# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=178 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 179 --- ## [The First six months under Trump, economically speaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-six-months-under-trump-economically-speaking/792836)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-six-months-under-trump-economically-speaking/792836 "2017-08-13T20:41:12Z")
Unemployment at its lowest rate in 16 years. Down from 4.8% in January to 4.3 % in July. The Dow is at 22,092 and climbing. If the corporate tax rate is cut ( USA 2nd highest among first world nations ), an economic… --- ## [Why I didn't support Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-didnt-support-bernie-sanders/792937)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-didnt-support-bernie-sanders/792937 "2017-08-13T02:51:28Z")
One of the big “inside baseball” sleeper issues in DC is a variety of budget related policies coming to a head in the next few months. First, there’s the debt limit. The White House is now saying that our debt limit nee… --- ## [So what should be the Democrats' version of "Make America Great Again?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-be-the-democrats-version-of-make-america-great-again/790734)
**Author:** [@pjacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjacks)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-be-the-democrats-version-of-make-america-great-again/790734 "2017-08-11T13:34:39Z")
Recently the Democratic Party sent out an email survey asking people to vote on sticker designs & presumably a new slogan for the party. The choices were objectively awful: In particular, “She Persisted, We Resisted”… --- ## [The Best Presidents Who Never Were?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-presidents-who-never-were/786687)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-presidents-who-never-were/786687 "2017-08-11T08:32:55Z")
Who do you feel are people who would’ve made great Presidents had they been elected, but lost either the nomination of their party or the general election? Myself (in chronological order, not order of preference. The… --- ## [Donald Trump and the Doomsday clock. What time will it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-doomsday-clock-what-time-will-it-be/775821)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-doomsday-clock-what-time-will-it-be/775821 "2017-08-11T04:46:55Z")
Since 1947, every year in January the hands on the doomsday clock are moved closer to or further from midnight. Midnight being doomsday. In 2012, it was set to 5 minutes to midnight because of the nuclear threat Kim … --- ## [Will Trump face a credible primary challenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-face-a-credible-primary-challenge/788665)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-face-a-credible-primary-challenge/788665 "2017-08-10T14:17:37Z")
This of course assumes he does not resign or otherwise leave office. (I know some are betting on one or the other of those outcomes). Assuming he is still in office will he face a serious challenge within his party? LB… --- ## [Hillary Clinton did not run a terrible campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-did-not-run-a-terrible-campaign/792305)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-did-not-run-a-terrible-campaign/792305 "2017-08-09T21:22:37Z")
I’ve been seeing this idea in a number of threads lately. People seem to take it as a given that Hillary Clinton ran a terrible campaign. The only question seems to be if she ran the worst campaign in the last century or… --- ## [2016 Faithless Electors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-faithless-electors/793127)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-faithless-electors/793127 "2017-08-09T11:50:38Z")
Reading the thread on whether Hillary Clinton ran a bad election and a thread on running for vice-president as an independent I looked up how many faithless electors there were in 2016. There were 10 total but what is i… --- ## [Judge rules states can force electors to follow state rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rules-states-can-force-electors-to-follow-state-rules/774680)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rules-states-can-force-electors-to-follow-state-rules/774680 "2017-08-09T06:11:37Z")
Just happened here in Denver and it could jet really messy on the 19th. I’m really curious if the petitioners got a fair verdict because the judge said “Part of me thinks this is really a political stunt,”. What was ac… --- ## [Ty Cobb's mandate to defend the Office of the Presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ty-cobbs-mandate-to-defend-the-office-of-the-presidency/792542)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ty-cobbs-mandate-to-defend-the-office-of-the-presidency/792542 "2017-08-09T01:28:10Z")
Trump appointed lawyer Ty Cobb to be the “White House special counsel”. What exactly does that mean? I thought he was kinda-sorta replacing Kasowitz, who AIUI was defending Trump personally. But Cobb apparently is cha… --- ## [How should Trump respond if Putin threatens to blackmail him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-trump-respond-if-putin-threatens-to-blackmail-him/790420)
**Author:** [@Yask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yask)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-trump-respond-if-putin-threatens-to-blackmail-him/790420 "2017-08-07T00:20:00Z")
I tried posting this to a general area on Reddit, but I think the conversations here tend to be a bit more interesting to follow. Both sides and the voting system screw up questions either with “huyck-huyck Trump is evil… --- ## [The 2020 election cycle has officially started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350 "2017-08-06T11:59:07Z")
Congressman John Delaney, a Maryland Democrat, has officially announced he is running for the 2020 nomination. --- ## [Tangled web connects Russian oligarch money to GOP campaigns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-to-gop-campaigns/792817)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-to-gop-campaigns/792817 "2017-08-05T21:01:19Z")
Anyone surprised by this? --- ## [We don't want better relations with Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-want-better-relations-with-russia/790748)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-want-better-relations-with-russia/790748 "2017-08-05T03:14:02Z")
We want a different Russia to have a relationship with. A Russia that is not a dictatorship under Putin determined to expand it’s control over the world. Putin is a pig, a murderer, plundering his own people. Putin’s Ru… --- ## [Did any other Millenials find Hillary's campaign insulting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-other-millenials-find-hillarys-campaign-insulting/792426)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-other-millenials-find-hillarys-campaign-insulting/792426 "2017-08-04T12:09:49Z")
