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sullat posted:Which makes me wonder, does Sebelius have any ambitions? She left a good job as Governor to work for Obama after all. Also, it strikes me that 2016 is probably a losing year for the Democrats. Americans are restless children with short attention spans; the only presidents who successfully passed on the mantle to their partymates after serving two terms were Reagan and FDR, and I don't think that Obama or the Democratic party are going to have the support in 2016 that was present in 1984 or 1944. It also looks like the GOP bench will be somewhat deeper, with a wider spread of governors to choose from. I expect we'll see Hillary Clinton run without much 'old party' opposition (Biden might run but that would be a disastrous primary, and he'd lose), but maybe against a few up and coming progressive faces who'll make their names known nationally before ceding the field. Though I doubt she'll win, Clinton is the obvious choice - there aren't a lot of Democrats who don't love her, and it would turn out the base like gangbusters. That's all coming straight out of my rear end, admittedly.
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Rookersh posted:If they wanted to play the smart card, they'd bring in Jeb or George P ( 40 in 2016, party darling, beloved by pretty much every Republican, and still "white" while appealing to the Latino demographic. ) and play up the wife/mother was Latino bit, while playing up how Obama hasn't "fixed" Immigration yet, and how it was the GOP who voted in PR, not the Dems. That would give them a ton of extra votes from the Latino block, while simultaneously not having to do anything to upset their base. And Jeb/George could guarantee Red Florida, which would mean any Dem candidate would have an uphill battle from day 1.
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Maximo Roboto posted:If only Schwarzenegger didn't have the not native born issue Or the secret illegitimate family provoking a messy divorce issue.
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