# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=235 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 236 --- ## [What do you think is the most likely outcome of the Republican primary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-likely-outcome-of-the-republican-primary/747945)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-likely-outcome-of-the-republican-primary/747945 "2016-03-04T19:32:47Z")
I am attaching a poll with four options. This is the most unusual race that I’ve witnessed since I started following politics. I’d like to get the collective wisdom of the dope on this most interesting issue. This is th… --- ## [Who do Trump supporters vote for down-ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-trump-supporters-vote-for-down-ticket/747914)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-trump-supporters-vote-for-down-ticket/747914 "2016-03-04T17:32:54Z")
Asking for a next level analysis of down-ticket impacts, and then perhaps what that implies moving forward. Level one of course is the impact of those traditional GOP voters who just decide to stay home or cross over. I… --- ## [Who will Trump pick for VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-trump-pick-for-vp/747876)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-trump-pick-for-vp/747876 "2016-03-04T16:19:51Z")
Will he decide to pick a non-politician? Let’s say he decides to pick a non politician with business/media savvy and high name recognition. Would he consider Kim Kardashian? The sad thing is I’m mostly serious. It co… --- ## [Angry voter? (Redo.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-voter-redo/747930)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-voter-redo/747930 "2016-03-04T15:53:11Z")
Trying again with a better poll. The original.. My first attempt was poll with inadequate choices. Trying to parse out how anger spreads out among voting blocs and choices. --- ## [Are you an angry voter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-angry-voter/747917)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-angry-voter/747917 "2016-03-04T15:29:29Z")
I found the facts in this Chicago Tribune article interesting. So, are you an angry voter? And how does that anger or lack of it impact how you are going to vote? Poll to follow. --- ## [Blow a trumpet at Trump (website)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-a-trumpet-at-trump-website/747904)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-a-trumpet-at-trump-website/747904 "2016-03-04T07:08:07Z")
I’m not sure how it works on a programming level… anyway you can orbit the trumpet around Trump even when you’re blowing it. --- ## [The GOP Super Tuesday Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-super-tuesday-thread/746794)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-super-tuesday-thread/746794 "2016-03-04T05:01:01Z")
Thought we should have a thread dedicated to the slew of GOP primaries and caucuses happening on March 1, a week from tomorrow. According to Frontloading HQ, here’s what’s on tap on the GOP side next Tuesday: Primaries… --- ## [How will Trump fight in the general election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-trump-fight-in-the-general-election/747787)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-trump-fight-in-the-general-election/747787 "2016-03-04T00:38:01Z")
When Trump entered the race in June, I just assumed he would monkey around in front of the cameras for a few days, get his hit of publicity, and then leave. I was wrong. I can take some solace from the fact that everyb… --- ## [Can progressives/liberals do for the Democrats what the Tea Party did for the Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-progressives-liberals-do-for-the-democrats-what-the-tea-party-did-for-the-republicans/747817)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-progressives-liberals-do-for-the-democrats-what-the-tea-party-did-for-the-republicans/747817 "2016-03-03T22:57:12Z")
Inherent behind every “as a progressive, I cannot in good conscience vote for Hillary; I’m playing the long game, so maybe a President Trump is necessary to get things going” is the assumption that the Democratic Party, … --- ## [Conservative Independent Candidate if Trump Wins Nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-independent-candidate-if-trump-wins-nomination/747862)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-independent-candidate-if-trump-wins-nomination/747862 "2016-03-03T22:34:43Z")
Nate Silver coyly suggests that establishment conservatives might consider running some true believer for President if Trump wins the GOP nomination. The practical effect of this would be to guarantee a Democratic win (… --- ## [Why I would vote for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-would-vote-for-trump/744398)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-would-vote-for-trump/744398 "2016-03-03T22:10:05Z")
at least in the primaries. Given his political history, Trump may be the only Republican candidate that doesn’t believe his own bullshit. Cruz and Rubio are honest in their beliefs which is not necessarily a good thi… --- ## [The Minnesotan affinity for Marco Rubio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-minnesotan-affinity-for-marco-rubio/747784)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-minnesotan-affinity-for-marco-rubio/747784 "2016-03-03T19:57:55Z")
Okay, it’s not an affinity, but Minnesota is the only state Marco Rubio has won so far. How? Why? What do they like about him? --- ## [What is Trump a symptom of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trump-a-symptom-of/747614)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trump-a-symptom-of/747614 "2016-03-03T17:11:47Z")
The starting premise is that this is not rational - to have effectively a joke candidate be taken seriously by the electorate at all, never mind for this long. If you think it is rational then maybe start another thread. … --- ## [Predict the delegate count Dem side after Super Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-delegate-count-dem-side-after-super-tuesday/746769)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-delegate-count-dem-side-after-super-tuesday/746769 "2016-03-03T16:58:42Z")
Not counting superdelegates, just pledged. List to use. The Dem side is all “proportional” I think. Currently we’ve apparently got Clinton and Sanders each with 51. I’ll bet on big wins for Hillary in most southern st… --- ## [Contested convention: Can delegates choose a non-candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contested-convention-can-delegates-choose-a-non-candidate/747694)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contested-convention-can-delegates-choose-a-non-candidate/747694 "2016-03-03T05:30:19Z")
Straight-forward question about nominating conventions: If the convention ends up contested, and the delegates are freed of their pledges, can they nominate someone who wasn’t a candidate (like Romney or Arpaio :eek:) ?… --- ## [Anyone else feel the American voters wouldn't give one Party more than 12 years in the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-feel-the-american-voters-wouldnt-give-one-party-more-than-12-years-in-the-white-house/747499)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-feel-the-american-voters-wouldnt-give-one-party-more-than-12-years-in-the-white-house/747499 "2016-03-03T02:49:11Z")
