# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=229 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [Who is more likely to end up in jail, Clinton or Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-likely-to-end-up-in-jail-clinton-or-trump/749820)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-likely-to-end-up-in-jail-clinton-or-trump/749820 "2016-04-11T20:11:35Z")
Trump will stand trial for the fraud of Trump University, and authorities recently have been considering charging him for inciting violence. Clinton has her email scandal. Who is more likely to get arrested before the … --- ## [March 15th Primaries (Not-as-Super Tuesday)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-15th-primaries-not-as-super-tuesday/749055)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-15th-primaries-not-as-super-tuesday/749055 "2016-04-11T14:06:04Z")
Voted in Raleigh, NC. They had more people than they had expected for the first half hour. Should be another busy day. --- ## [What if Trump get arrested and there is a brokered convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trump-get-arrested-and-there-is-a-brokered-convention/751307)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trump-get-arrested-and-there-is-a-brokered-convention/751307 "2016-04-11T06:42:51Z")
Say the authorities arrest Trump. He could face charges of bribery for the Carson endorsement. He could also face charges of inciting violence for some of his remarks at rallies, which supporters took a little too seri… --- ## [Will Centrist Politics Ever Return?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-centrist-politics-ever-return/738056)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-centrist-politics-ever-return/738056 "2016-04-10T21:47:34Z")
It seems the GOP has been taken over by a Tea Party xenophobic streak, and the Democratic Party has been taken over by the MoveOn.org extreme pacifist/PC wing. Not coincidently, these two events happened during both Bush… --- ## [2016 USA election predictions thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-usa-election-predictions-thread/731757)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-usa-election-predictions-thread/731757 "2016-04-10T12:09:03Z")
I know adahar has a thread about his election predictions, so I thought we should have a thread where everyone can post their predictions. Feel free to post about any of the races taking place for the November 2016 USA e… --- ## [What would it take for Bernie Sanders to get the nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-bernie-sanders-to-get-the-nomination/749813)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-bernie-sanders-to-get-the-nomination/749813 "2016-04-09T19:27:14Z")
He is pretty far behind, but I think he still has a chance. How likely is he to get the nomination and what would it take? --- ## [Do we have a contested GOP convention, or what? A poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-contested-gop-convention-or-what-a-poll/751361)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-contested-gop-convention-or-what-a-poll/751361 "2016-04-09T04:41:41Z")
There’s already a poll here about who would win a contested convention. This poll’s about what happens before that point: whether someone will emerge from the primaries with 1237 delegates in hand; if not, whether someo… --- ## [Wisconsin's primary is Tuesday. I have no predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsins-primary-is-tuesday-i-have-no-predictions/750566)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsins-primary-is-tuesday-i-have-no-predictions/750566 "2016-04-09T02:57:06Z")
This week: Bernie: In Madison last Saturday, in West Allis and Appleton today, Kenosha and La Crosse tomorrow. Hilary: in Madison yesterday, Milwaukee today, and then to La Crosse and Green Bay. The Donald: Janesville… --- ## [Bernie "we'll see" if he fundraises for other Democrats.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-well-see-if-he-fundraises-for-other-democrats/750863)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-well-see-if-he-fundraises-for-other-democrats/750863 "2016-04-08T07:59:43Z")
Bernie shows yet again that he’s a narcissist asshole. Does this idiot understand that for his ‘revolution’ to succeed he’s going to need support in congress? Does he not understand that he’s not getting any younger a… --- ## [Trump 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-2020/751289)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-2020/751289 "2016-04-07T22:17:28Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong but the way things sit today every scenario points towards a Democratic POTUS win this fall. If Trump gets the GOP nomination all polls point to a loss against either Bernie or Hillary…badly. If… --- ## [Article: Five Good Advices Donald Trump.Which He Should Adopt NOW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-five-good-advices-donald-trump-which-he-should-adopt-now/751407)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-five-good-advices-donald-trump-which-he-should-adopt-now/751407 "2016-04-07T21:58:59Z")
Five solid advices I think Donald Trump should live by NOW ASAP, as given by Ari Fleischer, former White House spokesman under the Bush administration. I’ll link the article so you can read it, but I will also add my ow… --- ## [Why is Sanders weak in the South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sanders-weak-in-the-south/748379)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sanders-weak-in-the-south/748379 "2016-04-07T17:28:33Z")
HRC is capturing the southern states. Bernie’s rhetoric would seem favorable to the South. Any ideas? --- ## [Who did you "side with" this election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-you-side-with-this-election/750294)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-you-side-with-this-election/750294 "2016-04-07T04:35:51Z")
I just got reminded of the existence of ISideWith.com, and took the quiz this year. I wound up with a much higher correlation than I have in any year before. I 97% agree with Clinton, 97% with Sanders, 46% with Kasich, 2… --- ## [In the event of a contested convention, who do you think will be the Republican nominee for POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-event-of-a-contested-convention-who-do-you-think-will-be-the-republican-nominee-for-potus/751256)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-event-of-a-contested-convention-who-do-you-think-will-be-the-republican-nominee-for-potus/751256 "2016-04-07T02:59:09Z")
With a likely loss tonight in Wisconsin it seems that Trump is starting to lose some momentum. A contested Republican convention is beginning to look more likely. Who do you all think would emerge as the Republican nomin… --- ## [What if faithless electors changed the winner of an election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-faithless-electors-changed-the-winner-of-an-election/751121)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-faithless-electors-changed-the-winner-of-an-election/751121 "2016-04-06T14:22:18Z")
