# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=249 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 250 --- ## [Reaching out for the Hispanic vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaching-out-for-the-hispanic-vote/732201)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaching-out-for-the-hispanic-vote/732201 "2015-09-24T15:41:35Z")
Kasich is making a valiant attempt to show he doesn’t hate Hispanics, like the rest of them. He even tips them. Not quite sure you get it yet, Governor. --- ## [Scott Walker is in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-walker-is-in/725052)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-walker-is-in/725052 "2015-09-23T17:47:45Z")
Gov. Walker’s initial strategy seems to focus on telling America how much he hates unions and how he wins “big fights” (unions today represent less 15% of all workers in America). Sure to be talked about: Walker’s sta… --- ## [The Republican Debate of 9/16/15. What are your expectations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-debate-of-9-16-15-what-are-your-expectations/731473)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-debate-of-9-16-15-what-are-your-expectations/731473 "2015-09-23T16:26:44Z")
I’m looking forward to the debate tonight. Trump seems to be untouchable and I expect Carly to do well. I expected more from Christie last time. I’m probably wrong again, but I think he may do well tonight. What do y… --- ## [What would make for a good President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-for-a-good-president/731727)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-for-a-good-president/731727 "2015-09-23T08:07:40Z")
It seems really obvious but I don’t think it really is. Knowing the limitations of Congress and the limitations of the office, what would a presidential candidate have to do once in office for you to be satisfied with hi… --- ## [Greek Election, 2015 September 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-election-2015-september-20/732178)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-election-2015-september-20/732178 "2015-09-22T21:35:24Z")
Well, that was a thing that happened. A month ago, due to the defection of about two dozen members of his coalition, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (SYRIZA) resigned, and a new election was called. Voting took place yeste… --- ## [Portent of the end for Walker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portent-of-the-end-for-walker/731030)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portent-of-the-end-for-walker/731030 "2015-09-22T16:10:29Z")
Scott Walker pulls out of California Republican event Walker’s campaign has been foundering and floundering since the last FOX News Republican debate and he is seemingly in free-fall in the polls. With his constant mi… --- ## [When is the Media Going to Call out Trump for the Open Racism of his Followers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-media-going-to-call-out-trump-for-the-open-racism-of-his-followers/731676)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-media-going-to-call-out-trump-for-the-open-racism-of-his-followers/731676 "2015-09-21T20:28:53Z")
And himself. First the Birther stuff (and lets not kid ourselves what that is all about), then the Mexicans, then the Muslims, and last night it was on open display at a rally. I’ve seen a number of reports of people p… --- ## [Club For Growth: "Trump's A Liberal Politician"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-for-growth-trumps-a-liberal-politician/731410)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-for-growth-trumps-a-liberal-politician/731410 "2015-09-19T04:29:35Z")
And now, the event you’ve all been waiting for, the Conservative Establishment vs Donald “McDonald” Trump! (YouTube link.) It’s really short, and cuts right to the quick: Trump is literally left of Kublai Khan and has i… --- ## [Are the millennials at risk of being distracted from meaningful issues by culture war issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-millennials-at-risk-of-being-distracted-from-meaningful-issues-by-culture-war-issues/731519)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-millennials-at-risk-of-being-distracted-from-meaningful-issues-by-culture-war-issues/731519 "2015-09-18T21:26:51Z")
One of the complaints about the baby boomers is they let themselves be distracted by culture war issues and as a result they ended up getting conned on economic issues. Culture war issues are things like abortion, racial… --- ## [Does anyone know who wrote a book describing how an economic populist would rise by 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-who-wrote-a-book-describing-how-an-economic-populist-would-rise-by-2020/731517)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-who-wrote-a-book-describing-how-an-economic-populist-would-rise-by-2020/731517 "2015-09-18T17:16:46Z")
