OT: Predictions for 2016 Presidential Election

[poorgradstudent]

I’m excited that Iowa is finally going to vote soon.

After we get real results from IA and NH we’ll find out what the “real” Republican field is like. The strength of Rubio in particular will be interesting to see, and of course where Trump actually falls. And if Bernie loses both IA and NH, even by slim margins, it’s hard to see him coming back in states that are less white.

[XBoxBoy]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Wow, Donald Trump go Sarah Palin’s endorsement.[/quote]

Could it be that Sarah is hoping to be Donald’s VP?

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=FlyerInHi]Wow, Donald Trump go Sarah Palin’s endorsement.[/quote]

Could it be that Sarah is hoping to be Donald’s VP?[/quote]

Hahaha, no.

Remember a decent chunk of Republicans actually blame her for McCain’s loss to Obama. At best she was a gutsy pick that didn’t pan out at all, and in the years since it’s not like she’s shown much intellectual prowess since.

Assuming he doesn’t win the nomination, Kasich would make a decent VP pick. He arguably would balance either Cruz or Rubio with that old white guy flavor, and he’s won elections in perhaps the swingiest of swing states, Ohio. If a Rubio-Kasich ticket could deliver Florida and Ohio, the electoral map actually could get competitive.

Nikki Haley would be the dream pick of course. She’s kind of like Sarah Palin with a brain. South Carolina isn’t tactically the best state for Republicans, but other than that she’s got a lot going for her. I’m not sure Marco Rubio could pick her, only because he’s relatively young and may need to go older like Obama did with Biden.

[La Jolla Renter]

I just don’t think Palin has the vote draw, that Trump would choose to leverage.

Don’t you think Trump will pick a name that everyone knows. Oprah, Condi, Carson, or Cruz.

[FlyerInHi]

I watched the Palin endorsement in full. That was entertaining.
I can see Pain as US ambassador to Russia under a Trump administration. She would really stand up to Putin.

[FlyerInHi]

I watched the Palin endorsement in full. That was entertaining.
I can see Palin as US ambassador to Russia under a Trump administration. She would really stand up to Putin.

I love YouTube casting on the tv

[spdrun]

Could we leave her there?

[outtamojo]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Very interesting Trump and Republican Party article

This article I agree with most regarding Trump supporters.
The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-2016-authoritarian-213533

This article reasonates with me because there are so many authoritarian idiot types/followers at my workplace : (

[spdrun]

Well, now the authoritarian gang will have Bloomberg to vote for as well!

[ctr70]

My prediction: Hillary. My wish: Bloomberg.

[spdrun]

^^^

Screw them both. Hope Hillary is given the choice of criminal charges or quietly dropping out of the race due to “health reasons.” Another Wall St/special interest pimp.

Hope Bloomy wastes a billion or so tilting at windmills. Coming fron NYC, Bloomberg is an authoritarian pile of pigshit who doesn’t respect Constitutional rights and wants to micromanage the public.

See also:
Stop and frisk
His performance during the RNC in NYC
Outdoor smoking, soda, etc, bans
Zealous enforcement of marijuana laws in his tenure
Etc, etc, etc.

City is better off under De Blasio, even with all of his problems.

SANDERS 2016! Unlike Bloomy, he’s a social libertarian if not quite a libertine.

Though I personally think it’s a shame that Obama can’t have a third term.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=outtamojo][quote=FlyerInHi]Very interesting Trump and Republican Party article

This article I agree with most regarding Trump supporters.
The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-2016-authoritarian-213533

This article reasonates with me because there are so many authoritarian idiot types/followers at my workplace : ([/quote]

This is really interesting. The one Trump supporter I have on my facebook feed also is a fan of Putin… not necessarily his specific positions, but his strong, authoritarian style.

Said Trump supporter is actually a fairly weak Trump supporter in that he clearly likes other candidates just as much.

[FlyerInHi]

Spd, I’m not a big fan of Bloomberg, but don’t you think that if NYC were a separate state and run like Singapore, it would be wildly rich?

Don’t we envy the GDP per capita of Singapore?

My friend who is a professor at NUS was a young lliberal PhD student from Singapore. He didn’t want to go back but was required to return to teach because he had a scholarship. He’s not authoritarian but he’s happy to have tenure at a top university and to be paid well. Money and position are big incentives.

[spdrun]

I’d take individual rights over extreme wealth any day. If you want an American city to be run like Singapore, move to Singapore.

Singapore, where you can get a bullet for possessing half a pound of weed. Where they check your car’s fuel tank before you leave to keep you from buying cheaper gas in Malaysia. Where you can be JAILED for “slandering the government.”

The one thing that can be said for S’pore is that punishments tend to be more immediate (fines or caning) vs jail time, which costs the public money and serves to train better criminals.

I’d rather have it be run somewhere in between Singapore and Trinidad. Which it sort of already is.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=outtamojo]

This article I agree with most regarding Trump supporters.
The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-2016-authoritarian-213533

This article reasonates with me because there are so many authoritarian idiot types/followers at my workplace : ([/quote]

The author of the article is on to something with his polling and research.

The world is changing fast and people are grasping at straws and looking to an authoritarian leader to defend them.

It used to be that Americans were top dogs in the world, we did whatever we wanted because we could. People want to “Make America Great Again” and Trump promises to kick ass abroad, and deport immigrants because we can. We do it because we can, and they will pay for it, he says.

I’m in Vegas this week and Linked-In has a big conference going on. They booked the whole of Aria hotel. I’m not in the business, but by chance, I met some people from Delhi India who work in “Client Success.” They are MBAs who provide consulting service. Imagine that, people coming here, staying in our luxury hotels, to give us advice. I used to be we went around the world telling people what to do. That’s the kind of stuff the riles up and frightens people who look to an authoritarian figure.

The other choice is to embrace a changing world, and all prosper together.

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