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I honestly see Hillary running and winning the nomination in 2016, as long as she wants it. A couple questions: If Christie loses his 2013 Governor bid, what does that mean for his 2016 chances? If the tea party is refuted heavily in 2014, will there be room for a Santorum type of candidate? Will the Republicans even run with Jeb Bush? Will they panic and push for a hispanic candidate to pander to that base?
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menino posted:Really? Is his experience is dramatically different from Obama's? Yes. Obama held public office before being president. (state legislature for seven years, Illinois senator in 05)
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exquisite tea posted:The idea that running Rubio would somehow win back the hearts and minds of Latino voters is absurd, though I wouldn't put it past the Republicans to assume this. If the RNC platform remains as nativist as it stands currently, then Latinos won't suddenly be fooled into thinking Rubio is fighting for them because he's got a Spanish last name. Additionally, Latinos are not a solitary voting bloc, and most come from a cultural heritage and privilege very different from Cuban-Americans. To think you can run the same bigoted policies out there and cut significantly into the minority vote because it's stamped with a big fat Rubio is cynical, to say the least. And I think it's even more cynical to suggest Latino voters will be fooled. Also to make note of, Republican secretaries of state would have to cease voter ID laws and other forms of voter suppression. I don't see that as very likely.
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I want to see the Dems run a gay athiest woman of middle eastern descent.
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richardfun posted:You think he wouldn't have proposed/campaigned on tax hikes for the rich if his opponent had been one of the loons? He wouldn't have needed to, imagine an Akin-esque rape chat falling out of sweatervest or jowlies mouth. Election over. Instead of 47% we would have gotten "babykiller!"
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