# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=254 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 255 --- ## [Poll: Presidential Election 1900](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-presidential-election-1900/724528)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-presidential-election-1900/724528 "2015-07-10T20:13:10Z")
Who would you vote for if you were living in 1900? Incumbent President William McKinley, Republican or Democratic challenger William Jennings Bryan, Nebraska Representative? President McKinley was seeking re-election a… --- ## [Immigration and the 2016 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-and-the-2016-election/723484)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-and-the-2016-election/723484 "2015-07-08T20:35:32Z")
How much will immigration stances matter? Lots of candidates have expressed lots of different views of what should happen with immigration. For example, John Kasich (I know he’s not an official candidate yet) spoke up… --- ## [Why is Everyone Afraid of Chris Christie???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-afraid-of-chris-christie/723922)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-afraid-of-chris-christie/723922 "2015-07-07T17:16:34Z")
Honestly, some days it feels like I’m the only one here with the guts to actually say that I don’t like him, his governing style, or his Wanna-be Goombah crew of support thugs. Today, he Officially said he was running f… --- ## [Canadian Dopers: are you scared of Justin Trudeau?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-are-you-scared-of-justin-trudeau/695359)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-are-you-scared-of-justin-trudeau/695359 "2015-07-07T14:40:47Z")
The reason I ask is because our current government seems to spend a lot of time scare-mongering about this young dynamic politician. Just this week I’ve seen news stories about how OMG he visited a mosque full of terrori… --- ## [Is there any chance Hillary would actually be a progressive president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-hillary-would-actually-be-a-progressive-president/724012)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-hillary-would-actually-be-a-progressive-president/724012 "2015-07-06T21:56:48Z")
When Obama ran he ran as the progressive alternative to Clinton. That was disappointing in many ways. He is a good president, but he didn’t really push hard for progressive legilsation or use the powers of the executive … --- ## [If Clinton has a health crisis, who do you think would be the likely Democratic nominee for POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-clinton-has-a-health-crisis-who-do-you-think-would-be-the-likely-democratic-nominee-for-potus/724328)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-clinton-has-a-health-crisis-who-do-you-think-would-be-the-likely-democratic-nominee-for-potus/724328 "2015-07-06T14:42:41Z")
Let’s assume that Hillary Clinton has to withdraw by the end of the year for health reasons. Who would be the likely Democratic nominee in such a scenario? Currently the contenders are Sanders, Webb, Chafee, and O’Malley… --- ## [Depressing third party realization (historical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depressing-third-party-realization-historical/724314)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depressing-third-party-realization-historical/724314 "2015-07-05T21:52:51Z")
Was unsure if here or MPSIMS was appropriate forum. Was reading some political discussion and it made me curious as to the last time a third party presidential candidate got any electoral votes in the US, so I went to W… --- ## [Will the SCOYUS decision on gay marriage affect the Presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-scoyus-decision-on-gay-marriage-affect-the-presidential-election/723653)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-scoyus-decision-on-gay-marriage-affect-the-presidential-election/723653 "2015-07-04T09:46:22Z")
I’m wondering about turnout of voters, specifically. Back when it was a wedge issue that worked for the Rs to mobilize their base, they would frequently try to put a ballot proposition on the same fight card, to improve … --- ## [Ted Cruz IS Montgomery Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928 "2015-07-03T21:29:40Z")
Or he plays him on TV – here he is imitating many Simpsons characters He does a pretty decent Ned Flanders. --- ## [Is Illinois really that politically corrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illinois-really-that-politically-corrupt/723598)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illinois-really-that-politically-corrupt/723598 "2015-07-01T19:05:42Z")
Illinois has developed a reputation for being synonymous with corrupt politics and electoral shenanigans, but is that reputation deserved or is Illinois really not all that different from the other 49 states? --- ## [Pres. Obama Appoints Conservative Judges Too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pres-obama-appoints-conservative-judges-too/723851)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pres-obama-appoints-conservative-judges-too/723851 "2015-07-01T14:12:07Z")
Some people believe, with a Democrat in the White House, even now (and even with the Republican House and Senate), the courts are a sure lock for the liberals. But that may not be true. Why? Because as any good president… --- ## [GOP Presidential Candidates: The Elimination(ish) Game (Round 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-ish-game-round-3/723441)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-ish-game-round-3/723441 "2015-06-29T09:16:34Z")
I grow weary of thinking about these people. Let’s finish it off with a round robin. Unless we end up with some weird tie, this will be the last round. Here are your pairings to vote on. Four men enter, one man leaves! … --- ## [And the first casualty in the GOP 2016 presidential election is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-first-casualty-in-the-gop-2016-presidential-election-is/723676)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-first-casualty-in-the-gop-2016-presidential-election-is/723676 "2015-06-28T14:53:48Z")
… the Iowa straw poll. Or is it a caucus? --- ## [Bobby Jindal campaign for POTUS thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-jindal-campaign-for-potus-thread/723537)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-jindal-campaign-for-potus-thread/723537 "2015-06-26T22:00:38Z")
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announces his candidacy. He is, AFAIK, the first Indian-American ever to seek a major-party nomination for POTUS. Also the first exorcist. Salon.com articles on Bobby Jindal. 5 Things… --- ## [Presidency or 70% majority in both houses of Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidency-or-70-majority-in-both-houses-of-congress/723209)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidency-or-70-majority-in-both-houses-of-congress/723209 "2015-06-25T23:25:34Z")
If you could choose to have your favorite politician be President (but the political party you oppose gets a 70% majority in both houses of Congress,) or… …have your favorite political party get a 70% majority in both h… --- ## [GOP Presidential Candidates: The Elimination Game (Round 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042 "2015-06-25T14:36:35Z")