I want to say Robert Reich wrote it, that or Paul Krugman. I read a book several years ago which described in the last chapters or so how ignoring the economic needs of the bottom 95% of Americans would cause populist ca… --- ## [Trump could be a benefit to Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-be-a-benefit-to-republicans/725083)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-be-a-benefit-to-republicans/725083 "2015-09-18T15:46:20Z")
Don’t you think the viewership of the debates with Trump will be significantly higher? And this could bode well for anyone who might “shine” at the debates. I know there are many irrational haters on this board. But, … --- ## [But Does Hillary Clinton Have the PERSONALITY to Get Elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-does-hillary-clinton-have-the-personality-to-get-elected/731183)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-does-hillary-clinton-have-the-personality-to-get-elected/731183 "2015-09-15T23:54:26Z")
I at least think Hillary Clinton would make a good president. She’s liberal on most social issues, and strong on defense. My beef with her isn’t that she’d make a bad president. It’s that she just doesn’t have the perso… --- ## [Republicans Discuss the Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253 "2015-09-15T22:36:14Z")
This thread addresses the robust debate occurring within Republican circles regarding the GOP nomination. As of the moment, the top 3 candidates according to the RCP polling average are Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Jeb B… --- ## [What the hell is Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-trump/726581)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-trump/726581 "2015-09-15T18:49:42Z")
I can’t sort him out so I’d like some objective opinions about the following: He’s bombastic, but I am loathe to call him stupid. I reckon him to be cut from the same cloth as P T Barnum, believing with all his head “Th… --- ## [A Theory on Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-on-trump/730453)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-on-trump/730453 "2015-09-15T14:51:47Z")
There’s a lot about Candidate Trump that doesn’t make sense. He seems to be daring folks to view him as presidential material. “Mexico? Iran? OPEC? They’ll do what I say because I say so” as if the White House, and ind… --- ## [The Democrats' Debate Schedule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-debate-schedule/730523)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-debate-schedule/730523 "2015-09-15T09:15:11Z")
I see here that the Dem Chairwoman has limited debates to just the six that she scheduled, and that if any candidate participates in other debates, they will not be able to participate in the 6 sanctioned debates. My que… --- ## [Christie privatizing NJ lottery not working out that well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-privatizing-nj-lottery-not-working-out-that-well/731330)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-privatizing-nj-lottery-not-working-out-that-well/731330 "2015-09-15T05:31:37Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_GOP\_2016\_CHRISTIE\_LOTTERY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-09-14-15-45-15)It’s not all doom & gloom, tho; some people have made out just fine:\[ \](http://… --- ## [Would Bernie Sanders make a good POTUS? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-bernie-sanders-make-a-good-potus-why-or-why-not/730540)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-bernie-sanders-make-a-good-potus-why-or-why-not/730540 "2015-09-15T04:38:34Z")
I’m not asking whether he has a snowball’s chance of being elected, mind you. Take that to a different thread. Nor is this simply a poll on whether you agree with his political views/agenda; even if you do, you might b… --- ## [Path to the White House: which Blue states do the Republicans have a chance to turn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/path-to-the-white-house-which-blue-states-do-the-republicans-have-a-chance-to-turn/730647)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/path-to-the-white-house-which-blue-states-do-the-republicans-have-a-chance-to-turn/730647 "2015-09-14T15:59:04Z")
Which blue states do the Republicans have a reasonable chance of turning to win the Electoral College vote next year? --- ## [Perry, not quite out but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-not-quite-out-but/729740)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-not-quite-out-but/729740 "2015-09-12T16:57:46Z")
