The 2016 Presidential Election Trainwreck

[Northwestcoug]

Texas ... Whataburger ... Al Sharpton.

UT should thank you. Now he doesn't have to trouble himself posting a bunch of links.

[Pelado]

Three predictions and a disclosure:

1. Negative vibes about Team Clinton are strong enough that there will a spate of news stories just like this one, speculations about who the Democrats will nominate if not Her Inevitableness.

2. The answer to that question is that the nominee will be Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.

3. I will regret allowing my editor to actually publish this.

Disclosure: I offer this in the spirit of sports writing on things like the NFL Draft and the 2016 World Series.

Is there a Kennedy out there? Not this year. Roosevelt? Nope.

So that brings us to the graveyard of presidential ambition, the U.S. Senate. Some recent alums and current leaders would surely run. Pick among: Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Warner, Jon Tester, Cory Booker and, of course, Tim Kaine.

Kaine is by far the best-looking resume out there. He’s a former mayor (Richmond), governor (Virginia) and he hasn’t been in the Senate long enough to forget how to speak like a muggle. He’s won statewide in Virginia, a conservative, trending- Republican state. He’s a good campaigner and doesn’t come off as a slicky boy.

Kaine also ran the Democratic National Committee for a while, which tells you three things: Other politicians think he’s got smarts; he can raise money; and he has a national antenna.

The military has a huge presence in Virginia, and Kaine got himself appointed to the Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee. He seems to be developing expertise and an influential voice. He has pushed Obama hard and articulately to get formal congressional authority for the current military adventures in the Mideast.

And Kaine proved this week he has guts. He boycotted Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, risking the undying ire of a giant swatch of the Jewish donor community.

Unfortunately, Tim is not a very presidential name. Though it is better than Barack. Or Hillary. Or Jimmy.

http://www.newsnet5.com/decodedc/you-read-it-here-first-if-hillary-doesnt-run-heres-who-will-get-the-nod

[Topper]

The 2016 Presidential Election Primary Thread

It appears the well-educated portion of the populace is the most likely not to vaccinate children. Some Ithaca, NY schools have very low rates of vaccinated children.

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/02/despi...ination-rates/

There are a lot of hippies in Ithaca. Roots, the alternative school, has "free thinkers" not willing to vaccinate. On the east side of Cayuga Lake there is actually a commune. I am surprised Waldorf is so low as that is near South Hill which some money. Nonetheless, do you know what they call a fiscal conservative in Ithaca? A tourist.

[fusnik]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Ted Cruz's ability to run for president and Obama's if he indeed was born in Kenya?

[Pelado]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Ted Cruz's ability to run for president and Obama's if he indeed was born in Kenya?

Depends. Where was Ted born? What was the citizenship status of his parents?

[scottie]

Depends. Where was Ted born? What was the citizenship status of his parents?

He was born in Canada.

[Joe Public]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Ted Cruz's ability to run for president and Obama's if he indeed was born in Kenya?

I don't see any real difference, but I admittedly haven't looked at it closely.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I don't see any real difference, but I admittedly haven't looked at it closely.

I don't think there is a difference. It's always been a non-issue. Not even Barry Soetero says he's from Kenya anymore.

[I.J. Reilly]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Ted Cruz's ability to run for president and Obama's if he indeed was born in Kenya?

Canadians look more like us than Kenyans do. That's your difference.

[All-American]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Ted Cruz's ability to run for president and Obama's if he indeed was born in Kenya?

I'm all for excluding Ted Cruz on these or any other grounds.

[Moliere]

I'm all for excluding Ted Cruz on these or any other grounds.

Raphael Cruz gives me the heebeejeebees

[Omaha 680]

LOL @ Trump.

[All-American]

Ted Cruz is officially in.

[Moliere]

Ted Cruz is officially in.

:teamraphael:

[Northwestcoug]

Yay! Finally a serious contender!