Round 2! I was going to do a properly seeded version this time around and then I decided that sounded like too much work and I’d just pair them off by the margin they won Round 1 by (also, seeding it would likely have g… --- ## [Who will you write in for president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-write-in-for-president/722543)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-write-in-for-president/722543 "2015-06-22T14:13:00Z")
In another thread I answered I said that for the 2016 election I will either vote for a third party or write in a candidate. My write in will either be Jeff Rense or David Duke. If you write someone in who will it be and… --- ## [When is the best time for a Republican POTUS candidate to announce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934 "2015-06-21T14:04:53Z")
Couple of people have already announced for Republican candidate for POTUS. We all fully expect more. I, for one, think Scott Walker will run. But when is the best time to announce? Now, when everyone else is. At the … --- ## [GOP Presidential Candidates: The Elimination Game (Round 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-1/722850)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-1/722850 "2015-06-21T00:23:19Z")
Over here, foolsguinea noted that the current Republican presidential field (announced and presumed) of 16 names looked like a single-elimination tournament. So I thought “What the hell – let’s do this”. How this works:… --- ## [Who was the first major party Presidential Candidate to be younger than you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-major-party-presidential-candidate-to-be-younger-than-you/720780)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-major-party-presidential-candidate-to-be-younger-than-you/720780 "2015-06-19T05:37:34Z")
Not enough room in the Thread title, but feel free to answer for Prime Minister/Supreme Leader/Generalissimo/Whatever your kinky country is into. Consider only major party candidates in the general election and third pa… --- ## [Impact of the 2016 election on the Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-the-2016-election-on-the-supreme-court/722848)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-the-2016-election-on-the-supreme-court/722848 "2015-06-18T15:12:06Z")
I was looking at the the Supreme Court Justices bios and it made me wonder how many of this group would be serving in 2020 and 2024. I guess the real question is, how many justices will the next president get to name? … --- ## [Could any "confirmed bachelor" be elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-any-confirmed-bachelor-be-elected/721531)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-any-confirmed-bachelor-be-elected/721531 "2015-06-16T21:58:10Z")
Inspired by the candidacy of Lindsay Graham, who certainly has other problems. But, in this day and age, could a never married guy win, even if all the other stars were properly aligned? There have, of course, been sub… --- ## [Lets make it simple Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-it-simple-hillary-clinton-or-jeb-bush/722617)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-it-simple-hillary-clinton-or-jeb-bush/722617 "2015-06-16T18:12:22Z")
Sounds easy right? At this time Hillary is 47% Bush 44% in the early polls as reported on ABC GMA this morning. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/poll-hillary-clinton-weakens-trustworthiness-jeb-bush-slides/story?id=314540… --- ## [Setting up living quarters for political volunteers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-up-living-quarters-for-political-volunteers/721665)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-up-living-quarters-for-political-volunteers/721665 "2015-06-16T13:35:16Z")
If/when Bernie Sanders is competing in my state I assume several hundred (maybe thousand?) volunteers will be in this state. Does anyone know if in these situations if it is customary for the campaign to pay for living q… --- ## [Prize for winning the GOP nomination: becoming the answer to the trivia Q "Who'd Hillary beat?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prize-for-winning-the-gop-nomination-becoming-the-answer-to-the-trivia-q-whod-hillary-beat/717870)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prize-for-winning-the-gop-nomination-becoming-the-answer-to-the-trivia-q-whod-hillary-beat/717870 "2015-06-15T23:43:21Z")
The other day, I heard from an acquaintance who is a fanatical Ron Paul fan that “The economy is the only thing Obama’s good on”. This is a guy who a couple years ago was warning that we were headed for hyperinflation, G… --- ## [Was 1988 the most negative election in recent history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-1988-the-most-negative-election-in-recent-history/722028)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-1988-the-most-negative-election-in-recent-history/722028 "2015-06-12T21:58:25Z")
I’m not old enough to recall the 1988 presidential election (Bush vs. Dukakis), but it was, supposedly, an exceptionally negative and nasty election. Do you think it was the most negative in recent U.S. history (however … --- ## [Rand Paul presidential campaign discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717039)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717039 "2015-06-12T06:25:20Z")
He just announced. It is beyond me how a “libertarian” can be so beloved of the Tea Party. Their hostility to biggummint is real, I’m sure, but it is not the kind of libertarianism I am familiar with from talking to se… --- ## [Crazy presidential/vice presidential question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-presidential-vice-presidential-question/713174)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-presidential-vice-presidential-question/713174 "2015-06-11T03:36:15Z")
Can a political party game the U.S. electoral system to keep a President in office virtually indefinitely? Here’s the hypothetical scenario: A particular political party wants to keep a highly popular and successful pre… --- ## [How does banning "early voting" contribute to less minorites/young people voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-banning-early-voting-contribute-to-less-minorites-young-people-voting/721925)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-banning-early-voting-contribute-to-less-minorites-young-people-voting/721925 "2015-06-10T14:21:29Z")
I’m curious because I hear this argument a lot, but I’m interested in how it actually works. I understand how US republicans wanting to push for voter ID laws affects minorities’ access to voting. I just don’t get how e… --- ## [Mid term elections in Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-term-elections-in-mexico/721991)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-term-elections-in-mexico/721991 "2015-06-08T17:38:30Z")
Yesterday we had the mid term elections. An independent candidate “el Bronco” won as governor of the state of Nuevo Leon. This is the first time an independent has won. El Bronco’s son died as a result of narco wars. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=255)