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As a Republian, who do you turn to in 2016?

2016 Republican Candidate

  • Chris Christie

    Votes: 8 18.2%

  • Rand Paul

    Votes: 9 20.5%

  • Paul Ryan

    Votes: 4 9.1%

  • Marco Rubio

    Votes: 6 13.6%

  • Bob McDonnell

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • Jeb Bush

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • Rick Santorum

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Bobby Jindal

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Rob Portman

    Votes: 2 4.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 13 29.5%
  • Total voters
    44
Jredbaron96 said:
What the ****?

Did he like, bully you when you were a kid?
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No. He just wants to be leader of a movement of people he cordially detests, and he's probably the only guy we have on our side who is as impressed with himself as the President.
 
Jredbaron96 said:
Chris Cristie, Rand Paul, or Marco Rubio.
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Chris Christie would lose, and lose badly; he wouldn't even make it out of the primary. He is free to throw his hat in, I suppose, but given his tongue lashing abilities, I'd rather he not damage the final candidate.
 
soccerboy22 said:
I really want Huntsman.
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Oh I wish, but I doubt....


We unfortunately don't have a clear cut person to go to in 2016...which admittedly is a hindrance for us I think.

My veiws on a few of it...

Huntsman (with a different campaign manager) would be my PERSONAL pick, though I think he'd have done better in 2012 than in 2016. He was pretty much a custom built Obama Thumper and a HORRIBLE primary killed the chance. He's still a good candidate for 2016, but he was custom made for a 2012 presidency.

In terms of what's likely...RIGHT NOW I'd say there's going to be a strong push for Rubio in hopes of broadening the base, since he's more moderate on immigration issues and the latino block is going to be a huge constituency. I would've said Christie, and still think he's a likely candidate, but he's going to have to get back into the parties graces to do it. Rand Paul is probably going to take the Ron Paul slot, and likely do a fair bit better due to having a bit more pragmatism and charisma than his father, but still unlikely to win it.

I also figure there may be a a sleeper governor out there somewhere, though not sure who at this point.

I think Jindal and Jeb's times have largely passed from having a really strong shot to run. Portman doesn't have the charisma I think. And I don't believe Santorum is going to successfully present an image of electability after losing two straight races.
 
While I am a Democrat and will not vote in this poll, please please please make it Rand Paul in 2016. I will even send him five bucks if it will help get him the GOP nomination. Heck, if it gets him the Libertarian nomination I will send it just the same.
 
As a Libertarian, Rand is still a bit too Republican for my tastes, but I will say that, had the Republican party not taken a steamy dump on the Ron Paul delegates, and had Romney picked him over Ryan as a VP, we wouldn't be asking this question right now.
 
Kr1ll1n said:
As a Libertarian, Rand is still a bit too Republican for my tastes, but I will say that, had the Republican party not taken a steamy dump on the Ron Paul delegates, and had Romney picked him over Ryan as a VP, we wouldn't be asking this question right now.
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You are right. I suspect we would have started asking this question weeks ago.
 
Huntsman or Christie mainly because they are sane.
 
haymarket said:
You are right. I suspect we would have started asking this question weeks ago.
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The funny thing is, Libertarians spent the past few weeks on this site, responding to threads created by Libertarians and Conservatives alike, about how we should "fall on our own sword" for Romney.
As I pointed out in those threads, why in the hell should we?

Luke 9:5
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

Matthew 10:14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Even though many on this site will be annoyed by scripture, the point that is made in those two passages still stands.
 
I think a Rubio/Jindal ticket would be beastly. A Republican who is Latino and comes from a huge swing state? Uh, yeah, no brainer there.
 
I dont mean this to sound snarky, but maybe people should focus on their representatives as of January 2013. We have no way of knowing what 2016 is going to look like but please for the love of GOD can we at least wait a few years before we start campaigning for 2016???
 
Yeah, not to mention that the Earth is going to be destroyed in a month and a half.

Maybe that's why so many people voted Obama. Now they don't have to die as racists.
 
soccerboy22 said:
I really want Huntsman.
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LOL, someone voted Santorum. Wow. Anyway, where's Ron Paul? The dude's old but he's spry.
 
