# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=239 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 240 --- ## [What happens when Electors die before they can vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-electors-die-before-they-can-vote/746192)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-electors-die-before-they-can-vote/746192 "2016-02-15T17:25:48Z")
I’m assuming most people are aware we don’t actually vote for a President or Vice President on Election Day. We choose Electors and those Electors vote on who will be President and Vice President six weeks later. Given … --- ## [Tucker Carlson's "Donald Trump Is Shocking, Vulgar and Right" is actually pretty insightful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlsons-donald-trump-is-shocking-vulgar-and-right-is-actually-pretty-insightful/746031)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlsons-donald-trump-is-shocking-vulgar-and-right-is-actually-pretty-insightful/746031 "2016-02-15T06:33:07Z")
Re Tucker Carlson’s article linked below it’s actually (IMO) a pretty succinct and cogent explanation of why GOP faithful are choosing Trump in droves. It’s an interesting “inside baseball” view by a conservative of the … --- ## [Chris Christie Suspending Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-christie-suspending-campaign/745749)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-christie-suspending-campaign/745749 "2016-02-14T23:10:03Z")
Was Bridgegate the cause? --- ## [has anyone in debates mentioned Trump's bankruptcy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-in-debates-mentioned-trumps-bankruptcy/745898)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-in-debates-mentioned-trumps-bankruptcy/745898 "2016-02-13T22:23:50Z")
I’d think that there would be some discussion of Trump’s bankruptcy by his opponents during the debates or in the media. I guess Bush Jr. showed that it doesn’t concern voters too much anyhow. I’m not following the elect… --- ## [Another Democratic presidential debate tonight, Thursday 02/11/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-democratic-presidential-debate-tonight-thursday-02-11-16/745868)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-democratic-presidential-debate-tonight-thursday-02-11-16/745868 "2016-02-13T17:51:33Z")
On PBS and CNN at 9:00 p.m. EST. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Clinton and Sanders only, of course, O’Malley having dropped out. Interesting question: Will tonight’s Democratic debate finally mention abort… --- ## [What would the Trump-Sanders debates be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-trump-sanders-debates-be-like/745745)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-trump-sanders-debates-be-like/745745 "2016-02-13T00:59:38Z")
A year ago, six months ago, even three months ago the notion would have seemed utterly preposterous, but now we have to face up to the real possibility that the Dems will nominate Sanders for POTUS and the Pubs will nomi… --- ## [Will Wall Street be abolished if Sanders wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wall-street-be-abolished-if-sanders-wins/745437)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wall-street-be-abolished-if-sanders-wins/745437 "2016-02-12T23:05:15Z")
Will a President Bernie Sanders destroy Wall Street so bad that it ceases to exist only to take care of non producers? --- ## [Bernie hates Obama so he's a racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-hates-obama-so-hes-a-racist/745924)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-hates-obama-so-hes-a-racist/745924 "2016-02-12T22:49:20Z")
In last night’s debate Hillary made her point very clear, she worships the ground Obama walks on but Bernie doesn’t so ‘black people’ shouldn’t vote for him. She admits that maybe she once upon a time disagreed with Obam… --- ## [Carson winning "Facebook primary"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carson-winning-facebook-primary/745961)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carson-winning-facebook-primary/745961 "2016-02-12T22:02:28Z")
538 has an interesting data visualization up, showing where the various candidates have the most Facebook likes. Nationally, Ben Carson is in the lead. I guess every Adventist in America has liked his page. Obviously, h… --- ## [Triump's 2016 Election Special is funny as hell. (On Hulu)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triumps-2016-election-special-is-funny-as-hell-on-hulu/745969)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triumps-2016-election-special-is-funny-as-hell-on-hulu/745969 "2016-02-12T21:20:51Z")
