# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=143 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 144 --- ## [Your 2020 campaign slogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-2020-campaign-slogan/837117)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-2020-campaign-slogan/837117 "2019-08-31T01:39:04Z")
‪SlackerInc 2020: Please sell me five pieces of bread for five dollars‬ Rules‪ here: ‬https://twitter.com/robinskyleigh/status/1148032733542674433?s=21 --- ## [Anthony Scaramucci is going after Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-scaramucci-is-going-after-trump/839416)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-scaramucci-is-going-after-trump/839416 "2019-08-31T00:36:05Z")
Anthony Scaramucci is organizing to make sure Donald Trump is defeated in 2020. Interesting article in the Atlantic. What do you think think about this? I think his motivations are 25% revenge, 25% sincere, and about … --- ## [Are there any dark horses on the Democratic horizon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dark-horses-on-the-democratic-horizon/839336)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dark-horses-on-the-democratic-horizon/839336 "2019-08-30T22:19:28Z")
It seems that every Democrat who wants to be president has already thrown their hat in the ring. There is even a non-Democrat trying to get on the ticket. :rolleyes: And many believe that the top three are too damn old… --- ## [DoJ OIG releases Comey report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-oig-releases-comey-report/839422)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-oig-releases-comey-report/839422 "2019-08-30T17:59:53Z")
Report of Investigation of Former FBI Director James Comey’s Disclosure of Sensitive Investigative Information and Handling of Certain Memoranda (PDF) --- ## [The dangerous politics of Medicare For All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangerous-politics-of-medicare-for-all/837922)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangerous-politics-of-medicare-for-all/837922 "2019-08-30T02:45:29Z")
Something that is really key about this that I don’t see journalists addressing when questioning candidates, probably because they feel it will sound petty: it’s not at all just a question of whether people believe that … --- ## [Buy Greenland and I vote Trump 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-greenland-and-i-vote-trump-2020/838784)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-greenland-and-i-vote-trump-2020/838784 "2019-08-29T18:13:03Z")
The title says it all. But it is a strict condition: Greenland must be formally ours by Election Day 2020. No promises, no excuses, just ours. It does not have to be a state. It does not have to be a commonwealth. It co… --- ## [Trump's Tax Returns and Money Laundering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-tax-returns-and-money-laundering/838313)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-tax-returns-and-money-laundering/838313 "2019-08-29T14:47:14Z")
The President has been fighting harder than ever before to prevent a general disclosure of his tax returns. This to me is the linchpin to whether he wins a 2nd term in office or even finishes his term. So, what if Trump… --- ## [The U.S. Senate should revamp the filibuster - and I have an idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-senate-should-revamp-the-filibuster-and-i-have-an-idea/839082)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-senate-should-revamp-the-filibuster-and-i-have-an-idea/839082 "2019-08-27T16:00:40Z")
There are calls on the left to scrap the filibuster. The idea behind the filibuster is that when the country is closely divided, a strong minority can keep extreme positions from becoming law, which promotes bipartisan c… --- ## [Joe Arpaio is running for US Senate seat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arpaio-is-running-for-us-senate-seat/806246)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arpaio-is-running-for-us-senate-seat/806246 "2019-08-26T17:28:15Z")
From the link. “Trump ally and pardoned sheriff Joe Arpaio is running for Jeff Flake’s Senate seat in Arizona” I can’t say I’m surprised. What are his chances? --- ## [What explains Trump’s low popularity in the second half of 2017?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-trump-s-low-popularity-in-the-second-half-of-2017/839093)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-trump-s-low-popularity-in-the-second-half-of-2017/839093 "2019-08-26T08:20:15Z")
Political pundits often say that Trump’s popularity does not change much. And that’s true compared to most other presidents. But looking at 538’s tracker, he was consistently more unpopular from about June to December 20… --- ## [Kirsten Gillibrand doesn't regret forcing Al Franken to resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirsten-gillibrand-doesnt-regret-forcing-al-franken-to-resign/839038)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirsten-gillibrand-doesnt-regret-forcing-al-franken-to-resign/839038 "2019-08-26T05:23:03Z")