While, out of that list, I probably would have to go with Christie, the fact is I really can't support any of the people on that list, or anyone currently representing the Republican party, which I think has turned into just as reprehensible an organization as the Democrats in the past 30 or so years. They just keep getting worse. In fact, all of politics is just getting worse, it doesn't matter what party you turn to, these are all people I'd rather never have a chance to run the country. Please, either give us someone worth voting for or put "none of the above" on the ballot.
 
Huntsman? His views are far more consistant with the Democratic Party then Republican. I wish he'd have run against Obama in the primary. He'd have had a better chance then in the Republican primary.

Chris Christie belongs to the Democratic Party. He needs to switch. He is a sell out to his party and I'll never give him an ounce of support and neither will many others who saw him hug and provide comfort to his opponent in the eye of the storm. He has no back bone. He might as well switch right now and run as a Democrat to many Republicans he is DOA - enough to make sure he will never win a primary. All they need is to show an ad with that nice bear hug and glowing endorsement 7 days before an election. Put a fork in him I can't stand Christie.

I selected Ryan. A true fiscal conservatives and with original ideas. Though I don't think he's charismatic enough to pull it off. Unfortunate the sheeple need a rock star and the Republicans don't have one. Maybe Rubio.
 
CalGun said:
Huntsman? His views are far more consistant with the Democratic Party then Republican. I wish he'd have run against Obama in the primary. He'd have had a better chance then in the Republican primary.
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Huntsman is nowhere near the Democratic Party platform. All you need to know is his stances on social issues which will prove that. Huntsman has ideas consistent with the old Republican platform that used to win them national elections.

Chris Christie belongs to the Democratic Party. He needs to switch. He is a sell out to his party and I'll never give him an ounce of support and neither will many others who saw him hug and provide comfort to his opponent in the eye of the storm. He has no back bone. He might as well switch right now and run as a Democrat to many Republicans he is DOA - enough to make sure he will never win a primary. All they need is to show an ad with that nice bear hug and glowing endorsement 7 days before an election. Put a fork in him I can't stand Christie.
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Are you serious? Christie has been outspoken against government spending, Obamacare, and government education. Christie did what he had to do when that storm devastated New Jersey. He threw the political crap to the side and helped his state. He thanked the President for the support and gave him credit that was justified. What did you expect him to do? Go all Jan Brewer on him? Christie has more backbone then most of those Republicans.

I selected Ryan. A true fiscal conservatives and with original ideas. Though I don't think he's charismatic enough to pull it off. Unfortunate the sheeple need a rock star and the Republicans don't have one. Maybe Rubio.
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Original ideas? Really? C'mon now...you have to be smarter then that. Ryan follows the same hard right social platforms as most the tea party people. Ryan fiscal conservationism would take too many years, and he still supports the asinine funding of the military budget which needs to be slashed.
 
CalGun said:
Huntsman? His views are far more consistant with the Democratic Party then Republican. I wish he'd have run against Obama in the primary. He'd have had a better chance then in the Republican primary.
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Passed and supported a consumer and market focused Heath care reform in his state

Instituted a flat tax into his state

Passed his states biggest tax cut in history

Slowed the growth of government compared to GDP of his state

Created a repeat top 3 state in the country for business thru business friendly stances regarding regulation.

Call me crazy but that record sounds more tea party like than democratic.
 
mac said:
I had really hoped Huntsman would have been the VP pick this time. I'd vote for him.
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Yeah I knew he wouldn't have been though. Huntsman has the image of being too moderate like Romney. Romney needed a person who looked to be pretty solid in the conservative camp.
 
soccerboy22 said:
Yeah I knew he wouldn't have been though. Huntsman has the image of being too moderate like Romney. Romney needed a person who looked to be pretty solid in the conservative camp.
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I like moderate. That's why I voted for Romney, McCain, Bush and Clinton (once).
 
Christie is too fat and too enamored with Obama

Portman Martinez is the ticket I see
 
mac said:
I like moderate. That's why I voted for Romney, McCain, Bush and Clinton (once).
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Oh I like moderates too, but the makeup of the ticket still matters. I guess the foreign policy advantage that Huntsman had was outweighed by the negatives of him being on the ticket.
 
I would like to see Ann Coulter or Sarah Palin run just so I can laugh my behind off.
 
Ron Paul or Gary Johnson. Unless the economy completely tanks again (unlikely), then those are the only two candidates with a chance.
 
duhu said:
Ron Paul or Gary Johnson. Unless the economy completely tanks again (unlikely), then those are the only two candidates with a chance.
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I find that patently ridiculous
 
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