# Who could the Democrats nominate as a Trump equivalent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 29, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611 "2016-01-29T20:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/41 "2016-01-30T04:07:47Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > I am quite surprised it took 39 posts to get to this. Uhhhhh, one of us has misinterpreted the meaning of this thread. I thought the OP was about finding the Dem mirror image of Trump’s style, notoriety, popularity, etc., Even if one hates Hillary, surely that hatred is for different reasons than the disdain for Trump(?) I are confused 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/42 "2016-01-30T04:09:48Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Louis CK has far too much self-insight. Yeah, but at least you’d laugh from amusement and not in horror. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/43 "2016-01-30T04:17:46Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Uhhhhh, one of us has misinterpreted the meaning of this thread. I thought the OP was about finding the Dem mirror image of Trump’s style, notoriety, popularity, etc., > Even if one hates Hillary, surely that hatred is for different reasons than the disdain for Trump(?) I are confused 😕 The purpose of the thread is to make fun of Trump. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/44 "2016-01-30T04:46:25Z")
Not quite on the same scale of Trump but the first name that sprang to my mind is PA Governor Tom Wolf. Not quite as rich or annoying but darn near as stubborn and opinionated. Leaving a semi-serious response and going for the obvious humor factor – Jane Fonda. I already have a ton of anti-Jane stuff left over from the 60s and 70s I would like to move on eBay. Anyone want a patch showing Snoopy giving her the finger? ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/45 "2016-01-30T17:28:22Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > You left out “need answer fast”. Don’t need answer at all, as this is not an attempt to destroy the Democratic party from within, and the odds of a Demo-equivalent Trump campaign attracting support from Democratic voters is slim to none. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/46 "2016-01-30T17:33:27Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Wrong party. Maybe in other election cycles but in this one everyone seems to be able to make things work if it fits their needs - Sanders is a long-term Indelendent running Dem, Hillary is a long term corporatist trying to make herself look liberal, Trump is a long term supporter and sympathizer of the Democratic party running as a Rep. ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/47 "2016-01-30T18:35:02Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > The purpose of the thread is to make fun of Trump. I’m more than happy to do my part to increase the supply of this incredibly rare resource. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/48 "2016-01-31T03:07:31Z")
A billionaire, TV star with a huge ego and no filter? Only one answer: Mark Cuban. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/49 "2016-01-31T22:10:17Z")
Brian Schweitzer. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/50 "2016-01-31T22:13:15Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Martin Shkreli? Only if you want TRUMP to win 99% of the popular vote (including my own). Granted it is doubtful whether Shkreli can survive for long being on the campaign trail-he may end up meeting the same fate as his moral equals such as the late Mussolini and Gadaffi. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/51 "2016-01-31T22:33:43Z")
He is also not eligible to be President for 2+ years, so there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/52 "2016-02-01T11:53:41Z")
If the democrats did it would have to be someone like Trump who is a rich businessperson. Thing is labor unions sort of run the democratic party at least at the local level and unless that persons said business is fully unionized they wont have much of a chance. Plus said business better have a diversified board with a mixed group of women and minorities and all. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/53 "2016-02-01T12:07:26Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Rahm? > [@Simplicio](#): > > Trump, on the other hand, is pretty explicitly running on a platform of “Trump should be President”. As was already mentioned, if a magical fairy offered Trump the Democratic nomination in return for 180ing his policy views, I don’t doubt he’d do it. > > So I think you need someone who both a) has a mini-cult of personaltiy like Trump does, b) is loosely associated with Dem politics but c) gives the impression that their politics are basically just a convenience. So, Rahm. Or Hillary. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/54 "2016-02-01T14:26:31Z")
Thread relocated to Elections from IMHO. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/55 "2016-02-01T18:45:20Z")
Oh, c’mon. You want ranting, you go to Lewis Black! ---
**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:** [February 1, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/56 "2016-02-01T18:49:25Z")
> [@NVME702-redux](#): > > Vulgar, self inflated, Twitter abusing, over blown self promoter? > > duh, that would be Kanye West Yep, he’s the guy! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/57 "2016-02-01T18:56:22Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Al Franken would have the capacity to make it amusing but the discipline not to. > [@CarnalK](#): > > I guess it’s not proper to say anyone is “wrong” in a thread like this but you come close. Franken has actually been elected twice and in neither campaign was he the goofball take no prisoners campaigner that Trump has been. Could he do a sketch as a lefty Trump, sure, but he’s proven he’s not _actually_ a lefty Trump. He could run as Stuart Smalley… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611/58 "2016-02-01T18:59:52Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Only if you want TRUMP to win 99% of the popular vote (including my own). > > Granted it is doubtful whether Shkreli can survive for long being on the campaign trail-he may end up meeting the same fate as his moral equals such as the late Mussolini and Gadaffi. Don’t worry; he’s only 32, and he can’t run. Well, he can _run_; he just can’t be inaugurated if he were to win. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-the-democrats-nominate-as-a-trump-equivalent/744611.md?page=2)