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Who Do You Think the GOP Would Nominate in 2020?

Who Do You Think the GOP Would Nominate in 2020?

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Sherman123

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If Trump is defeated, and it seems likely that he will, who do you think the GOP will put up to challenge Clinton in 2020? My fear is that the wrong lesson will be taken and someone like Cruz will propel themselves on a tide of 'We weren't sincerely conservative enough, let's take back our country!"

Thoughts?

Edit: The poll was going to be broad, asking if you thought it would be a Social Conservative, a Moderate, a Liberal, a Tea Party-ite, a Trump-ite, a Wildcard, an Establishment candidate, etc. Again, my apologies on the poll mistake.
 
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I don't imagine people will just roll over and nominate someone that they hate in order to get a win.
 
If she doesn't do well they could nominate almost anybody. Pence may be in play. A lot of the other guys were run over by Trump in the primaries and probably wouldn't carry all those Trump voters to the polls for them.
 
Stepped away from the computer and the poll timed out, sorry about that.
 
paul ryan
 
justabubba said:
paul ryan
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Of the people we know about now I agree with the Ryan pick. However, my gut says a governor of some sort will come out of the woodwork by then. It's a long ways off.
 
It's sad how the same people keep being brought up election after election.
 
Sherman123 said:
If Trump is defeated, and it seems likely that he will, who do you think the GOP will put up to challenge Clinton in 2020? My fear is that the wrong lesson will be taken and someone like Cruz will propel themselves on a tide of 'We weren't sincerely conservative enough, let's take back our country!"

Thoughts?

Edit: The poll was going to be broad, asking if you thought it would be a Social Conservative, a Moderate, a Liberal, a Tea Party-ite, a Trump-ite, a Wildcard, an Establishment candidate, etc. Again, my apologies on the poll mistake.
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Alfred E. Neuman
 
I think it's way to early to even consider that. Some people still have not decided who they are going to vote for President for 2016.
Ask us again in about 3 years. :)
 
Lutherf said:
Sarah Palin
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Why Trump of course! Clinton gets a second term doesn't she? Why not three? Nominate Trump in 2024, and 2028, and beyond even! Infinite Clinton terms! Clinton for life! Hey, let's go ahead and say **** it and cancel elections!
 
Sherman123 said:
If Trump is defeated, and it seems likely that he will, who do you think the GOP will put up to challenge Clinton in 2020? My fear is that the wrong lesson will be taken and someone like Cruz will propel themselves on a tide of 'We weren't sincerely conservative enough, let's take back our country!"

Thoughts?

Edit: The poll was going to be broad, asking if you thought it would be a Social Conservative, a Moderate, a Liberal, a Tea Party-ite, a Trump-ite, a Wildcard, an Establishment candidate, etc. Again, my apologies on the poll mistake.
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I was a Rubio man in 2016, despite thinking that he was a bit green. Hopefully in 2020, some of that will have worn off. Paul Ryan is another alternative, but I think he belongs in charge of the House. I will indeed be looking for someone who is a full conservative in 2020, but someone who can actually defend, explain, and expand it. My distaste and refusal to support Trump (and much of the intra-fighting going on in the Republican Party) is not least driven by his liberalism.

If you think that the guy on his third wife with a multi-decade history of being in favor of abortion, higher taxes, more regulation, bailouts, higher minimum wage, single payer healthcare, and amnesty is the Hard Core Pure Conservative, then I don't think that word means what you think it means.

Too much is in flux and yet to be determined, however. Much will depend on how bad the loss to Hillary is, and how effective the Purge is (or isn't). Much of the Trump phenomenon was about Trump, and that's something that I think is unlikely to be effectively duplicated (though, to be fair, I have given his supporters more credit than they have deserved at every step of the way when it comes to things like not-being-fooled-by-obvious-cheap-cons, so my track record here is not good).

For your poll, I would have said likely it will be a three-stool-leg conservative who is at least moderately supported by the Establishment.
 
Abbazorkzog said:
Why Trump of course! Clinton gets a second term doesn't she? Why not three? Nominate Trump in 2024, and 2028, and beyond even! Infinite Clinton terms! Clinton for life! Hey, let's go ahead and say **** it and cancel elections!
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Trump the liar and egomaniac will deny he ever ran for president after a loss. Some of his early advisors said he never took it seriously or expected to come close. He's not a career politician is the kindest thing i can say, but it will also keep him from running again.
 
chromium said:
Trump the liar and egomaniac will deny he ever ran for president after a loss. Some of his early advisors said he never took it seriously or expected to come close. He's not a career politician is the kindest thing i can say, but it will also keep him from running again.
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I wasn't being serious. This thread doesn't deserve a serious response. What an epic ****ing failure, by the way. Any moron with half a ****ing brain wouldn't have to have me tell them I was joking with that post you quoted. :lamo Epic fail.
 
Abbazorkzog said:
Why Trump of course! Clinton gets a second term doesn't she? Why not three? Nominate Trump in 2024, and 2028, and beyond even! Infinite Clinton terms! Clinton for life! Hey, let's go ahead and say **** it and cancel elections!
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You were beginning to see things my way, but you went too far, like Trump, he went too far.

They will nominate a loser because as long as they hold their economic philosophy we cannot allow them to win.
 
Abbazorkzog said:
I wasn't being serious. This thread doesn't deserve a serious response. What an epic ****ing failure, by the way. Any moron with half a ****ing brain wouldn't have to have me tell them I was joking with that post you quoted. :lamo Epic fail.
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Obviously i didn't take your "Hillary for 2040" crap seriously but none other had mentioned Trump again (obviously Hillary herself ran after a loss) so i thought i'd address it

But whatever, if gonna be a dick /ignore
 
chromium said:
Obviously i didn't take your "Hillary for 2040" crap seriously but none other had mentioned Trump again (obviously Hillary herself ran after a loss) so i thought i'd address it
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LOL if you don't take it seriously why even address it? :lol:












































:lamo
 
Henrin said:
I don't imagine people will just roll over and nominate someone that they hate in order to get a win.
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I think Portman might decide to make a run at it. David Broder picked Portman as the best choice for the GOP if Obama won in 2012. However, Portman deferred to the governor of our state (Kasich) Now with Kasich out of the way and Portman apparently heading to an easy win in a contest the Democrats thought they could win (until about 2 months ago) he will have had 10 years in the senate, He's respected on both sides and he's not adopted the silly bible thumping social conservatism that has hurt the GOP with well educated social agnostics. He's much smarter than anyone who ran this time around as well
 
Where's the box for Paul Ryan?

Actually, after yesterday's debate - Mike Pence might be in the running, too ...
 
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