# Johnson/Hanks in 2020-After Trump, is anything possible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 23, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279 "2017-05-23T14:43:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/1 "2017-05-23T14:43:05Z")
[Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced what he called a serious bid for President on _SNL_](http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/21/the_rock_announces_2020_presidential_bid_with_tom_hanks_as_his_vice_president.html), picking Tom Hanks as his running mate. Normally I’d laugh something like this off…but after the Trump Debacle I’m wondering I’d rather have him as president. If there are any scandals uncovered, they will have two things going for them: The ability to be humble and apologize, and the fact that anything they have done will pale in comparison to Trump’s antics. 1. Do they have a chance in hell? 2. Would you consider voting for them? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/2 "2017-05-23T14:56:49Z")
Anything is possible. I think one thing that is being left out in your analysis is the fact that Trump has been involved in professional wrestling in the past (he is actually in the wrestling hall of fame) and is close to Vince Mcmahon whose wife is Linda Mcmahon who was nominated by Trump and is the current head of the Small Business Administration. I think this could give Trump a significant advantage because he would probably have far more access to information about Johnson than Johnson would have about him. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/3 "2017-05-23T15:35:10Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > Anything is possible. I think one thing that is being left out in your analysis is the fact that Trump has been involved in professional wrestling in the past (he is actually in the wrestling hall of fame) and is close to Vince Mcmahon whose wife is Linda Mcmahon who was nominated by Trump and is the current head of the Small Business Administration. I think this could give Trump a significant advantage because he would probably have far more access to information about Johnson than Johnson would have about him. Trump is averaging a scandal every other day, and it’s not taking much of an effort to uncover them, because he tweets a third of them to the public himself. What could he possibly uncover about Johnson and/or Hanks that would make them more scandalous than himself? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/4 "2017-05-23T15:45:42Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > Anything is possible. I think one thing that is being left out in your analysis is the fact that Trump has been involved in professional wrestling in the past (he is actually in the wrestling hall of fame) and is close to Vince Mcmahon whose wife is Linda Mcmahon who was nominated by Trump and is the current head of the Small Business Administration. I think this could give Trump a significant advantage because he would probably have far more access to information about Johnson than Johnson would have about him. The only one [who can beat Trump is Stone Cold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3RwmdeD92E)! ---
**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:** [May 23, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/5 "2017-05-23T16:08:09Z")
If they’re actually running against Trump, anything’s possible. If they’re running against Pence (more likely, imo), they don’t. If given the choice between a normal politician and a couple celebrities, I suspect by 2020, people would go with the normal politician, even if it means re-electing Mike Pence. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/6 "2017-05-23T16:35:22Z")
I’m not sure what there is to say beyond what’s already been said in the [Tom Hanks for President, would you support him?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=826358) thread. In particular, **Shodan** ’s comment that “If Trump leaves one legacy, perhaps it could be that the Presidency is not an entry level position.” ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/7 "2017-05-23T16:40:04Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > If they’re actually running against Trump, anything’s possible. If they’re running against Pence (more likely, imo), they don’t. If given the choice between a normal politician and a couple celebrities, I suspect by 2020, people would go with the normal politician, even if it means re-electing Mike Pence. Yes, for all of us dismayed about Trump getting _any_ votes, it would be hard to vote for some wrestler. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/8 "2017-05-23T19:09:31Z")
Well, if those were my only two choices, I would have to pick Johnson/Hanks. It’s hard to imagine that they could be any worse than Trump. Given other choices, well, they probably don’t make the short list. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/9 "2017-05-23T19:17:46Z")
I thought it was a gag for SNL, those guys aren’t serious are they? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/10 "2017-05-23T19:19:44Z")
I am very curious to see the depths that the GOP will go to for their next presidential candidate. How low can they go? - an actual neo-Nazi? - someone who kept a woman locked up in his garden shed for 10 years? - An Appalachian meth-head with a grade 8 edumacation? They do manage to continually amaze me - I have no idea how they will lower the bar in the future, but I have little doubt that they can do it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/11 "2017-05-23T20:52:04Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I am very curious to see the depths that the GOP will go to for their next presidential candidate. > > How low can they go? > > - an actual neo-Nazi? > - someone who kept a woman locked up in his garden shed for 10 years? > - An Appalachian meth-head with a grade 8 edumacation? > > They do manage to continually amaze me - I have no idea how they will lower the bar in the future, but I have little doubt that they can do it. Gallagher wouldn’t surprise me. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/12 "2017-05-23T22:08:09Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I thought it was a gag for SNL, those guys aren’t serious are they? No, not serious. Hanks would be at the top of the ticket if they were. 😉 Although, believe it or not, DJ is the highest paid actor in Hollywood these days. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/13 "2017-05-23T22:25:30Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Gallagher wouldn’t surprise me. Too cerebral. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/14 "2017-05-24T00:13:08Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Too cerebral. You must have seen one of his shows that didn’t feature the watermelon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/15 "2017-05-24T00:29:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You must have seen one of his shows that didn’t feature the watermelon. 😃 Gad-damn liberal preformance art. He coulda told more racist jokes too. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/16 "2017-05-24T00:40:20Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > No, not serious. Hanks would be at the top of the ticket if they were. 😉 > > Although, believe it or not, DJ is the highest paid actor in Hollywood these days. Go figure. Who’s DJ? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/17 "2017-05-24T01:03:02Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Who’s DJ? The next President OF The United States. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/18 "2017-05-24T01:24:11Z")
I want these jokers to run about as bad as I want the plumber to pilot the plane on my next flight. I’m tired of fucking amateurs thinking they can do the job. Once is enough with the bozo we have now proving the point. Fuck actors and entertainers and their elevated opinions of their talents. :smack: Don’t mean to rant, but damn, being President takes more than being able to act “presidential”. Maybe they could learn on the job, but let’s start with Representative first, learn some chops, then go for high office. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/19 "2017-05-24T01:38:30Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Who’s DJ? Dwayne Johnson. You know, the guy the OP is about? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/20 "2017-05-24T02:11:42Z")
> [@mind\_the\_gap](#): > > Don’t mean to rant, but damn, being President takes more than being able to act “presidential”. But nowadays, it’s not about who can _be_ president; it’s about who can get elected. Totally different skill set. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279.md?page=2)