# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=202 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 203 --- ## [Assume Trump wins and the sky doesn't fall, what are the results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-trump-wins-and-the-sky-doesnt-fall-what-are-the-results/770480)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-trump-wins-and-the-sky-doesnt-fall-what-are-the-results/770480 "2016-11-06T07:37:55Z")
With Obama, the right kept saying ‘elect him and society will collapse’ and it didn’t. They are now to a lesser degree saying that about Clinton. Acting as if every democrat being put up for president will usher in a gra… --- ## [Let's Talk About Hillary Republicans \[Predict Popular Vote\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-hillary-republicans-predict-popular-vote/770789)
**Author:** [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-hillary-republicans-predict-popular-vote/770789 "2016-11-06T04:57:12Z")
Let’s Talk About Hillary Republicans. \[Predict Popular Vote %'s\] Before Weinerghazi started, I thought 16%-20% spreads were possible. Now it’s likely 15% or more will go to Libs and Greens. I still think HRC wins by … --- ## [Trump: "Repeal ACA and replace with tax free health savings accounts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-repeal-aca-and-replace-with-tax-free-health-savings-accounts/770400)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-repeal-aca-and-replace-with-tax-free-health-savings-accounts/770400 "2016-11-06T02:34:39Z")
I heard him say this on the radio a little while ago. First of all, practically speaking (not that I think it’s ever going to happen) how would it even work to “repeal” the ACA? Millions of people have health insurance … --- ## [Melanie Trump working illegally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melanie-trump-working-illegally/770749)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melanie-trump-working-illegally/770749 "2016-11-05T23:16:34Z")
It seems that there is more evidencethat Melania Trump worked illegally in the US. She made $20,000 in modeling fees for work done in the US before she had her green card. What actual consequences (if any) do people thi… --- ## [Vote suppression in Oregon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-suppression-in-oregon/770668)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-suppression-in-oregon/770668 "2016-11-05T22:56:40Z")
There’s a robo-call based vote suppression scheme going on around Oregon right now. Unfortunately that article does not mention what party the people being called are in, so we can’t tell who’s doing it. --- ## [Has Trump diminished the significance of Hillary's win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-diminished-the-significance-of-hillarys-win/770734)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-diminished-the-significance-of-hillarys-win/770734 "2016-11-05T22:50:49Z")
In any other election matchup, with Hillary running against a run-of-the-mill Republican such as Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney, the election would be focused on the significance of Hillary being the first woman to win the pre… --- ## [Obama is running out of time to fulfill these GOP predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-running-out-of-time-to-fulfill-these-gop-predictions/770479)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-running-out-of-time-to-fulfill-these-gop-predictions/770479 "2016-11-05T03:13:22Z")
There were some specific and dire predictions about the Obama presidency in the elections of both 2008 and 2012. I’m looking to collect some examples of predictions, preferably from prominent Republicans or members of t… --- ## [The Donald's crime spree continues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-donalds-crime-spree-continues/756459)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-donalds-crime-spree-continues/756459 "2016-11-05T02:28:37Z")
http://winningdemocrats.com/chris-christie-accepted-250000-bribe-in-exchange-for-endorsing-trump/ He bribed Chris Christie to get an endorsement. Just like he bribed Ben Carson. He has also been commiting tax evasion … --- ## [Describing this election makes it sound like a weird dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describing-this-election-makes-it-sound-like-a-weird-dream/770658)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describing-this-election-makes-it-sound-like-a-weird-dream/770658 "2016-11-05T01:47:47Z")
The author Jeremy Zilber posted this on Facebook, and I thought it was so brilliant it needed to be shared: --- ## [Suppose you absolutely, positively, had to rig a US presidential election; how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-you-absolutely-positively-had-to-rig-a-us-presidential-election-how-do-you-do-it/770375)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-you-absolutely-positively-had-to-rig-a-us-presidential-election-how-do-you-do-it/770375 "2016-11-05T00:30:01Z")
With the Trump nonsense about an election being ‘rigged,’ I wanted to explore how it might actually be done: Suppose that “Candidate X” is a candidate ten times worse than Trump, yet leading in all the swing states by a… --- ## [Trump going to win after all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-going-to-win-after-all/770089)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-going-to-win-after-all/770089 "2016-11-05T00:01:38Z")
I don’t know if I can quantify this, its more just a gut feeling. Does anyone else feel that despite everything Trump is going to win the election after all? I’ve had this sneaky suspicion for a while that after all that… --- ## [Can Any Person Knowledgeable About International Politics Please PM Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-person-knowledgeable-about-international-politics-please-pm-me/770659)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-person-knowledgeable-about-international-politics-please-pm-me/770659 "2016-11-04T23:28:37Z")
If you are an expert in international politics, and can answer some questions I ahve about voting systems (ranked choice, proportional representation, etc.)? Ideally I’d like to have a Skype chat with you, it would take … --- ## [Should Obama preemptively pardon Clinton? Can he?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-preemptively-pardon-clinton-can-he/770646)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-preemptively-pardon-clinton-can-he/770646 "2016-11-04T23:10:05Z")
After the election, I mean. I don’t really think Clinton is likely to ever face criminal charges relating to her private email server, or to the Clinton Foundation or anything else. Nor do I think she should. But it’s… --- ## [Interesting/awful/weird non-presidential election news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-awful-weird-non-presidential-election-news/770604)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-awful-weird-non-presidential-election-news/770604 "2016-11-04T20:50:06Z")
In other news, there are races other than for President! Here in the Bay Area, we are bombarded with commercials for soda tax initiatives in Oakland and SF (who have combined forces for advertising). Pro tax is funded … --- ## [Realpolik and Russia - the return of Smiley's People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realpolik-and-russia-the-return-of-smileys-people/770626)
