Politics The 2016 US Presidential Election

Yes. I've previously mentioned that The Toupee is too used to issuing orders and having people follow them without questions. The bureaucracy involved in getting anything major done would drive him crazy as POTUS.

"Mr. President, you can't do that."
"I'm the President! Of course I can."
"There are procedures that have to followed, Mr. President."
"Look, I'm the president and I give the orders!"
"Mr. President, there are very few things you can do without the approval of congress. The U.S. Constitution was written with so that the executive office didn't have absolute powwer."
"I'm the President of the United States!!! I'll suspend the Constitution, and fire anyone who tries to stop me!!"
(huge sigh)
"Mr. President, you can't do that."

 

An update to the list. It looks like the first candidates are dropping out. Are you surprised at how this primary has gone so far?

I wonder when the Democrats will finally get their act together and have a debate. And there is just as big of a split in the Democrats between progressives and centrists as there is in the Republicans with the outsider Tea Party and the insider establishment. Biden is the only one that might enter the race and change things up for the Democrats. I just don't see anyone else entering the race on the Republican side, nor should they want to. Condoleeza Rice might be the establishment's last hope in defeating Trump if they would want to try. I'm shocked that Walker crashed and burned so soon.

I also think the media is controlling this election so far. Both by who they give airtime to, and the questions they ask. But also by the type of coverage the candidates get. It is a little too much like The Hunger Games...

Confirmed Democrats:
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Martin O'Malley
Lincoln Chafee
Andrew Caffrey
Willie Carter
Doug Shreffler
Micheal Steinburg
Robby Wells
Morrison Bonpasse
Brad Winslow
Willie Wilson
Lloyd Kelso
Harry Braun


Confirmed Republicans:
Jeb Bush
Ted Cruz
Rand Paul
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Dr. Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jidal
John Kasich
George Pataki
Rick Santorum
Skip Andrews
Mark Everson
Kerry Bowers
Dale Christensen
John Dummett Jr.
Mark Everson
Chris Hill
Michael Kinlaw
Michael Petyo
Brian Russel
Ole' Savior
Michael Bickelmeyer
Jim Hayden
Shawna Sterling
Jack Fellure
Brooks Cullison
Jefferson Sherman
Scott Walker
Rick Perry

Confirmed Libertarian:
Marc Feldman
Darryl Perry
Steve Kerbel
Cecil Ince
Joy Waymire
Derricl Reid


Confirmed Green:
Jill Stein
John Ferguson
Willita D. Bush
Kent Mesplay


Confirmed Independent:
Paul Chehade
Mark Dutter
Martin Hahn
David Hendrix
David Holcomb
Lynn Sandra Kahn
Bishop Julian Lewis Jr.
Mark Pendleton
Scott Smith
Tami Stainfield
Samm Tittle
Jeremiah Pent
Robert Steele


Confirmed Reform Party:
Ken Cross


Confirmed Constitution Party:
Chad Kopple
Scott Copeland
J.R. Myers


Confirmed Socialist:
Dean Capone


Confirmed Cyber Party:
John McAfee

 

I always use 2 spaces even when websites change it to 1.

Have the Democrats had a debate yet? It seems like it has been the GOP primary summer and none of the other parties can even present their ideas, or get the country to work with them if elected.

 

Coming up soon, I think. Mid-October

 

I wonder how Clinton got so many endorsements already? We haven't even had all the debates yet, and I don't even know what positions she will have on the issues come election day.

I don't have a problem with Hillary, but I know the general election will be nasty. And I'm not sure she will be able to hold the swing states of Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, and North Carolina. The opposition will be energized and organized. But the centrist moderate Democrats aren't going to be a match against them. If Clinton does get the nomination and Sanders, Warren, or Biden isn't the VP choice, I'm not sure what will happen.

 

Clinton ran for president once. most of her positions have been discussed.

Hilary looked pretty damn presidential and prepared while under interrogation by Congress. GOP candidates throwing temper tantrums isn't helping their cause.

There's plenty not to like about Clinton; but I'm going to vote for the most moderate candidate.

 

Trump could very well be paving the road for another Democrat president. His ridiculous anti-Muslim stance will play to a very small group of voters, and hopefully open the eyes many of those who think that he'd make a good POTUS.

I'd love to pose some questions to Trump:

Given your anti-Muslim statements, and the fact that as a businessman you employ many people directly and indirectly, have you fired any of those people for being Muslim?

Are you willing to openly tell Muslim applicants that their religion is the reason that you won't hire them?

Are you willing to absorb the cost of defending your position when some of those applicants and fired employees sue you (they are most certainly likely to win the lawsuits)?

 

I don't think so. There are still a large number of anti-Muslim Tea Partiers who listen to talk radio that don't have a problem with this statement.

 

I doubt that the number of anti-Muslim voters is "large." They might be vocal, thanks in large part to the news media wanting and creating 'controversial' stories.

Knee-jerk reactions are normal. Having a POTUS who attempts to act on them would be a VERY bad thing.

 

Well, Trump (and Hillary) seems to think the other solution to Daesh is to shut down the internet.

Donald Trump wants to close up the Internet

 

I read Hillary's comments to address encryption techniques more than anything else. I still disagree with her; but it's a narrow topic. If you put in a back door to encryption, hackers will exploit it. It's what they do. Someone outside of the US will come up with encryption that doesn't have the back door and ISIS will use it.