Ted Cruz v. any Democrat.
The GOP, Fox News, right wing talk radio, etc. turned cautious, consensus-seeking centrist Dem like Obama into a polarizing figure, and before that they did the same with Bill Clinton, the original DLC Democrat.
If the Dems ran Joe Manchin and Joe Lieberman, they’d do the same with them. The actual Democrat doesn’t matter. The GOP will define any Dem as a polarizing figure.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the duo I’m supporting for 2016:
Michele Bachmann and Glenn Beck
I suppose in my early days at SDMB I came across as one of those namby-pamby centrists, but I’ve changed my opinion a full 360° and now want Bachmann-Beck to win. I think the liberals will explode and pave America’s way to a Final Triumph!
I’ll let you leftists decide who you want to run against us for maximum humor.
Bachmann and Beck are each super-qualified for the top spot, but I’m going with Bachmann-Beck rather than Beck-Bachmann because it has a better ring to it. I’m also hoping a few old hippies will confuse us with the Bachman–Turner Overdrive and vote us unwittingly.
Well, these were the rules:
Doesn’t matter. Take any Democrat, and the Republicans will make him/her out to be a cross between Mao and bin Laden. And take any Republican. Really, take any one. They’re interchangeable.
Given that the there will be only slight difference in vitriol no matter who is chosen, I think Feinstein v Cruz would take the cake.
I’m cheating by including a Cabinet member whose highest elected office was State Attorney.
Ted Cruz + Rand Paul vs. Hillary Clinton + Janet Reno
Cruz vs. Warren.
In Florida it’s not entirely impossible that we’ll get Wasserman vs. West in 2018. That would be a hell of a wingnut slugfest.
I don’t know why people name Clinton. She’s not nearly as polarizing as she used to be. Oh, and I have to name VPs? Fine.
Cruz/Allen West vs. Warren/Alan Grayson. Florida love for my VP slots.
I don’t like this rule, because I want Dick Cheney to run for Pres, along with the guy he shot in the head running for Veep.
Cutie Pie and Crazy Eyes '16!
Ha! That’s exactly what I thought of when reading the thread title.
Condoleezza Rice + Colin Powell vs Hillary and Bill (for VP) Clinton.
Let’s see how the racist wing of the GOP handles that.
IIRC, atheists poll even lower than Muslims, so – Pete Stark?
I believe I’ll go wih this, the clear thread winner IMO…