# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=176 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 177 --- ## [Trump's Executive Order on Health Care: what's the deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-on-health-care-whats-the-deal/798673)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-on-health-care-whats-the-deal/798673 "2017-10-16T17:05:01Z")
Trump signed a health care order today. The effects of the new policies are debatable, apparently: But no one seems to think anything is going to change anytime soon due to this EO. The AP story mentions several po… --- ## [2017 UK Conservative Party Conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-uk-conservative-party-conference/797815)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-uk-conservative-party-conference/797815 "2017-10-12T07:17:08Z")
Regardless of what she says, I don’t think there is a chance at all that Theresa May leads the Conservative Party into the next general election, regardless of when it is held. This conference will be an audition for who… --- ## [Jimmy Kimmel 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-2020/797954)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-2020/797954 "2017-10-11T19:08:08Z")
If you had asked me a few months ago which TV host might actually be capable of a Presidential run, Jimmy Kimmel would have been pretty low on my list. But ever since his healthcare speech following his son’s birth and … --- ## [How far can a politician move (right, left) and still be (liberal, conservative?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-a-politician-move-right-left-and-still-be-liberal-conservative/798122)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-a-politician-move-right-left-and-still-be-liberal-conservative/798122 "2017-10-09T11:21:33Z")
Around what point would you say someone has crossed the line into DINO/RINO territory? Say that a liberal checks all the boxes for liberalism, but is pro-life, or a conservative checks all the conservative boxes but is … --- ## [The politics of hurricanes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politics-of-hurricanes/795774)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politics-of-hurricanes/795774 "2017-10-06T17:24:34Z")
I have to admit, when I first thought about the political ramifications of Harvey and now Irma, I had a lot of snarky ideas about how the GOPers are suddenly all about big government, collective effort, bailouts, handout… --- ## [Book: "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump/797247)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump/797247 "2017-10-06T15:38:57Z")
Full title: The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President If there’s already a thread on this, I missed it. Also, I put it in CS, 'cause it’s a book, but maybe it needs… --- ## [Labour Party Conference 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labour-party-conference-2017/797263)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labour-party-conference-2017/797263 "2017-10-03T13:42:18Z")
Well, this is proving to be interesting. Jeremy Corbyn and his activists have rammed though changes to try to minimize the influence of members of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Because, of course, those people who do t… --- ## [And John Kasich makes 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-john-kasich-makes-16/725801)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-john-kasich-makes-16/725801 "2017-10-01T20:13:24Z")
The 16th (serious, defined by representation in national polls) announced candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination is John Kasich, Governor of Ohio and former Congresscritter. Kasich is considered a mod… --- ## [Can Ron Paul save the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689 "2017-10-01T01:19:29Z")
Discuss. --- ## [Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1235\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367 "2017-09-30T08:01:02Z")
A preliminary list of Trump’s Cabinet picks has been released…and they are pretty much what some have hoped and others have feared. For Attorney General, the picks include Chris Christie, Jeff Sessions and Rudy Giuliani… --- ## [Has a political realignment already taken place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-political-realignment-already-taken-place/795588)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-political-realignment-already-taken-place/795588 "2017-09-29T21:08:55Z")
How true do you think these two statements is? The Democrats used to represent the better instincts of the common man. Now they represent the better instincts of the elite. The Republicans used to represent the worst i… --- ## [There were many complaints that Obama never passed a budget. Now with solid R leadership, have they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-were-many-complaints-that-obama-never-passed-a-budget-now-with-solid-r-leadership-have-they/797055)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-were-many-complaints-that-obama-never-passed-a-budget-now-with-solid-r-leadership-have-they/797055 "2017-09-28T15:48:56Z")
If you Google “Obama no budget” you will get many hits on these complaints. Similarly, there were many complaints about the deficit and US debt. Now that Republicans have solid majorities in both houses of Congress and… --- ## [Why is 9/30/2017 supposedly the last chance to pass Obamacare repeal/replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-9-30-2017-supposedly-the-last-chance-to-pass-obamacare-repeal-replace/797004)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-9-30-2017-supposedly-the-last-chance-to-pass-obamacare-repeal-replace/797004 "2017-09-27T09:24:17Z")
I understand that 9/30/17 is the expiration date of the budget measure that would allow the Republicans to pass their bill with a simple majority. Why do we not expect that they would pass a similar budget resolution fo… --- ## [Oklahoma SQ 780 & 781 vs. HB 1482 and SB 512](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-sq-780-781-vs-hb-1482-and-sb-512/796989)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-sq-780-781-vs-hb-1482-and-sb-512/796989 "2017-09-26T18:35:56Z")
So last year, Oklahoma voters affirmed two questions last November. SQ 780 made drug offenses (and certain other property crimes) with a valuation of under $1000 a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1000 fine and/or no more … --- ## [What it would take for me to support single payer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-would-take-for-me-to-support-single-payer/796715)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-would-take-for-me-to-support-single-payer/796715 "2017-09-23T05:20:17Z")
While obviously I’m not going to make a difference here, I figure I’m like a lot of voters around the median on this issue. I also think that it’s important for Democrats to understand what got them in trouble in the AC… --- ## [John B. Judis: I argued that demographics favored the Democrats. I was wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-b-judis-i-argued-that-demographics-favored-the-democrats-i-was-wrong/796320)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-b-judis-i-argued-that-demographics-favored-the-democrats-i-was-wrong/796320 "2017-09-22T21:31:24Z")
