# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=155 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 156 --- ## [Which side takes defeat harder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-takes-defeat-harder/827119)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-takes-defeat-harder/827119 "2019-01-13T03:27:36Z")
This question may be kind of like asking whether Chernobyl was worse than Fukushima - they’re both meltdowns - but meltdowns still come in degrees. ISTM that both sides have reacted with greater and greater intensity to… --- ## [Michael Moore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore/787181)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore/787181 "2019-01-13T01:22:23Z")
Am I alone in thinking this man is in the catbird seat for the 2020 Democratic nomination? --- ## [Bernie Sanders Should Run As An Independent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-should-run-as-an-independent/827441)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-should-run-as-an-independent/827441 "2019-01-11T16:14:31Z")
3 choices are better than 2 (which becomes no choice essentially) --- ## [Exactly what government services are affected by the shutdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-government-services-are-affected-by-the-shutdown/827394)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-government-services-are-affected-by-the-shutdown/827394 "2019-01-11T03:07:35Z")
I know the national parks are closed for the most part, a number of federal workers are “furloughed” and are not receiving pay, and the US Coast Guard personnel are working (what with them being military) and not getting… --- ## [Good God, the first primary debate is in June?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-the-first-primary-debate-is-in-june/827353)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-the-first-primary-debate-is-in-june/827353 "2019-01-11T00:51:28Z")
So, yeah. Looks like the Democratic Primary debates will begin in six months. Um. Yeah. I know what’s driving this. The way the primary calendar is front-loaded we’ll know the outcome and the nominee by March this … --- ## [If Democrats decide to stop being "the adult in the room"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-democrats-decide-to-stop-being-the-adult-in-the-room/827324)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-democrats-decide-to-stop-being-the-adult-in-the-room/827324 "2019-01-09T16:52:53Z")
For a decade or so/more, Democrats (at least, elected Democrats) played the role of “the adult in the room” - a generation/cohort of Pelosis, Schumers, Obamas, Kennedys, Clintons, Reids, Warrens, Bidens, Reids, etc. But… --- ## [Donald Trump \[what will it take to force him to resign?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-what-will-it-take-to-force-him-to-resign/826578)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-what-will-it-take-to-force-him-to-resign/826578 "2019-01-08T01:35:14Z")
What will it take for the American people to force this man to resign from office? --- ## [The cost of becoming a Conservative MP in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-becoming-a-conservative-mp-in-the-uk/827361)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-becoming-a-conservative-mp-in-the-uk/827361 "2019-01-07T21:13:32Z")
This article is from 2006, but with the American Presidential election cycle winding up and billions about to be spent, I thought the cost of becoming a Conservative MP in Westminster might be of interest to Dopers. --- ## [Poll and discussion for Democratic/liberal/progressive voters: your early preference for 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-for-democratic-liberal-progressive-voters-your-early-preference-for-2020/825263)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-for-democratic-liberal-progressive-voters-your-early-preference-for-2020/825263 "2019-01-07T18:28:36Z")
The poll is meant only for those who believe they are likely to support the Democratic candidate for President in 2020; discussion is for anyone who’d like to take part. Candidates included are selected ones featured in … --- ## [Gender and the 2020 Democratic nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-and-the-2020-democratic-nomination/826912)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-and-the-2020-democratic-nomination/826912 "2019-01-07T13:11:02Z")
I’ve noticed this question turning up in the Elections forum a lot lately. I’ve taken part in the debate over this in a thread here, and watched it crop up in many threads. So now let’s have it out… --- ## [Speaker of the House 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-of-the-house-2019/824246)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-of-the-house-2019/824246 "2019-01-07T00:30:51Z")
With the current Speaker of the House retiring, we’re guaranteed to get a new one. Who should it be? Who do you want it to be? Who will actually get it? My personal favorite would be Barack Obama. He’d unite the Democra… --- ## [Transgender president: Glass ceiling truly broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-president-glass-ceiling-truly-broken/827023)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-president-glass-ceiling-truly-broken/827023 "2019-01-05T16:04:05Z")
Suppose a transgender president (cisgender man turned woman) is elected as the nation’s first female president. Would this be considered by most of society to be a “true” case of breaking the glass ceiling, or would a la… --- ## [The Democratic mock draft.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-mock-draft/826787)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Erudite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Erudite)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-mock-draft/826787 "2019-01-05T14:40:39Z")
2020 Democratic Primary Draft, October 2018 Picked by Clare Geoff Sarah Nate 1 Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Joe Biden 2 Eric Holder, Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders 3 Michael Ave… --- ## [No threads about AOC’s dance moves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-threads-about-aoc-s-dance-moves/827235)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-threads-about-aoc-s-dance-moves/827235 "2019-01-05T05:04:07Z")
I’m surprised: it’s tearing up Twitter. http://www.citypages.com/music/lets-watch-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dance-to-princes-lets-go-crazy/503899511 I had no idea she had such a slammin’ bod. This changes everything. … --- ## [DACA if Mexico pays for the wall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daca-if-mexico-pays-for-the-wall/795750)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daca-if-mexico-pays-for-the-wall/795750 "2019-01-04T23:46:28Z")
I must have heard just about every Democrat asking for a “clean” dreamers bill. is there ANY chance that a dreamers bill won’t come with a bunch of shit added to it? If I were Trump, I would put together bill that give… --- ## [Kim and Trump - "back to square one"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-and-trump-back-to-square-one/827075)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-and-trump-back-to-square-one/827075 "2019-01-04T21:10:46Z")
