Politics The 2016 US Presidential Election

I'm pretty sure buying votes is illegal* ; but that is a cause I'd be willing to contribute to.

*unless you are a corporation or PAC

 

In this day and age social media is becoming main focus.
Also the Clinton campaign is going to be focused more in that direction this time around.
Like her driving to Iowa and stopping at Chipolte the theme is her going out to the people and earning their vote.
It worked really well for her when she ran for Senate so I think they intend to duplicate it this time around.
Might have helped her win if she'd used it against Obama, you never know.

 

It is interesting looking at this from a business point of view. Some in business will buy market share (through acquisitions) while others focus on growing market share through delivery on a promise of quality service and products. I prefer businesses who grow based on the delivery on a promise of quality service and products.

What are candidates actually getting for a $5 billion investment? They obviously think it makes a difference or why spend so much time and brain power engaged in the activity of fund raising. Perhaps the business of running for office is the new Wall St.. I am going to want to see how the candidates spend the money. Today, Clinton mentioned the disparity between CEO's and regular employees - let's take a look at how much she is paying campaign managers and consultants - comparing that to the zero pay of armies of volunteers.
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Real road warriors don't eat at Chipotle, basically a place for Yuppies who will spend $8 for a burrito. Real road warriors will eat at a Chester's connected to a truck-stop. I think if Clinton wants to connect with real people she needs to hire me, what do you think she pays to have someone advise her on what restaurants appeal to blue collar working class folk.

 

Never had heard of this Chester's place before, had to look that up.

 

never thought of it that way

 

Some updates to the list since I started this thread.

Confirmed Democrats:
Hillary Clinton
Andrew Caffrey
Willie Carter
Doug Shreffler
Micheal Steinburg
Robby Wells

Confirmed Republicans:
Ted Cruz
Mark Everson
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Skip Andrews
Kerry Bowers
Dale Christensen
John Dummett Jr.
Mark Everson
Chris Hill
Michael Kinlaw
Michael Petyo
Brian Russel


Confirmed Libertarian:
Marc Feldman
Darryl Perry
Steve Kerbel


Confirmed Green:
John Ferguson
Willita D. Bush
Kent Mesplay


Confirmed Independent:
Paul Chehade
Mark Dutter
Martin Hahn
David Hendrix
David Holcomb
Lynn Sandra Kahn
Bishop Julian Lewis Jr.
Mark Pendleton
Scott Smith
Tami Stainfield
Samm Tittle


Confirmed Reform Party:
Ken Cross


Confirmed Constitution Party:
Chad Kopple


Confirmed Socialist:
Dean Capone



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Possible Democrats:
Lincoln Chafee
Martin O'Malley
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Al Gore
Jerry Brown
Jim Webb
Barbara Boxer
Andrew Cuomo
Kirsten Gillibrand
Deval Patrick
Willie Carter
Michael Bennet
Evan Bayh
Mark Warner
Julian Castro
Cory Booker
Claire McCaskill
Dan Malloy
Russ Feingold
Brian Schweitzer
Jay Nixon
John Kerry
Amy Klobuchar


Possible Republicans:
Jeb Bush
Scott Walker
Chris Christie
Ben Carson
Condoleeza Rice
Rick Perry
Paul Ryan
Bob McDonald
Mike Huckabee
Donald Trump
Lindsey Graham
John Kasich
Bobby Jidal
Rick Santorum
Carly Fiorina
Rob Portman
Rick Snyder
John Bolton
Peter King
George Pataki
Jim Gilmore
Bob Ehrlich
Mike Pense


Possible Green:
Jill Stein
Cynthia McKinney
Darryl Cherney


Possible Libertarian:
Gary Johnson


Possible Independent:
Colin Powell
Dennis Michael Lynch


OK, so some of these are very unlikely to happen, but I think the candidates will need to focus on substance and not making mistakes to differentiate themselves from the crowd. I also think that the media plays a big role in getting people to know who these candidates are, and it isn't their ideas that they are running on, but the name recognition and the feeling that other people support them.

There are also quite a few more that I haven't listed for small political parties that I came across as I was searching for who was running. 2016 Presidential Hopefuls Grouped By Party

 

Mike Pense sure looked likely but I don't think so now.
Scott Walker is probably going to but right now he couldn't carry his own state.
Wouldn't be surprised if [gag]Trump[vomit] steps in because his ego is just that big.
And of course Bush is just waiting for 'the' moment.

 

I agree, Mike Pense wasn't a national figure before a few days ago, but now he is for the wrong reasons. He might have done well in the primary, but I think there would be too many other issues that he doesn't have experience with.

Scott Walker wouldn't need to carry Wisconsin though. He is the one that I think would be the biggest challenge for the Democrats to compete against. Rubio isn't too far behind. There are only 4 states that the GOP needs to win from 2012, Florida, Iowa, Virgina, and Ohio. If he could win in Pennsylvania he wouldn't need to win Virgina or Iowa. There are a few other combinations too.

 

266 people have filed as a presidential candidate to-date

http://www.fec.gov/press/resources/2016presidential_form2nm.shtml

 

I might be crazy enough to run someday. Mainly just to say you did it, and that the American people are stupid since they didn't vote for you.

 

Right now, I am leaning towards #35 - Buttocks, Sydneys Voluptous

 

Bernie Sanders will officially announce tomorrow (Thurs)

Bernie Sanders To Announce Presidential Run | Vermont Public Radio

I know it is a long shot, but I will contribute.

A friend and I were talking today about bundling contributions, but we need to do a bit more research and talk with campaign staff when it is in place.

Basics on bundling: Bundle Your Money for Political Impact | Next Avenue

 

It's a shame that Pat Paulsen isn't available.

 

I do not claim that I can solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.

Left-wing or right-wing. No, I'm not either. I'm kind of middle-of-the-bird.

 

It looks like Hillary will have a candidate that won't be afraid to debate her on the issues in the race now. I doubt that Bernie Sanders will bring up the Clinton scandals that the GOP will in attack after attack however. It will be interesting to see how Hillary responds to someone who connects with the activist wing of the Democratic Party to see if she can handle it better this time compared with 2008.

 

As long as he doesn't go Ross Perot and run as an Independent (and split votes) I'm cool with him mixing it up in the primaries

 

I think I will wait a while to see who decides to enter the race in the next few months before I update the list again. I'm just wondering if someone will announce they are running in 2020 right after the inauguration though since we are still a long ways away from the election.