The Daily, a NYT podcast, had an episode on an interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and how Gillibrand remained steadfastly unapologetic about calling for Al Franken to resign from the US Senate. This is despite re… --- ## [How many circuit-court judges is a Supreme Court justice "worth?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-circuit-court-judges-is-a-supreme-court-justice-worth/839133)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-circuit-court-judges-is-a-supreme-court-justice-worth/839133 "2019-08-24T06:39:37Z")
It is often said that although SCOTUS gets all the high-profile attention, the circuit-level courts (such as 9th Circuit, DC Circuit, 8th Circuit, etc.) are highly important in their own right because they decide which c… --- ## [The Danger of a Electoral college subcompact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-a-electoral-college-subcompact/835303)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-a-electoral-college-subcompact/835303 "2019-08-24T04:35:54Z")
I’m in favor of the abolition of the electoral college, and had in the past supported the idea of National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, although I am doubtful that it will ever achieve 270 votes. My mind has done a … --- ## [Did Biden ever suggest something along the lines of swapping two ethnic groups geographically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-biden-ever-suggest-something-along-the-lines-of-swapping-two-ethnic-groups-geographically/839080)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-biden-ever-suggest-something-along-the-lines-of-swapping-two-ethnic-groups-geographically/839080 "2019-08-23T00:32:09Z")
My 92-year-old father has a bad habit of watching Fox News and the “Science” Channel, so his information sources aren’t usually the best, and he tends to twist the bad info he receives even further. Last night he said h… --- ## [In blue Seattle, Trump supporters are starting to come out of hiding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-blue-seattle-trump-supporters-are-starting-to-come-out-of-hiding/838847)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-blue-seattle-trump-supporters-are-starting-to-come-out-of-hiding/838847 "2019-08-21T16:38:45Z")
Here’s something I never expected to see. --- ## [Interpreting YouTube Likes/Dislikes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-youtube-likes-dislikes/838977)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-youtube-likes-dislikes/838977 "2019-08-21T01:03:22Z")
Just watched a current video very negative on the current white house administration. Roughly equal likes vs dislikes. A Like could mean “I like what they are doing” OR 'I dislike the administration too so it’s good you … --- ## [Anyone watch Bernie Sanders on the Joe Rogan podcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-bernie-sanders-on-the-joe-rogan-podcast/838831)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-bernie-sanders-on-the-joe-rogan-podcast/838831 "2019-08-20T21:24:30Z")
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-iLk1G\_ng Ok I don’t think he will get the nomination and I don’t think he will win the election. But I do have to say I always thought of Bernie as a joke but watching him in a one-on-on… --- ## [How far do you think a candidate openly campaigning with white supremacist beliefs could get today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-think-a-candidate-openly-campaigning-with-white-supremacist-beliefs-could-get-today/838682)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-think-a-candidate-openly-campaigning-with-white-supremacist-beliefs-could-get-today/838682 "2019-08-19T03:11:31Z")
Just trying to get an idea of the current political climate. Feel free to define anything in any way you wish, including their location, office (still highest possible), and platform, as long as the candidate could be c… --- ## [Trump's immigration policies: not just racist and inhumane, but bad for the economy, too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-immigration-policies-not-just-racist-and-inhumane-but-bad-for-the-economy-too/838740)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-immigration-policies-not-just-racist-and-inhumane-but-bad-for-the-economy-too/838740 "2019-08-16T14:46:32Z")
“Providing more work visas for skilled and unskilled immigrants seems like an obvious solution to ease the labor shortage. But it’s also the solution Trump seems least inclined to take.” Slowing immigration of unskill… --- ## [Texas will turn blue says state GOP chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-will-turn-blue-says-state-gop-chair/787151)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-will-turn-blue-says-state-gop-chair/787151 "2019-08-13T17:01:09Z")
