# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/41 "2017-05-30T02:40:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **asahi** : > > Understand the reasons why Trump got elected: > … > 2. He had lots of his own money. This has never, at any point of Trump’s life, been true. He has sometimes had lots of other peoples’ money, and often not even that. > [@](#): > > Quoth **adaher** : > > Politicians will figure it out. Authenticity is the key. Politicians in the TV age have been used to basically being actors, and not particularly talented actors. As opposed to Trump, who acts (not particularly talented) the part of having a lot of money. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/42 "2017-06-01T10:49:46Z")
Trump is who he is. It’s no act. He’s actually that arrogant, mean, and stupid. Which shows you how fed up voters are with fake people. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/43 "2017-06-01T19:41:16Z")
Over the orange-haired wrestling star? I’d vote for them in a heartbeat. President Public Elbow. ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/44 "2017-06-02T11:22:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > 1. Do they have a chance in hell? > 2. Would you consider voting for them? 1. Yes, if they are serious. Some popular celebrities have advantages of name recognition, well known achievements, and charity efforts. 2. In the general election, if the Johnson/Hanks campaign is the leading contender to prevent re-election of this horror show, then ‘consider’ wouldn’t be the apt verb…‘be’ be more apt. In the Dem primary (assuming they don’t run as 3rd Party), then I would consider. A lot would depend on the campaign message and who the other candidates are. I want to hear certain terms such as ‘patent reform’ and ‘Glass-Steagall Act reinstatement’. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/45 "2017-06-02T14:37:43Z")
I don’t know why I hadn’t considered it before, but it just occurred to me that Al Franken could actually be a fantastic candidate (unless he has skeletons I’m not aware of). He’s camera-friendly but serious. He’s intellectual but also folksy and engaging and seems comfortable in the company of just about anyone. He’s witty so I’m sure he’d do well in a debate. He would do well with liberal academic elitists on the coasts, but having lived in Minnesota for quite some time he understands the Heartland. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/46 "2017-06-02T17:40:45Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I don’t know why I hadn’t considered it before, but it just occurred to me that Al Franken could actually be a fantastic candidate (unless he has skeletons I’m not aware of). He’s camera-friendly but serious. He’s intellectual but also folksy and engaging and seems comfortable in the company of just about anyone. He’s witty so I’m sure he’d do well in a debate. He would do well with liberal academic elitists on the coasts, but having lived in Minnesota for quite some time he understands the Heartland. It’s an idea that’s been floated before, though usually in tongue-in-cheek manner. However, I’d seriously vote for him. I think he’d be an excellent choice to take on the responsibilities of the Oval Office. (He also knows Washington a helluva lot better than the Orange-Haired Wonder, I’m sure.} ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279/47 "2017-06-03T19:35:22Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Ace] [QUOTE=asahi] I don’t know why I hadn’t considered it before, but it just occurred to me that Al Franken could actually be a fantastic candidate (unless he has skeletons I’m not aware of). He’s camera-friendly but serious. He’s intellectual but also folksy and engaging and seems comfortable in the company of just about anyone. He’s witty so I’m sure he’d do well in a debate. He would do well with liberal academic elitists on the coasts, but having lived in Minnesota for quite some time he understands the Heartland. [/QUOTE] It’s an idea that’s been floated before, though usually in tongue-in-cheek manner. However, I’d seriously vote for him. I think he’d be an excellent choice to take on the responsibilities of the Oval Office. (He also knows Washington a helluva lot better than the Orange-Haired Wonder, I’m sure.} [/QUOTE] Tongue-in-cheek indeed. Franken wrote a satirical book about a hypothetical, successful run for POTUS in 2000 followed by depression, antics, and resignation. [Wikipedia Link: _Why Not Me? The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Not_Me%3F_(novel)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-hanks-in-2020-after-trump-is-anything-possible/787279.md?page=2)