# Prediction: what Republicans will be saying Nov. 9, 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 15, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945 "2015-08-15T21:27:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/21 "2015-08-16T11:52:03Z")
It could be. “Ha ha, the Dems should have known not to put Hillary up, with all her baggage” Long way to November 2016. No one has a lock on it, either side. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/22 "2015-08-16T13:56:32Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > In seriousness, it will publicly be “we lost to the biggest political machine in America.” In private, the moderates will come back with force. > > In reality, I think it will be the death of the Tea Party. I think the Tea Party exists in part because some feel Republicans don’t listen to their more conservative views. If Trump or Cruz gets the nod and loses, the Tea Party guys will have a tough time claiming to be unlistened to. I think Trump or Cruz will run hard against illegal immigration, which is almost the common thread among all TP factions. I don’t think they will get one of those as nominee though, so that itch will remain unscratched. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/23 "2015-08-16T14:09:15Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > In seriousness, it will publicly be “we lost to the biggest political machine in America.” In private, the moderates will come back with force. > > In reality, I think it will be the death of the Tea Party. I think the Tea Party exists in part because some feel Republicans don’t listen to their more conservative views. If Trump or Cruz gets the nod and loses, the Tea Party guys will have a tough time claiming to be unlistened to. I think Trump or Cruz will run hard against illegal immigration, which is almost the common thread among all TP factions. The thing is, if Trump or Cruz gets the nomination, but actually want to win instead of running to make some political point, then either would start moving back to the center. Which of course would lead to cries of betrayal from the True Believers, and the cycle will repeat again because they “weren’t conservative enough”. The names that comes to mind as having campaigns that were noted for … er … “ideological pureness” are Barry Goldwater and Strom Thurmond. They have a few things in common but mainly crushing defeat. Cruz _might_ be ok with that (I doubt it) but Trump certainly wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/24 "2015-08-16T14:15:08Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > “We woulda won if it wasn’t for @%#! Trump.” “Trump’s problem is that he wasn’t a REAL conservative, and he tried too hard to be politically correct.” ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/25 "2015-08-16T16:59:29Z")
Benghazi! emails! Hillarycare! you know, the same stuff they’ll be saying in 2020. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/26 "2015-08-16T17:03:41Z")
“Huh. President Kardashian. Never saw that coming.” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/27 "2015-08-16T17:04:35Z")
Finally, the moment the McCain campaign has been waiting for! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/28 "2015-08-16T17:08:15Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > “Huh. President Kardashian. Never saw that coming.” I maybe could live with Robert Kardashian – is he still alive? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/29 "2015-08-16T17:20:49Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I maybe could live with Robert Kardashian – is he still alive? He’s dining with Elvis. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/30 "2015-08-16T17:48:45Z")
Finally, a Republican ticket I can vote for! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/31 "2015-08-16T18:48:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “Hillary Clinton was very successful because I went to bat for her. All the candidates were coming to me asking for my help, but Hillary, she was offering more money than you could believe. She wouldn’t have won if I hadn’t been in her corner, but people all around the country respect my opinion. I’m a very intelligent man, and when I say this is the right woman for the job, people listen.” > > -Donald Trump Almost perfect! Except instead of “right woman for the job” he’d say “she’s terrific!”. He’d also have to work in something about how “Republicans are losers” and he got out because he totally doesn’t work with losers, and Jeb or whoever the nominee was “… is an idiot. He’s stupid. He doesn’t know the first thing about presidenting! He came to me, he begged me to support him, and I told him to get out. And when Hillary is afflicted with those womanly things, Bill can take over. He’s right there, and he already knows how to do the job. It’s terrific!” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/32 "2015-08-16T18:56:21Z")
“We would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids and their lousy dog!” ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/33 "2015-08-16T20:16:31Z")
“I can’t believe the country elected Bernie Sanders president!” (Hey, a man can dream.) ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/34 "2015-08-16T20:49:19Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Almost perfect! Except instead of “right woman for the job” he’d say “she’s terrific!”. He’d also have to work in something about how “Republicans are losers” and he got out because he totally doesn’t work with losers, and Jeb or whoever the nominee was “… is an idiot. He’s stupid. He doesn’t know the first thing about presidenting! He came to me, he begged me to support him, and I told him to get out. And when Hillary is afflicted with those womanly things, Bill can take over. He’s right there, and he already knows how to do the job. It’s terrific!” Heh. You channeled Trump perfectly there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/35 "2015-08-16T21:35:29Z")
_Hot damn! It’s all ours. Put up a sign at the White House; “Fags, whiners and niggers not welcome.”_ Obviously I’m not hoping for this, but you optimists should know there’s hard work ahead. Betfair has the 2017 White House at 59-41 right now; Iowa Prediction about the same. With demographics moving quickly against them, the GOP knows this is its last big chance. Billions will be spent deluding the American voter. Expect unconscionable dirty tricks. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/36 "2015-08-16T21:37:45Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > “I can’t believe the country elected Bernie Sanders president!” > > (Hey, a man can dream.) Or more likely: “Sanders. What were those Democrats smoking? [Insert evil laugh here.] Hello Supreme Court!” Edited to add - no he won’t get the nomination. We mostly gave up smoking that stuff long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/37 "2015-08-16T23:21:29Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Or more likely: “Sanders. What were those Democrats smoking? [Insert evil laugh here.] Hello Supreme Court!” Come on, get real. What kind of crazy political party would throw away a presidential election by letting its extremist fringe pick the nominee? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/38 "2015-08-17T02:58:50Z")
Apparently not the Republicans, as fhey generally pick the establishment guy. Let’s see… Romney, McCain, Bush, Dole, Bush… You have to back to Reagan before you can find a nominee the Republican ‘base’ was happy with. The Democrat base on the other hand got Obama and Dukakis. I think it’s fair to say that Gore was an establishment candidate and so was Mondale and Kerry. So at least you got two at-bats and one double. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/39 "2015-08-17T03:30:52Z")
Karl Rove: “No, Ohio should not be decided for the Democrat. I have proof that Ohio is going Republican.” ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945/40 "2015-08-17T04:37:18Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Prediction: what Republicans will be saying Nov. 9, 2016 “It feels good to win.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945.md?page=3)