I’ve been arguing for years that the demographics of the country favor the Democrats. They have large majorities of every growing population slice, while Republicans base their majorities on the aged, the less-educated, … --- ## [GOP halts Twitter spending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-halts-twitter-spending/838380)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-halts-twitter-spending/838380 "2019-08-12T22:49:58Z")
I’m gonna predict that this will prove to be one of the most hilariously bad ideas in 21st century politics: \[url=GOP freezes Twitter spending after McConnell account locked | AP News\]Note that the account suspension tha… --- ## [UK politics gets more interesting: Tory working majority of 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-politics-gets-more-interesting-tory-working-majority-of-1/838040)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-politics-gets-more-interesting-tory-working-majority-of-1/838040 "2019-08-12T22:15:24Z")
The Liberal Democrats just won a by-election and now the Tories are down to a working majority of just 1. There’s no way Boris Johnson can survive a confidence vote, right? So Brexit will be postponed again. It’s ju… --- ## ['Absolute immunity' versus 'executive privilege'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-immunity-versus-executive-privilege/838324)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-immunity-versus-executive-privilege/838324 "2019-08-11T17:30:37Z")
What is the fundamental difference between the “absolute immunity” that might be granted to any aide of a US president and the president invoking “executive privilege” in suppressing an aide’s testimony? Today, the Hous… --- ## [Who will say the N-word in public first: Biden or Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-say-the-n-word-in-public-first-biden-or-trump/838421)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-say-the-n-word-in-public-first-biden-or-trump/838421 "2019-08-10T02:20:01Z")
With Biden’s increasing flair for gaffes, including saying that poor kids are just as smart as white kids, it seems to me the odds that a moment may be coming where Biden will be so overcome with a “I must show them how … --- ## [Sinn Fein's refusal to take its seats in the British House of Commons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinn-feins-refusal-to-take-its-seats-in-the-british-house-of-commons/788516)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinn-feins-refusal-to-take-its-seats-in-the-british-house-of-commons/788516 "2019-08-09T06:31:30Z")
A previous related thread: Why do people vote for MPs who they know won't participate? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board Even given the narrow general election results yesterday, Sinn Fein will again … --- ## [Running for Congress: Senator vs Representative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-for-congress-senator-vs-representative/838123)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-for-congress-senator-vs-representative/838123 "2019-08-09T02:58:11Z")
If someone wants to run for office in the U.S. Congress, what factors influence whether they run for a Senate position or House of Representatives position? --- ## [Democratic Debates 7/30 & 7/31](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debates-7-30-7-31/837867)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debates-7-30-7-31/837867 "2019-08-08T22:35:45Z")
We get another round of 20 candidates on stage over the next two nights. It’s probably the last hurrah for a number of them unless they can gain some traction this week, as a bunch of them are running out of money, and … --- ## [Polling as November 2020 nears: Will it be more accurate than before November 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-as-november-2020-nears-will-it-be-more-accurate-than-before-november-2016/838011)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-as-november-2020-nears-will-it-be-more-accurate-than-before-november-2016/838011 "2019-08-08T17:24:58Z")
Last time around, the “shy Trump voter” effect was blamed for the polling being wrong - the idea being that many Trump voters weren’t willing to be truthful to pollsters. I don’t see how the pollsters can fix that in ne… --- ## [Start lobbying!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-lobbying/838242)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-lobbying/838242 "2019-08-07T23:57:28Z")
The NRA spent only 5 million dollars on pro gun lobbying in 2018. https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000082&year=2018 In 2018 there were 40.000 gun deaths in the US. ( about two thirds suicides) . … --- ## [Dem in debate dissing Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-in-debate-dissing-obama/838170)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-in-debate-dissing-obama/838170 "2019-08-07T17:15:21Z")
Neither my Wife or I saw the second debate, but my Wife says she’s seen clips of some (don’t know who) of the candidates dissing Obama. Sorry, I don’t have time right now to watch the debate, but is this true? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=144)