Just thought I’d share. Triump the Insult Dog trolls the current line up of Presidential candidates. He makes fun of both sides too. So there’s a little something for everyone. (Exclusively on Hulu) (Mods, you can move… --- ## [Could Sanders supporters cost Hillary the election if she wins the primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-sanders-supporters-cost-hillary-the-election-if-she-wins-the-primary/745867)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-sanders-supporters-cost-hillary-the-election-if-she-wins-the-primary/745867 "2016-02-12T21:07:58Z")
I volunteer for the Sanders campaign, and some of the people there are very anti-Hillary. They are like the Nader supporters in 2000, they feel there is no difference between the two parties and feel like anyone other th… --- ## [Bad stuff 'bout Sander's voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-stuff-bout-sanders-voters/745883)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-stuff-bout-sanders-voters/745883 "2016-02-12T20:33:46Z")
Wow… they suck!!! They talk down to black people! Stop Bernie-Splaining to Black Voters They just want to be where the boys are. Gloria Steinem, feminist icon, says young women support Bernie Sanders to meet ‘boys’ —… --- ## [Aw, it's adorable! Democrats learned to dog-whistle! (Bernie's 'white' support)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-its-adorable-democrats-learned-to-dog-whistle-bernies-white-support/745795)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-its-adorable-democrats-learned-to-dog-whistle-bernies-white-support/745795 "2016-02-12T16:02:41Z")
Or something. Actually, I think Bubba and Hilly have probably been doing it all along, but this one is pretty clever. It’s seemed funny to me that we keep hearing (from mainstream white media, natch) about how Bernie’s … --- ## [Q: When Does Winning By 22% = a tie? A: When Clinton Owns Super Delagates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-when-does-winning-by-22-a-tie-a-when-clinton-owns-super-delagates/745866)
**Author:** [@ElderSign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElderSign)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-when-does-winning-by-22-a-tie-a-when-clinton-owns-super-delagates/745866 "2016-02-12T14:54:27Z")
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268935-clinton-likely-to-leave-nh-with-same-number-of-delegates Too bad Bernie probably won’t bring up the Super Delegates problem or her emails at the debate toni… --- ## [Has Bernie got the "spiritual" vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bernie-got-the-spiritual-vote/745902)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bernie-got-the-spiritual-vote/745902 "2016-02-12T05:26:21Z")
My Facebook feed is not very representative since most Americans I know are kind of spiritual, meaning they are into meditation, yoga, self-inquiry, psychedelics and things like that, not organized religion. What has bee… --- ## [Timing of Ferguson lawsuit a political ploy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-of-ferguson-lawsuit-a-political-ploy/745821)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-of-ferguson-lawsuit-a-political-ploy/745821 "2016-02-11T22:24:35Z")
Today, right before another Democratic debate, the attorney general announced a federal civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson. I find the timing interesting. Maybe it’s nothing , but it will help Clinton as she ties hers… --- ## [New Hampshire Primary 02/09/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hampshire-primary-02-09-16/744965)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hampshire-primary-02-09-16/744965 "2016-02-11T20:43:31Z")
Start your engines, place your bets! Coming out of Iowa, the Pub frontrunners are still Cruz, Trump and Rubio, the Dem frontrunners are still Clinton and Sanders. I expect no upsets from anyone else. Sanders may have … --- ## [On the predictive properties of the Iowa & NH primaries, redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-predictive-properties-of-the-iowa-nh-primaries-redux/708530)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-predictive-properties-of-the-iowa-nh-primaries-redux/708530 "2016-02-11T15:59:06Z")
This is an updating of a post from back in 2007. Q. What is the importance of winning the Iowa and/or New Hampshire primaries? Short answer: Winning both makes a candidate the overwhelming favorite for his/her party’s … --- ## [Accusations of Lying in Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-lying-in-elections/714837)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-lying-in-elections/714837 "2016-02-11T15:52:28Z")
As in Great Debates, so in Elections. While it may be clear to many that this rule transferred over when Elections split off from Great Debates we have decided to make it explicit. You may not call another poster a lia… --- ## [Carly Fiorina announces presidential campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carly-fiorina-announces-presidential-campaign/719231)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carly-fiorina-announces-presidential-campaign/719231 "2016-02-11T04:06:24Z")