No one can be surprised to learn that US-Korea (nuclear) relations are little changed, if at all, since Trump declared his love for Kim. This NYT article describes the current state of affairs following Kim’s version of… --- ## [Pelosi and Schumer say they'll pass legislation to end the shutdown. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelosi-and-schumer-say-theyll-pass-legislation-to-end-the-shutdown-how/826591)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelosi-and-schumer-say-theyll-pass-legislation-to-end-the-shutdown-how/826591 "2019-01-04T19:06:09Z")
This sounds like bullshit to me. Congress couldn’t magically end the the shutdown during Clinton or Obama’s administration. How on earth do these two hotshots think they’ll legislate themselves out of this clusterfuck? … --- ## [How do you think the GOP is looking at the midterm results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-think-the-gop-is-looking-at-the-midterm-results/824290)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-think-the-gop-is-looking-at-the-midterm-results/824290 "2019-01-03T20:54:05Z")
Voter reactions seem to vary. We kinda sorta know what Trump thinks. But how do you think Republicans currently in power in DC and elsewhere are reacting? What are they taking out of the results? --- ## [Which is an easier threshold: 2/3 majority in both houses or wall funding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-an-easier-threshold-2-3-majority-in-both-houses-or-wall-funding/826455)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-an-easier-threshold-2-3-majority-in-both-houses-or-wall-funding/826455 "2019-01-02T04:16:30Z")
It seems to me that if Trump flatly declares he will allow the government to stay shut down indefinitely unless the spending bill to reopen fully funds his wall, eventually Congress has to cave. That it would be harder … --- ## [Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-stands-by-dna-test-but-around-her-worries-abound/825682)
**Author:** [@Dacien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dacien)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-stands-by-dna-test-but-around-her-worries-abound/825682 "2018-12-29T14:53:23Z")
Is this a non-issue, being taken more seriously than it should, or was this a catastrophic misstep for Warren that doomed her 2020 chances? Personally, I don’t think it was wise to play into Trump’s hands with a weak … --- ## [About this Brexit thing ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-brexit-thing/826635)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-brexit-thing/826635 "2018-12-28T09:08:05Z")
As someone who doesn’t really care about the issue one way or the other, I’ve noticed few people explain the basic disagreement between the two sides. Do I have this right: The pro-Brexit side doesn’t want to be governe… --- ## [How much is a SCOTUS seat worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-scotus-seat-worth/826514)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-scotus-seat-worth/826514 "2018-12-27T13:03:54Z")
Talking politically, of course, not trying to sell one. That’s illegal. I’ve said before that I think the Supreme Court is overrated. I’ve never been too concerned that as a conservative, liberal courts will ruin Americ… --- ## [I think the democrats are a permanent minority party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-democrats-are-a-permanent-minority-party/824218)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-democrats-are-a-permanent-minority-party/824218 "2018-12-25T18:56:37Z")
I used to think Karl Rove was full of shit with his talk of a permanent GOP majority. There is no way a party like the GOP, which when you ignore what they say they stand for (small government, middle class tax cuts, mid… --- ## [Goodbye, General Mattis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-general-mattis/826453)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-general-mattis/826453 "2018-12-24T20:40:44Z")
Secretary of Defense resigns. He says his “views are not aligned with Trump’s.” I’ve heard many people say that he was the only good member of Trump’s cabinet, and everyone I know who is or was in the military seems to… --- ## [What type of candidate do the Democrats need in 2020 for opportunity for success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-candidate-do-the-democrats-need-in-2020-for-opportunity-for-success/824142)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-candidate-do-the-democrats-need-in-2020-for-opportunity-for-success/824142 "2018-12-24T20:13:05Z")
Given that the blue wave didn’t occur as was hoped for, what does that mean for 2020 elections? It appears that wins in the house that gave Democrats control, came from mainly suburban districts that Trump won in 2016, … --- ## [What created the Reagan societal shift towards governmental mistrust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-created-the-reagan-societal-shift-towards-governmental-mistrust/826304)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-created-the-reagan-societal-shift-towards-governmental-mistrust/826304 "2018-12-24T03:45:00Z")
First, I know governmental mistrust has always been in the background radiation of American society since its inception. That said, I feel like I’m missing something in the timeline from the Great Depression to Reagan. … --- ## [Conservatives deserting the Republican Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-deserting-the-republican-party/826168)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-deserting-the-republican-party/826168 "2018-12-23T16:08:05Z")
The Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, has renounced her Republican registration citing partisan misbehavior by Trump, and by the Senate during the Brett Kavanaugh hearing. Kansas State … --- ## [Criminal Justice Bill: what do Republicans get out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-justice-bill-what-do-republicans-get-out-of-it/826375)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-justice-bill-what-do-republicans-get-out-of-it/826375 "2018-12-22T19:33:47Z")
So in an unusual show of bipartisanship Congress likely to pass and the president seems ready to sign anbipartisan criminal justice bill This seems like a good bill full of putting aside the gut need to punish punish in… --- ## [Please Explain Trump's Latest Shutdown Threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-trumps-latest-shutdown-threat/825977)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-trumps-latest-shutdown-threat/825977 "2018-12-21T19:51:19Z")
i am sorry if I am being dense, but how exactly can Trump threaten a Government shutdown if no funding is provided for the infamous Wall (along the southern US border)? I am under the impression the FY-19 budget passed. … --- ## [Can Trump shut down the government by himself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-shut-down-the-government-by-himself/826243)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-shut-down-the-government-by-himself/826243 "2018-12-21T02:41:28Z")
I feel confident that Trump wants to shut down the government. Not really because his stupid wall isn’t being funded but because it will put a spotlight exactly where he always wants it, on him. But can he do this all b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=156)