In an article out today in the New Republic, John B. Judis argues that the “demographics is destiny” argument has some fatal flaws: --- ## [The Election of 1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-election-of-1960/792444)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-election-of-1960/792444 "2017-09-22T13:09:52Z")
Considering how close the 1960 election was, I have to ask: Suppose Kennedy wasn’t the nominee, and say Stu Symington or Lyndon Johnson were, does Nixon win the election? How much can Kennedy’s victory be attributed to… --- ## [Did Hillary's camp focus too much on her potentially being the first female president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hillarys-camp-focus-too-much-on-her-potentially-being-the-first-female-president/795796)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hillarys-camp-focus-too-much-on-her-potentially-being-the-first-female-president/795796 "2017-09-21T15:14:30Z")
I personally liked Obama not making a big deal about being the first black president. Most people didn’t vote for him for that reason. “Bernie Bros.” Women who date “Bernie Bros”… :dubious: “There’s a special place in… --- ## [Jay Sekulow on religious TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512 "2017-09-20T21:21:15Z")
I see that WYDN, a religious cable station, is broadcasting a half hour show wherein he is agitating for political causes like investigating Loretta Lynch, etc. Per Wiki WYDN will cease operations in 2018. I’m wondering… --- ## [Theresa May intends to run as Tory leader in the next general election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theresa-may-intends-to-run-as-tory-leader-in-the-next-general-election/795189)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theresa-may-intends-to-run-as-tory-leader-in-the-next-general-election/795189 "2017-09-18T20:50:49Z")
I’m not buying it. I can’t imagine anyone in the Tories wanting her to continue on after the embarrassing debacle of her bungled campaign this year. Brexit is going to continue to be a nightmare, especially if Labour p… --- ## [I don't get the 6 month delay in ending DACA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-6-month-delay-in-ending-daca/795512)
**Author:** [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-6-month-delay-in-ending-daca/795512 "2017-09-16T21:10:37Z")
Current reporting says Trump is going to say he’s signing an EO to end DACA with a 6 month delay supposedly to give Congress time to do something. Why delay it for that reason? If something somehow managed to get throu… --- ## [Could George Wallace be elected today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-george-wallace-be-elected-today/795749)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-george-wallace-be-elected-today/795749 "2017-09-16T20:34:57Z")
If Wallace was the 2016 democratic nominee could he of beaten trump? --- ## [How do I run in a district election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-run-in-a-district-election/796419)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-run-in-a-district-election/796419 "2017-09-16T12:11:43Z")
My representative has little to no competition, nobody is ever going to beat him because he’s an established ethical republican in the heart of the south. However this past year he’s made some questionable decisions and … --- ## [Is Illinois the next state to go red in 2018?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illinois-the-next-state-to-go-red-in-2018/788639)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illinois-the-next-state-to-go-red-in-2018/788639 "2017-09-15T18:19:45Z")
Illinois has compiled $14.6 billion in unpaid bills. It’s running a deficit of $6 billion and its pension liability has soared to $130 billion. That’s not the worst of it. The state’s nearly two-year failure to pass a b… --- ## [How should pollsters account for the social-undesirability/Bradley Effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-pollsters-account-for-the-social-undesirability-bradley-effect/796190)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-pollsters-account-for-the-social-undesirability-bradley-effect/796190 "2017-09-14T20:46:21Z")
In any survey pertaining to topics that are sensitive or controversial, there are bound to be more people who support something unpopular in private than are willing to admit to it in public, or to a pollster. The “shy T… --- ## [Trump delegates control of Magnitsky Act to Mnuchin, Tillerson quietly late Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-delegates-control-of-magnitsky-act-to-mnuchin-tillerson-quietly-late-friday/796105)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-delegates-control-of-magnitsky-act-to-mnuchin-tillerson-quietly-late-friday/796105 "2017-09-13T20:44:47Z")
Under the looming (and very distracting) specter of Hurricane Irma, Trump quietly delegated administration of the Magnitsky Act to “Friendship Order of Russia” winner Rex Tillerson as well as Steve Mnuchin, who partnered… --- ## [Would you rather have Trump for one term or Pence for two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-trump-for-one-term-or-pence-for-two/795470)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-trump-for-one-term-or-pence-for-two/795470 "2017-09-11T21:37:39Z")
I’ve been pondering the ramifications of what would happen if Trump resigns and came up with an interesting dilemma. Here are the two options to choose from. Trump serves out his current term and loses in 2020 to whoe… --- ## [The debt ceiling and relief for hurricane Harvey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-ceiling-and-relief-for-hurricane-harvey/795691)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-ceiling-and-relief-for-hurricane-harvey/795691 "2017-09-11T16:17:29Z")
It seems that Trump is siding with Democrats in congress that want to increase the debt ceiling while funding disaster relief for hurricane Harvey. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/powerpost/h… --- ## [My vote doesn't matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-vote-doesnt-matter/795830)
**Author:** [@Zetetic\_Skeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zetetic_Skeptic)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-vote-doesnt-matter/795830 "2017-09-11T13:33:27Z")
Very curious as to everyone’s thoughts about turn out being affected by citizens who do not vote because they are convinced their votes don’t count. This would predominately apply in Democratic or Republican strongholds… --- ## [What are the worst Presidential(US) pardons in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-presidential-us-pardons-in-history/794987)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-presidential-us-pardons-in-history/794987 "2017-09-07T22:14:04Z")
I think elections is our political forum. If this is wrong for a non-election thread, please move. Anyway, the recent pardon of Joe Arpaio is certainly a controversial pardon. What are the other really big ones that pe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=177)