charisma that many candidates on both sides of the aisle lack and displayed passion without being too self-aggrandizing. His presentation, if you take out the substance, was impressive. Very impressive actually (although I thought his "Kohl's Cash" analogy was simplistic and dumb). In terms of likability and seeming "presidential", he presents a much better image than Jeb Bush does. They used to say that Al Gore was "wooden". If that's true, Jeb is cardboard. Just not a very inspiring person at all. About as exciting as a cold bowl of oatmeal. Walker (again, removing the substance) was indeed inspiring so that is very much in his favor. Of course, Obama and Hitler are (or were) both very inspiring as well so just how much that really means in terms of practice is a matter of conjecture.

Anyway, I think Walker could present a serious challenge to the democratic nominee if he can grab the GOP nod....especially with a possible apathetic democratic electorate and an energized republican one. No way do I want Scott Walker to be president but to say he doesn't have a legitimate shot is probably wrong.

His problem is that, in appealing to the hard-core base for which all these republican candidates are vying, he's losing out on any opportunity for crossover voters and independents. Of course, he can change that rhetoric once and if he is given the nomination and we all know that the American voter has a very short memory so he could be a force to be reckoned with for sure. Long way to go so we'll see what happens.

 

[MMMariah]

He has ALWAYS been far right. Trump or no Trump. He'll never win working-class americans because he's the anti-union candidate across the board. Sure some who only watch faux "news" and don't know anything else will like him because he's a white man saying all the religious crap they love to hear.

 

[Jagger69]

He has ALWAYS been far right. Trump or no Trump.

Yes, I know this is true. I've followed the saga of his governorship pretty closely. He's well known to be the champion of the Koch Brothers. Not really expecting him to change his rhetoric much unless or until he wins the nomination. At that point, he will have to start assuming some centrist views if he expects to have any chance to win a national election. It's been done before....like I said, voters have a short memory. My observations of him are really focused on style, not substance. I'd never vote for the guy but I can see what would attract certain individuals to do so over some of the other candidates.