Former Adviser Says Rick Perry’s Campaign In New Hampshire Has Folded I don’t remember if I predicted Perry would be the first clown to drop out, but I did gleefully comment a few months ago about Perry’s laughably dis… --- ## [Huckabee Wrestles With Pig: "Dred Scott decision \[...\] remains to this day the law of the land"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-wrestles-with-pig-dred-scott-decision-remains-to-this-day-the-law-of-the-land/730656)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-wrestles-with-pig-dred-scott-decision-remains-to-this-day-the-law-of-the-land/730656 "2015-09-11T17:29:43Z")
Yes, he apparently said this: Of course he was defending Kim Davis. More on the moron: This is what happens when you need to out-Trump Trump to gain some of his support for your own: You get muddy enough to be taint… --- ## [Blair: Jeremy Corbyn’s politics are fantasy – just like Alice in Wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-jeremy-corbyn-s-politics-are-fantasy-just-like-alice-in-wonderland/729363)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-jeremy-corbyn-s-politics-are-fantasy-just-like-alice-in-wonderland/729363 "2015-09-10T20:10:37Z")
Re the UK Labour Party leadership vote, now in progress: --- ## [John McAfee throws his hat into the ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432 "2015-09-10T04:56:12Z")
Not content with having one crazy millionaire in the presidential race, anti-virus software guy John McAfee has decided to run for President under his own party, which his campaign manager has announced as the “Cyber Par… --- ## [The Republicans have worse problems than the Democrats in the POTUS race.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-have-worse-problems-than-the-democrats-in-the-potus-race/729812)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-have-worse-problems-than-the-democrats-in-the-potus-race/729812 "2015-09-10T02:39:09Z")
When I look at the candidates for POTUS from both parties, I see problems on both sides. It seems to me, however, that the problems the Republicans have are of a different type than the Democrats have. With the Democrats… --- ## [Pick the Republican team (P and VP) most likely to succeed in '16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-republican-team-p-and-vp-most-likely-to-succeed-in-16/729402)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-republican-team-p-and-vp-most-likely-to-succeed-in-16/729402 "2015-09-09T03:33:37Z")
I’m thinking Kasich-Rubio would be the best bet against Clinton-X in Nov 2016. It solidifies an Ohio-Florida axis just about as best you can, pairs the most moderate of the Republicans with someone who is thought of as a… --- ## [Andrea Mitchell interviews Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-mitchell-interviews-hillary-clinton/729991)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-mitchell-interviews-hillary-clinton/729991 "2015-09-07T16:23:04Z")
If you can sit through a commercial, the full interview (~30 min) is here. I was surprised by this interview. Two things- Andrea Mitchell tried her hardest to ask the most painful questions, and Hillary Clinton looked g… --- ## [Another Trump thread. Will he pledge not to run as an independent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-trump-thread-will-he-pledge-not-to-run-as-an-independent/729319)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-trump-thread-will-he-pledge-not-to-run-as-an-independent/729319 "2015-09-07T02:45:38Z")
Trump has said he will decide “very soon” if he will run as an independent should he loose the Republican nomination for POTUS. http://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-says-hell-decide-third-party-bid-175525828--election.htm… --- ## [Do You Cease to Be an "Outsider" As Soon as You Win an Election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cease-to-be-an-outsider-as-soon-as-you-win-an-election/729860)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cease-to-be-an-outsider-as-soon-as-you-win-an-election/729860 "2015-09-05T00:52:10Z")
When Ted Cruz first ran for the Senate, he was regarded as the Tea Party candidate, boldly standing up to establishment, moderate GOP candidate David Dewhurst. When Marco Rubio first ran for the Senate, he was regarded … --- ## [Is Trump's pettiness over Megyn Kelly going to hurt him \[plus Ramos incident\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891 "2015-09-04T23:35:16Z")
Of all the stuff he has done, the fact that he seems so butthurt and petty about Megyn Kelly seems like it might make him come across as too emotionally fragile to be president. Could this be what drops him in the polls… --- ## [Have Republicans put Alaska in play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-republicans-put-alaska-in-play/729778)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-republicans-put-alaska-in-play/729778 "2015-09-04T22:59:06Z")
Watching so many of the Republican candidates now pledging to rename Mt. Denali after William McKinley should they be elected has got me wondering - could this potentially put Alaska in play in the general election. I g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=250)