# Democrats: If the next president had to be a Republican... **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 24, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997 "2016-03-24T00:25:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/21 "2016-03-24T04:49:58Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > It’s also possible that a thin skinned vulgarian with a chip on his shoulder is absolutely the worst person to be in charge of the nuclear codes. No, sir, it is a great deal more than possible, it is certain. > [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > The party has decided: their base is composed of morons. Not morons. [Morans.](https://www.google.com/search?q=get+a+brain+morans&biw=2116&bih=1106&tbm=isch&imgil=AD5e292HkvgQmM%253A%253By4VEL1Uc7b42CM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fsportshoop.la%25252Fthreads%25252Fmoron-tries-to-blackmail-jagr.202547%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=AD5e292HkvgQmM%253A%252Cy4VEL1Uc7b42CM%252C_&usg=__WY7zmbB90db6p-HbkWxJ_M032e4%3D&dpr=0.9&ved=0ahUKEwjpvZTdwdjLAhWB6SYKHYdBAMQQyjcIJQ&ei=x3DzVqm-MoHTmwGHg4GgDA#imgrc=AD5e292HkvgQmM%3A) Which is something like [Ro-Mans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Monster), only stupider, but still far more gorilla-like and worse-smelling. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/22 "2016-03-24T05:00:01Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Can I pick Susan Collins? Yeah, her for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/23 "2016-03-24T07:36:18Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > It’s also possible that a **thin skinned vulgarian with a chip on his shoulder** is absolutely the worst person to be in charge of the nuclear codes. Your statement does a disservice to all the good people of the People’s Republic of Vulgary. ---
**Author:** ![txst16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@txst16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txst16)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/24 "2016-03-24T08:07:40Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > …who would you select? > > Assume both houses stay Republican Ummm… what about Justin Bieber and Paris Hilton?? Either that or Betty White and Elvis Costello. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/25 "2016-03-24T09:23:14Z")
> [@txst16](#): > > Ummm… what about Justin Bieber and Paris Hilton?? Either that or Betty White and Elvis Costello. These people you listed are republicans??? :eek: (Well, I can understand Paris Hilton being one.) I’d go Romney or Jeb!. Republicans love the name “Bush”. so it’ll shut them up most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/26 "2016-03-24T12:32:27Z")
Caitlyn Jenner. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/27 "2016-03-24T14:30:18Z")
Any which way, if a Republican won, it would be **RTFirefly** and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election. I think I’d have to move to Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/28 "2016-03-24T14:37:05Z")
Donald TRUMP of course. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/29 "2016-03-24T15:25:14Z")
Kasich for current candidates ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/30 "2016-03-24T17:16:03Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Lindsey Graham – appearing on _The Daily Show_ right now – might not have been the worst choice. I know. After last night’s daily show I kind of like the guy, even if I disagree with him about almost every policy decision. At least, I don’t think he’s nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/31 "2016-03-25T04:46:00Z")
Sophie’s Choice for the 21st century. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/32 "2016-03-25T05:37:41Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > I know. After last night’s daily show I kind of like the guy, even if I disagree with him about almost every policy decision. At least, I don’t think he’s nuts. Well, Graham never could have finally gotten the nom anyway, certain . . . things . . . about his . . . personal confirmed-bachelor lifestyle would have . . . come out, in the process . . . things traditionally tolerated and generally winked at in a Southern Bourbon-Gentry aristo, but unacceptable to the base. Like playing **pool,** of all things! Now friends, let me tell you what I mean! You got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, pockets in a table, and at least one of them corresponds to another man’s anus, and don’t get me started on the cue-stick! With all that chalk carefully rubbed on the tip! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/33 "2016-03-25T13:43:45Z")
You mean Sen. Mark Kirk calling him a “bro without a ho”? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/34 "2016-03-25T13:52:27Z")
Of the remaining candidates, Kasich by a mile. Cruz would be a disaster but I can’t even comprehend what a Trump presidency would be like. Of all possible back-door nominations? Hmm, Romney suddenly looks a lot better in comparison than he did in '12. I think I still might prefer Kasich though. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/35 "2016-03-25T13:58:11Z")
McCain ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/36 "2016-03-25T14:49:09Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > McCain Is now 80. Even Sanders is only 74. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/37 "2016-03-25T16:38:43Z")
Kasich as the least crazy of those left. Of those who ran this time, I guess Jeb would have been the best of the (really, really) bad choices. He’s definitely a policy wonk, is actually fairly smart and the least nutty or wedded to the quasi-religious and social conservative stuff. Basically, he was the Clinton of the Republicans, with the political capital and insider status to actually do stuff, while being a political realist and most likely being a centrist once elected. It’s telling that the Dems are going for such a candidate while the Pubs washed him out early on. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/38 "2016-03-25T17:41:42Z")
Paul Ryan seems like he’s getting his shit together and becoming [somewhat decent](http://mic.com/articles/138752/paul-ryan-apologizes-for-calling-poor-people-takers). It appears being the Speaker has made him grow up a little. I probably wouldn’t vote for him, but I’m pretty sure he would be a better president than any of the candidates from the GOP race this past year. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/39 "2016-03-25T18:26:04Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Like playing **pool,** of all things! Now friends, let me tell you what I mean! You got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, pockets in a table, and at least one of them corresponds to another man’s anus, and don’t get me started on the cue-stick! With all that chalk carefully rubbed on the tip! Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/40 "2016-03-25T19:38:52Z")
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