2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[kuronosan]

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[Waraji]

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[Serra]

I feel strangely depressed now..

[notorious bum]

John Nichols ‏@NicholsUprising 2h2 hours ago

AP reports 10,000 packed Coliseum for @BernieSanders event in Madison WI. Largest event yet for a 2016 candidate



#FeelTheBern

[chazzyphizzle]

let's not go with that hashtag and say we did

[archibaldcrane]

That's my people group.

Hopefully he'll succeed in pulling Hillary further left economically.

[Ksandra]

Someone reassure me that trump can't even get close to winning. I've read too many people defending him today.(As well as my in laws).

[Tyrath]

I want Trump to make it far. Just so the batshit insane side of the GOP platform is on full display.

[kuronosan]

Trump might come close to the nomination but no way he makes it past the first few debates. Not with his hypocritical business practices.

[Cantih]

AP reports 10,000 packed Coliseum for @BernieSanders event in Madison WI. Largest event yet for a 2016 candidate

I really do hope he gets it.

[Galkaeater]

can't dump the trump

[Serra]

I really do hope he gets it.

Has anyone told you you're cute lately?

As far as Trump.. He's completely alienated the Hispanic vote, so even if he gets the nomination (which I don't think is possible -- the major Republican players would never allow it), he doesn't stand a chance in the general race.

[notorious bum]

Ya'll would rather validate and analyze a prop candidate, but Bernie making a serious run cannot be taken serious? lol Silly. No one wants to read about Trump's overt racism and how it hurts his run lmao Is this what they do all day on cable news? I feel like I lose brain cells even typing his name out.

[Serra]

You can call Trump a prop candidate, but he has a better chance right now than Sanders. Trump is at least worth discussing because he's in second by only five percent. Bernie is in second by over forty percent in the latest poll (and if Biden decided to run, he'd be in third). The Clinton machine is rolling, get outta the way. Second though, as has been mentioned, Sanders is far too liberal for a general race. He's not going to be able to distance himself from the word socialism, and in the general election, that's a huge strike against him.

[Tyrath]

Wanting trump to make it far is not the same as thinking he has a legitimate chance.

[notorious bum]

And I thought I was cynical about elections lol Trump is down only 5 percent? In this field? Man, he's doing great. I can't wait for his polling data next month.

[Andalusian girls]

Trump is in the same model as Herman Cain, flashy, name recognition, plays to the rodeo clown wing of the party, not a viable candidate

[Melena]

Are any of the candidates in the republican field not named Bush really viable? Most of those with their names in the field either have no name recognition outside of their home state (Fiona), are so far over to the right that only the racists and tea party people will vote for, or so damn religious that they alienate everyone not christian.

[kuronosan]

Sanders has a WAY higher chance than Trump of making waves.

[archibaldcrane]

Are any of the candidates in the republican field not named Bush really viable? Most of those with their names in the field either have no name recognition outside of their home state (Fiona), are so far over to the right that only the racists and tea party people will vote for, or so damn religious that they alienate everyone not christian.

Scott Walker and Marco Rubio are the others who are viable.