16+ years in the White House for one party, it’s just something I feel like America doesn’t do. If you share this feeling with me, how do you think it will manifest in the context of 2016/2020? In the past 228 years, i… --- ## ["Gaming the Vote" by Poundstone is excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-the-vote-by-poundstone-is-excellent/747684 "2016-03-02T23:57:21Z")
Good reading in a year with talk of strategic voting, third party candidates, and mentions David Duke in the first sentence. --- ## [Obama vetting Iowa judge Jane Kelly for Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vetting-iowa-judge-jane-kelly-for-supreme-court/747776)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vetting-iowa-judge-jane-kelly-for-supreme-court/747776 "2016-03-02T23:40:47Z")
Obama knows how to play politics with the Republicans. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, who is up for reelection, is the chairman of the judiciary committee. The Des Moines Register recently came out against the refusal to c… --- ## [Assume the GOP loses in November: where from here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-the-gop-loses-in-november-where-from-here/747411)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-the-gop-loses-in-november-where-from-here/747411 "2016-03-02T23:19:03Z")
Play out both Trump as the candidate and Rubio. Assume they lose. One proves the failure of betting big on working class White turnout, the other demonstrates the impotence of the GOP elite. In each case what does the pa… --- ## [Who should I vote for? (Mar 1 primary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-i-vote-for-mar-1-primary/747504)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-i-vote-for-mar-1-primary/747504 "2016-03-02T21:53:03Z")
So I’m a fairly moderate sort, and I’m not sure exactly who to vote for in the upcoming primary. What I do know is: \[ul\] \[li\]I’d vote for just about anyone to preven Ted Cruz getting elected President.\[/li\]\[li\]I am no… --- ## [Who Was Your First Presidential Candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-first-presidential-candidate/747589)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-first-presidential-candidate/747589 "2016-03-02T20:39:18Z")
My first election was 1976, and I voted for Jimmy Carter. What was yours? --- ## [Jimmy, Barack, Hillary, Bernie, & foreign policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-barack-hillary-bernie-foreign-policy/747582)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-barack-hillary-bernie-foreign-policy/747582 "2016-03-02T20:01:22Z")
Jimmy Carter was the first US President I remember. I still like & respect Jimmy Carter, even though in hindsight he didn’t really continue the successful economic policies of previous Democrats, and he didn’t stop the i… --- ## [Who did you vote for? (US Pres Primaries)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-you-vote-for-us-pres-primaries/746967)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-you-vote-for-us-pres-primaries/746967 "2016-03-02T19:32:17Z")
4 states have had primaries/caucuses by now, Super Tuesday is coming soon, and I’m sure some of us have voted while others will be voting soon. So… who did you vote for, and why? --- ## [Supporting a particular cause to the point of losing the Presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-a-particular-cause-to-the-point-of-losing-the-presidency/747547)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-a-particular-cause-to-the-point-of-losing-the-presidency/747547 "2016-03-02T19:24:18Z")
If you were a presidential candidate, are there any particular issues or viewpoints that you would be willing to fight for, even if you knew that it would cost you the presidential election and hand the Presidency to you… --- ## [Does Sanders NEED to be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sanders-need-to-be-president/747742)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sanders-need-to-be-president/747742 "2016-03-02T18:55:15Z")
Assume Hillary wins the nomination, and subsequently gets elected, while Bernie remains a Senator until (at least) early 2019. If the Democrats don’t control both houses of Congress, then does it matter which one is Pre… --- ## [The GOP needs to be destroyed in order to save it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-needs-to-be-destroyed-in-order-to-save-it/747672)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-needs-to-be-destroyed-in-order-to-save-it/747672 "2016-03-02T18:35:01Z")
There. I mostly wanted to drop the Bến Tre reference, but let me rave a bit more: Scorch the earth, salt the fields. Perhaps some day we will be able to see… I will be very brief. My points have been better made elsewh… --- ## [Another possible 3rd party run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-possible-3rd-party-run/747686)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-possible-3rd-party-run/747686 "2016-03-02T15:36:04Z")
Jesse Ventura says he might run if Bernie Sanders doesn’t get the nomination: I used to love Ventura when he was governor of Minnesota but was shocked when he became this conspiracy theorist. He doesn’t SEEM to be sen… --- ## [Christie gets endorsement from crucial NH Union Leader Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-gets-endorsement-from-crucial-nh-union-leader-paper/738932)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-gets-endorsement-from-crucial-nh-union-leader-paper/738932 "2016-03-02T05:08:54Z")
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), the struggling presidential candidate, got a late boost from the New Hampshire Union Leader Saturday night. Can this boost Christie’s numbers in New Hampshire and nationally? I live in… --- ## [Ethical behavior given the Paradox of Voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-behavior-given-the-paradox-of-voting/747425)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-behavior-given-the-paradox-of-voting/747425 "2016-03-02T03:32:46Z")
According to the paradox, voting is costly and a single vote virtually never makes a difference. So a) why bother? and b) how does this affect appropriate or ethical voting behavior? Kant According to Kant’s categorica… --- ## [Is Hillary's scandalous image purely due to misinformation and insinuation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillarys-scandalous-image-purely-due-to-misinformation-and-insinuation/747577)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillarys-scandalous-image-purely-due-to-misinformation-and-insinuation/747577 "2016-03-01T23:48:40Z")
At my workplace, I’m the only left-leaning individual of a group of about 15 co-workers. I constantly hear my colleagues harping on H Clinton’s scandalous behavior and corrupt past. I’ve been forwarded e-mails from famil… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=236)