By election day 2016 there was only one Republican running. I can name plenty of people who ran in the primaries that had a real chance of winning the general election.
I think these states are counting on a 'womb boom' to offset the brain-drain they've been having these last few decades.I, for one, welcome the race to see what red state can be most draconian towards their female citizens.
For the sole purpose of seeing how big a backlash will be?I, for one, welcome the race to see what red state can be most draconian towards their female citizens.
Short of Pence, Romney is probably the one person who can realistically have a chance of primarying Trump.
1. Could you name an other conservative candidate running on election day in 2016 that was viable?
2. The Republican party will never nominate a candidate who is not an incumbent when they have an incumbent sitting in the oval office.
That and to see if the state legislatures have any plans for what to do once they catch the car they are chasing.For the sole purpose of seeing how big a backlash will be?
I'm a Trump supporter but I'd like to see Romney challenge him.
That and to see if the state legislatures have any plans for what to do once they catch the car they are chasing.
I doubt that but even if it did, that wouldn't be the end of abortions in the US. It would simply become a matter decided on a state by state basis.
Why? Do you figure that he will be as ineffective against Trump as he was against Obama?
So people keep saying. Bit early to declare victory.It is the bills that have already been passed by state legislatures that will be used to overturn Roe.
That would require some major judicial activism like we never seen before. It would be infamous as the DRED SCOTT v. SANDFORD SC case back then.I doubt that but even if it did, that wouldn't be the end of abortions in the US. It would simply become a matter decided on a state by state basis.
Also, as I said in another thread, if Roe goes away abortion will remain legal for the majority of the population due to the political leanings of the more populous states.Quite true.
But we are talking in the context of primaries. And you are saying now, well before the primaries, that Trump is the only viable candidate.But on election day all of that was irrelevant. Trump was the only viable conservative candidate in 2016 on the only day that mattered - election day.
1) running against Hillary Clinton anyone would be viable. Could you name the ones you consider non viable and give reasons other than Trump won the primary?
2) Never is a long time. As I am not omniscient nor a soothsayer I cannot say that what you are claiming is true or false. I will admit there is little likelihood the Republicans or the Democrats would elect a non incumbent to run as their Presidential candidate when an incumbent was available. to stretch that out to eternity is a bit too much for me. I'm fairly sure a large segment of the populace were firmly convinced that the Republican party would never nominate Donald Trump until it actually happened so I try not to say anything is impossible. So what I think will happen is that Trump will have a token opponent or two and have an easy time getting to run for reelection as the Republican candidate and right now I would put my money on Joe Biden being the Democrat candidate with a running mate that is sufficiently some combination of dark skinned , female and SJW to keep the identarian leftist faction from bolting when an old white man turns out to be the Democrat candidate. My wager though may turn out to be a bad one as no one knows what will happen in the future.
But we are talking in the context of primaries. And you are saying now, well before the primaries, that Trump is the only viable candidate.
It is the bills that have already been passed by state legislatures that will be used to overturn Roe.
And based on probability nobody would have expected the Republicans to nominate a political neophyte who had never held political office to run against one of the most experienced candidates in the country. If the primaries show that the majority of Republican voters don't support Trump, the Republicans will nominate whoever can win the general.Yes the only viable conservative candidate because of point (2) that I made above.
The only other two that I remember who were still running on election day were Gary Johnson (and Bill Weld VP) and Evan McMullin. Both were unviable because they were unknown and unsupported by a major party. This is reflected in the fact that Johnson won 3% of the vote and McMullin won 1%. That doesn't sound viable to me. People who voted for those candidates threw away their vote.
I'm no soothsayer but I am speaking in terms of probability. The GOP will most probably never nominate a non-incumbent when they have an incumbent sitting in office.
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