Everything about her, and her campaign, is cringey. “Pokemon Go to the polls” “Love Trumps Hate” “Chillin’ in Sedar Rapids” “Hot Sauce” Cringe-inducing dancing with Ellen. I feel like she thought everyone in my age … --- ## [99% of Trump's Popularity is SESSIONS--and Trump Knows It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-of-trumps-popularity-is-sessions-and-trump-knows-it/792292)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-of-trumps-popularity-is-sessions-and-trump-knows-it/792292 "2017-08-03T21:15:33Z")
Sessions’ work, of course, as Attorney General—not Sessions as a person. This has become crystal clear in the eight days since Trump started attacking Sessions and trying to get him to quit—trying to get him to quit so … --- ## [Is it even worth it for Democrats to try to convert Trump supporters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-worth-it-for-democrats-to-try-to-convert-trump-supporters/792520)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-worth-it-for-democrats-to-try-to-convert-trump-supporters/792520 "2017-08-03T21:08:35Z")
From a perspective of electoral success, how much sense does it make to try to reach out to Trump supporters and convince them to vote Democrat? I think it makes a lot more sense for Democrats to reach out to the apathet… --- ## [Why did Kelly take the job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-kelly-take-the-job/792568)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-kelly-take-the-job/792568 "2017-08-03T18:33:35Z")
Interesting article in The Atlantic speculates about why John Kelly, a man as diametrically opposite to Donald Trump as one can imagine (and they spell it out in the article), has taken the job of bringing order out of c… --- ## [You can't make this stuff up: the Mooch is out already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-the-mooch-is-out-already/792527)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-the-mooch-is-out-already/792527 "2017-08-03T06:43:25Z")
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/anthony-scaramucci/index.html My head is spinning. --- ## [Will GOP Trumpers face primary challenges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gop-trumpers-face-primary-challenges/792595)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gop-trumpers-face-primary-challenges/792595 "2017-08-01T20:16:13Z")
In House or Senate races? Kind of like the Tea Party primaried a bunch of Republicans, ultimately resulting in defeat, only from a (promised, at least) more sane perspective? --- ## [Trumpcare debacle highlights two types of political persuasion:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumpcare-debacle-highlights-two-types-of-political-persuasion/792441)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumpcare-debacle-highlights-two-types-of-political-persuasion/792441 "2017-08-01T18:57:45Z")
Type 1 \[QUOTE=Interior Secretary Zinke\] “Yeah, Senator Murkowski, Big Donnie told me to give you a call. Said to tell you that you’ve got a nice little state here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it. Might… --- ## [Who Will Be The Next POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-potus/792201)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-potus/792201 "2017-07-31T21:15:49Z")
Whether it be in 2020 or 2024, make your predictions. Who will be the next President of The United States? Someone we know of well now, or (if 2024) someone who is beginning their rise through the ranks? It can be anyon… --- ## [Priebus gets the heave-ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priebus-gets-the-heave-ho/792344)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priebus-gets-the-heave-ho/792344 "2017-07-31T18:55:25Z")
Story here. I guess he had it coming with the “mooch” entering the circle of trust. --- ## [McCain's no vote on the skinny repeal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccains-no-vote-on-the-skinny-repeal/792331)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccains-no-vote-on-the-skinny-repeal/792331 "2017-07-30T18:53:14Z")
I just read this article about the reaction when McCain voted no on the so called skinny skinny repeal of Obamacare. My understanding is that this sort of thing doesn’t happen these days. Do you all think that McConne… --- ## [Alternate history: President Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-president-bernie-sanders/792072)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-president-bernie-sanders/792072 "2017-07-30T07:11:42Z")
It’s 2016. Bernie Sanders captures the Democratic nomination and wins the presidential election. The House and Senate, however, remain in Republican hands. How would the political situation in America under President Sa… --- ## [Will Hillary Clinton Run for President Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hillary-clinton-run-for-president-again/791733)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hillary-clinton-run-for-president-again/791733 "2017-07-30T02:52:22Z")
I brought this question up in the other thread, but it seems to deserve its own topic. Surprisingly, there seems to be little idle speculation about this in the media. The first page of Google hits for “Hillary Clinton … --- ## [Caitlyn Jenner for Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601 "2017-07-29T16:27:30Z")
She might run. Is America ready for a gold medal winner in the Senate? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Could and would Trump Sr. pardon Trump Jr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-and-would-trump-sr-pardon-trump-jr/791001)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 595\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-and-would-trump-sr-pardon-trump-jr/791001 "2017-07-29T01:07:35Z")
Let’s say the feds filed criminal charges against Donald Trump Jr. in connection with him meeting the Russian lawyer and seeking out the dirt on Clinton. Could Donald Sr. issue a pardon? Would he? What would be the polit… --- ## [SDMB collective wisdom thread...left wing 'dopers and Republicans in lock step](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-collective-wisdom-thread-left-wing-dopers-and-republicans-in-lock-step/792321)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-collective-wisdom-thread-left-wing-dopers-and-republicans-in-lock-step/792321 "2017-07-29T00:06:50Z")
ETA: Too late to change the title I guess, but it wasn’t supposed to imply that left wing 'dopers were in lock step with Republicans, but that this seemed to be where the meme was coming from about Republicans being in … --- ## [I don't understand the hatred toward political dynasties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-hatred-toward-political-dynasties/791921)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-hatred-toward-political-dynasties/791921 "2017-07-28T10:50:20Z")
I simply don’t understand the intense hatred of 1000 burning suns towards any relation of an office holder seeking elected office for themselves. Growing up in a political household, you’re going to be exposed to politic… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=179)