**Author:** [@squidfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squidfood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realpolik-and-russia-the-return-of-smileys-people/770626 "2016-11-04T20:24:26Z")
Horror for what it portends in a Trump win aside, the Full Newsweek article is fascinating, complete with Russia playing Turkey and the U.S. against each other to close a critical airbase, and archetypal British spies an… --- ## [Sanders vs Kasich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-vs-kasich/770490)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-vs-kasich/770490 "2016-11-04T20:21:54Z")
OK, going off http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19748091&posted=1#post19748091 Would you instead vote for Sanders, Kasich- or still prefer Clinton or Trump? --- ## [Election 2020: Hypothetical Poll (Now with a simple, binary choice!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-2020-hypothetical-poll-now-with-a-simple-binary-choice/770509)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-2020-hypothetical-poll-now-with-a-simple-binary-choice/770509 "2016-11-04T20:08:44Z")
Well, not that simple… What fun would that be? It’s 2020 and after voluntary reprogramming, you have no idea what happened in politics the last four years, but judging by the major party tickets, things got interesting.… --- ## [What type of voter are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-voter-are-you/770555)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-voter-are-you/770555 "2016-11-04T17:40:22Z")
I would hazard a guess that the average Doper is somewhat more fanatical about doing one’s civic duty than the average voter as a whole. It seems, based off of the posts in this forum, that Dopers are quite zealous about… --- ## [Analysis of early voting data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analysis-of-early-voting-data/770106)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analysis-of-early-voting-data/770106 "2016-11-04T17:10:04Z")
Summary: African-American turnout in the states CNN looked at is down from 2012. Democrats started out with initial enthusiasm, but that has waned. Still, Democrats as of now are doing well in early voting in key state… --- ## [Turmoil in Hong Kong over legislative oaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmoil-in-hong-kong-over-legislative-oaths/770531)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmoil-in-hong-kong-over-legislative-oaths/770531 "2016-11-04T13:45:53Z")
It would almost be funny if it weren’t so serious. --- ## [Donna Brazile supplied debate questions to Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-brazile-supplied-debate-questions-to-hillary/770377)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-brazile-supplied-debate-questions-to-hillary/770377 "2016-11-04T05:05:09Z")
It’s described in this Washington Post article, and also by the NY Times. Apparently, Brazile has neither confirmed nor denied that she did this; Hillary’s campaign has refused comment. Sounds sleazy on the part of bo… --- ## [Is Melania Trump trolling everyone, is so why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-melania-trump-trolling-everyone-is-so-why/768198)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-melania-trump-trolling-everyone-is-so-why/768198 "2016-11-04T03:43:51Z")
She gave a speech that was partly plagiarized and had a rick-roll in it at the RNC convention. Then she shows up for the 2nd debate wearing a pussy bow blouse a couple days after a tape is released where her husband say… --- ## [NY TImes profiles the Obama voters who support Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-profiles-the-obama-voters-who-support-trump/770516)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-profiles-the-obama-voters-who-support-trump/770516 "2016-11-04T03:37:59Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/obama-donald-trump-voting.html?\_r=0 Basically, call these “change” voters. This guy irritates me though: --- ## [Is there likely to be a long term divide among Republicans over supporting Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-likely-to-be-a-long-term-divide-among-republicans-over-supporting-trump/770508)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-likely-to-be-a-long-term-divide-among-republicans-over-supporting-trump/770508 "2016-11-04T03:35:17Z")
Rick Santorum has gone public with his condemnation of Republican politicians who are publicly speaking out against Trump. Santorum is saying regardless of how they feel about Trump as a person, they should feel obligate… --- ## [What if the Access Hollywood "grab 'em by the p\*\*\*y" video hadn't come out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-access-hollywood-grab-em-by-the-p-y-video-hadnt-come-out/770553)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-access-hollywood-grab-em-by-the-p-y-video-hadnt-come-out/770553 "2016-11-04T03:13:45Z")
No reasonable person should be surprised that Trump said such a thing, but it takes a very different turn to actually hear it in all it’s pristine vulgarity. But how much of a difference will it have made in the end, ass… --- ## [Melania October 3 speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-october-3-speech/770547)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-october-3-speech/770547 "2016-11-04T02:02:18Z")
Well that went better than the convention speech. Surprised that she hasn’t given a few more. --- ## [Trump's going to get under 40% of the vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-going-to-get-under-40-of-the-vote/770468)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-going-to-get-under-40-of-the-vote/770468 "2016-11-03T23:43:27Z")
I feel it. Republicans will stay home in droves. Dems will not. Hell, even Ivanka will vote for Hillary. I feel it in my bones, people! --- ## [Alternate reality election - Who would you vote for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-reality-election-who-would-you-vote-for/770455)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-reality-election-who-would-you-vote-for/770455 "2016-11-03T15:25:10Z")
Erase everything about the presidential campaign so far and just pretend that the major party candidates for President that emerged were different. Let’s just leave Vice Presidents out of this while we also play a bit fa… --- ## [NATO and President Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nato-and-president-trump/770466)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nato-and-president-trump/770466 "2016-11-03T07:54:04Z")
The USA is entitled to its madness but I doubt very much most of Europe will want to be part of it: Is there any choice for European nations other than to suspend Article 5? --- ## [I've a scholarly question about constitutional election requirements.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-a-scholarly-question-about-constitutional-election-requirements/770471)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-a-scholarly-question-about-constitutional-election-requirements/770471 "2016-11-03T01:35:03Z")
I’ve scholarly questions about constitutional election requirements. Hypothetically, could the federal government just separate the presidential election from all the state and local elections? Am I correct in thinking t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=203)