# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/41 "2016-03-25T19:45:52Z")
Age problem, yeah, but I’d pick former senator Richard Lugar. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/42 "2016-03-25T21:56:18Z")
If I was unfortunate enough to be both and American and a Republican I would vote Kasich, who seems like the only sane option. I don’t know though. A Donald Trump on the top of the ticket probably won’t win, and that is the best for the whole world. Is no one else freaking out about the whole comment about him not taking “nuking ISIL” off the table? Somehow in the midst of all the misogyny and Wifey- gate this week did this salient point get lost. Sorry, I’d love to stay and chat but I have got to go stock up on iodine pills and Geiger counters. ---
**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, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/43 "2016-03-25T22:09:11Z")
You can talk all you wanna, but it’s different than it was. ---
**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, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/44 "2016-03-25T22:23:53Z")
But he doesn’t know the territory! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/45 "2016-03-26T00:28:10Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Jon Huntsman, because he accepts the scientific consensus on global warming and evolution. He is extremely conservative, but he does not embrace crackpottery. I’m disappointed he didn’t run this time (although he wouldn’t have a chance). I would vote for him. I disagree with his politics but I can respectfully disagree. He isn’t \* insane\* like the others. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/46 "2016-03-27T22:33:03Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > The party has decided: their base is composed of morons. Give them credit for being right about something. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997/47 "2016-03-28T09:26:38Z")
My 95-year-old uncle in California. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-if-the-next-president-had-to-be-a-republican/749997.md?page=2)