This is purely a hypothetical. Electoral college delegates have voted in a way contrary to the people of their states before, but it has never been enough of them at once to change the winner of the election. What woul… --- ## [Awkward Wallflower Feelings at Political Functions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-wallflower-feelings-at-political-functions/750887)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-wallflower-feelings-at-political-functions/750887 "2016-04-06T14:20:46Z")
Was having a discussion about this recently… as a result of geography, culture, interests, and so on, I have been registered as a Republican in primary elections for all of my voting life. Actual voting record leans Rep… --- ## ["Why the Right Went Wrong" by E.J. Dionne Jr. - Anyone read it? Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-right-went-wrong-by-e-j-dionne-jr-anyone-read-it-opinions/751127)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-right-went-wrong-by-e-j-dionne-jr-anyone-read-it-opinions/751127 "2016-04-05T23:23:55Z")
I was intrigued because the National Review took the trouble to review this book as something they had to address. It looks interesting from theAmazon reviews.Anyone read it? Worth getting? --- ## [How to hack an election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hack-an-election/751181)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hack-an-election/751181 "2016-04-05T02:38:23Z")
Article Long article, mainly about the guy’s operations in Latin America. However there was this paragraph: --- ## [Ivan Hernandez Tweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivan-hernandez-tweet/751171)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivan-hernandez-tweet/751171 "2016-04-04T15:48:24Z")
I had to google the name. Apparently he’s an actor. He tweeted that on March 15. I partially agree with him. It is issue number one for me. Any candidate not passing that test, doesn’t get evaluated on any else by me… --- ## [How old were you when you first voted for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-voted-for-president/747633)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-voted-for-president/747633 "2016-04-04T00:47:03Z")
As we all know, the rate of voter participation increases with age. I realize that this is going to be skewed, as on this board, and especially in this forum, we are all political junkies, and that probably sets in earl… --- ## [Barney Frank throws shade at voters, and Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-frank-throws-shade-at-voters-and-bernie-sanders/750816)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-frank-throws-shade-at-voters-and-bernie-sanders/750816 "2016-04-04T00:06:58Z")
I love him. How cool is it that someone with that kind of caustic wit rose so high in Congress? Oh, and he’s gay–I guess that might have been a bit of a disadvantage at one time too. “I didn’t say slightly.” … --- ## [Did Trump violate federal laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-violate-federal-laws/749120)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-violate-federal-laws/749120 "2016-04-03T22:34:59Z")
Ben Carson: I Didn’t Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Position OK, someone’s going to say ‘Well, that’s Think Progress. You really think that’s a reliable source?’ TP has a link to Newsmax TV, which has a … --- ## [Trump vs. Clinton: worst choice for President ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-clinton-worst-choice-for-president-ever/748692)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-clinton-worst-choice-for-president-ever/748692 "2016-04-03T08:21:19Z")
Does anyone know if historians have formed a consensus opinion for the title “Worst Choice for President in the History of the United States”? --- ## [Likelihood of Bill Clinton being arrested for violating election laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-of-bill-clinton-being-arrested-for-violating-election-laws/748116)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-of-bill-clinton-being-arrested-for-violating-election-laws/748116 "2016-04-03T06:27:30Z")
He went into polling stations to campaign for his wife during the MA primary. This is a felony. There is a petition with over 100k signatures that will be sent to the attorney general asking for Bill to be arrested. H… --- ## [Al Franken for Veep!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-for-veep/750601)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-for-veep/750601 "2016-04-03T02:57:44Z")
Proposed here. Apart from 4-8 years of “Frankenstein” jokes, I see no downside whatsoever – not in terms of a Clinton/Franken ticket’s electability, nor in terms of what to expect if he actually has to fill in as POTUS … --- ## [I Predicted Trump's Rise Nearly Five Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predicted-trumps-rise-nearly-five-years-ago/747294)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predicted-trumps-rise-nearly-five-years-ago/747294 "2016-04-02T18:58:45Z")
Sort of…in this post from October of 2011. The Trump candidacy in many ways was exactly what I had in mind when I predicted the consequences of a dumber electorate manipulated by ever more ruthless and unprincipled camp… --- ## [Does Hillary still need to campaign at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-still-need-to-campaign-at-all/750855)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-still-need-to-campaign-at-all/750855 "2016-04-02T16:38:29Z")
At this point, Hillary’s lead over Sanders is so immense, and Trump so crazy, that she could sit at home and rest and drink tea for months and still win. Much campaigning is online or televised anyway. Voters have mostly… --- ## [CrowdPAC for the Republican nominee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdpac-for-the-republican-nominee/750760)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdpac-for-the-republican-nominee/750760 "2016-04-02T03:32:57Z")
If I understand this correctly, people can pledge money to a Republican candidate through CrowdPAC and not have to cough up the dough unless that person becomes the official GOP POTUS candidate. cite The idea is that a… --- ## [Are any law changes that empower small political donors possible anytime soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-law-changes-that-empower-small-political-donors-possible-anytime-soon/750880)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-law-changes-that-empower-small-political-donors-possible-anytime-soon/750880 "2016-04-02T02:54:59Z")
Sanders is raising decent money, he raised $109 million in the first quarter of 2016. Seeing how in the general, public funds are about $91 million to cover 3 months worth of campaigning in the general election, those ar… --- ## [Bernie Sanders supporters: what should the medium term plan be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-supporters-what-should-the-medium-term-plan-be/746614)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-supporters-what-should-the-medium-term-plan-be/746614 "2016-04-01T21:49:25Z")
…assuming Bernie comes in 2nd place. Quick answer: vote every two years. Longer answer: this question is impossibly broad. I’ll divide it into 2. For social democrats, members of the US left fringe, and others desirin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=230)