Here. The former CEO of HP is not shy. “I think I’m the best person for the job because I understand how the economy actually works.” If she were to run the country like she ran HP, we’d be in trouble. --- ## [Republican Debate 2/6/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-2-6-16/745376)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-2-6-16/745376 "2016-02-11T03:08:31Z")
Anybody watching? Boy, Christie is hitting Rubio hard. Rubio sounds awful so far. --- ## [Can somebody explain Carson's "Most Honest Student" story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-carsons-most-honest-student-story/745605)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-carsons-most-honest-student-story/745605 "2016-02-10T23:12:23Z")
I was just reminded of this story and I have to admit I still don’t understand the point Ben Carson was making. The story is from Carson’s autobiography Gifted Hands. He wrote that he had taken a course when he was at Y… --- ## [Hillary is right where she wants to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-is-right-where-she-wants-to-be/745712)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-is-right-where-she-wants-to-be/745712 "2016-02-10T20:51:34Z")
I’m posited since the beginning of the campaign that, without any challenge, Hillary wouldn’t be able to rise to victory, win the election, and go into the convention with any momentum. . . . now, she’s nearly perfectly … --- ## [The GOP's Muddle in the Middle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gops-muddle-in-the-middle/745734)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gops-muddle-in-the-middle/745734 "2016-02-10T20:46:26Z")
Now that Iowa and New Hampshire are down, it is clear that the Republican primary race has two leading candidates, Trump and Cruz, both running as hard-right outsiders. The “establishment lane”, however, is a muddled me… --- ## [New Hampshire Bragging Rights Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hampshire-bragging-rights-thread/744914)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hampshire-bragging-rights-thread/744914 "2016-02-10T19:50:20Z")
OK, same as last time. List your top three Republican finishers in the first in the nation primary of New Hampshire! Post your top three and give your percentages and earn nothing except the ability to strut like an El… --- ## [Did Hillary Really Say This???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hillary-really-say-this/745716)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hillary-really-say-this/745716 "2016-02-10T17:23:33Z")
Samantha Bee shows a clip of Hillary claiming “she never would have imagined she’d be on this stage running for President…” (or, words very close to this) — apparently said when addressing the people of NH in the days b… --- ## [What would be the main factors affecting the outcome of a Clinton vs. Rubio election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-main-factors-affecting-the-outcome-of-a-clinton-vs-rubio-election/745249)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-main-factors-affecting-the-outcome-of-a-clinton-vs-rubio-election/745249 "2016-02-10T16:53:32Z")
I assume that Clinton vs. Rubio for the general election is the most likely outcome at this point. What are the main factors that will affect the outcome of such an election? On the Democratic side I think the question … --- ## [Hillary's supporters need to calm down and stop depressing primary turnout.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-supporters-need-to-calm-down-and-stop-depressing-primary-turnout/745507)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-supporters-need-to-calm-down-and-stop-depressing-primary-turnout/745507 "2016-02-10T02:46:04Z")
The real threat to the Democrats is not an acrimonious split between Bernie’s babes and Hillary’s handmaidens. The real threat is political indifference among the young and the poor: Not just about the Presidential elect… --- ## [What happens if the Republicans win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-republicans-win/745081)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-republicans-win/745081 "2016-02-10T02:09:11Z")
What would happen if the Republicans win the presidency? Regardless of which party wins that race, the Republicans are almost sure to retain control of the House and Senate. Justice Ginsberg won’t last forever, and a R… --- ## [Hillary folds, Bernie is nominated. Can he win the crown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-folds-bernie-is-nominated-can-he-win-the-crown/745181)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-folds-bernie-is-nominated-can-he-win-the-crown/745181 "2016-02-10T01:12:57Z")
Lets say HRC has problems with emails, or doesn’t make the cut. And Bernie gets the nomination. Can he pull it off? Win the crown? When he first entered, people said he couldn’t win because of the “s” word. But, a b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=240)