In a vacuum ... which 2024 candidate is your favorite?

[Doc Brown]

Rob DeSantis and it's not particularly close.  Popular governor who's gotten things done, fights for what he believes in, Ivy league graduate, military background, and passed his two biggest challenges (Covid response and Hurricane Ian) with flying colors.  Haley would be my second choice and Pence would be my third.

[Joe Ferguson forever]

54 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Rob DeSantis and it's not particularly close.  Popular governor who's gotten things done, fights for what he believes in, Ivy league graduate, military background, and passed his two biggest challenges (Covid response and Hurricane Ian) with flying colors.  Haley would be my second choice and Pence would be my third.

When Rob enters the race, i'll read his platform...

[ALF]

If the nominee were Haley or Pence I would go with them . Hope someone else enters the race who is moderate. Biden is just too old and never Harris. Disagree with refugee policy , no bail and lack of deterrence  to crime , inflation has killed us on SS. 

Edited August 29, 2023 by ALF

[BillStime]

I'll support anyone who preserves our republic and stops attacking ANYONE not white, male and straight.

 

I do not trust Trump, DeSantis and ANYONE associated with them... they are tyrants and do not belong anywhere near the White House.

 

@Chris farley - hey eyeroll - are you telling me Trump and DeSaster aren't TYRANTS or that you don't care about our republic?

 

 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Too soon,

If I have to.. 

id give Ron a chance to move to the center, this right of Don is old 

haley - most genuine, compromiser 

wes moore- up and comer. Smart and operational 

 

Noooo!!! 

biden

kamie

donnie

Christie - he want to impeach trump 

vivek-  smart like Pete B, easy to point  

bernie - Jesus … this guy? 

warren…. Lost her mind 

hilary 

newsome - corrupt Getty family pos 

pence- Wtf? 

 

[Andy1]

Given the current limited choices…

Probably will vote Biden but wish there were a younger Dem option

I would seriously consider Christie, Haley or Scott - I think they are all capable, sane Republicans but would need to learn more about their positions on issues. I also doubt they can turn the direction of the party away from Trumpism.

 

Will never vote Trump, Desantis, swampy Swamy or RFK jr. They are all insane.

[Roundybout]

1 minute ago, Andy1 said:

Given the current limited choices…

Probably will vote Biden but wish there were a younger Dem option

I would seriously consider Christie, Haley or Scott - I think they are all capable, sane Republicans but would need to learn more about their positions on issues. I also doubt they can turn the direction of the party away from Trumpism.

 

Will never vote Trump, Desantis, swampy Swamy or RFK jr. They are all insane.

I wish someone like Jared Polis was running.

 

Gretchen Whitmer would be a fun choice too. 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Roundybout

[Andy1]

2 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

I wish someone like Jared Polis was running.

 

Gretchen Whitmer would be a fun choice too. 

Agree. Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky would be another interesting option.

[Big Blitz]

“And let me tell you……when I’m in the WH I’ll appoint the very judges that are making these decisions.  Because I’m just a useful idiot communist.”

 

 

 

 

 

[The Frankish Reich]

11 hours ago, Andy1 said:

Will never vote Trump, Desantis, swampy Swamy or RFK jr. They are all insane.

Vivek is not insane. But he is the guy who will say anything he thinks will get him additional votes or popularity, even if it disagrees with what he said last year.

DeSantis is not insane. But he was completely damaged by Trump and Trumpism and policy-wise no longer resembles the War on Terror JAG officer and congressman he once was.

[T master]

I don't know that any 1 of them have everything needed to be a true leader of all the people ! That being said i would hope that the person elected would have a business back ground to run the US as such rather than of a personal political agenda of sorts .

 

I would hope the person would have a strong sense of religious/moral beliefs & it wouldn't hurt to have some military background either . Also the person has to be very strong & willing to stand for those beliefs and not waver while also understanding others thoughts & beliefs keeping the difference between right & wrong in the forefront of every decision being made & common sense is a must also .

 

But in todays world over sensitive & entitlement driven USA we have exactly what we have, leaders that will not stand for anything but try to please every one on every thing which is why our country is where it is .

 

Use to be in order to become a American you had to assimilate into the American culture first learn the language & some of the history of this nation and believe in it while intertwining your individual heritage into your American dream but that has all changed now .

 

We are no longer Americans first we are Asian Americans, African Americans, Irish Americans, Mexican Americans, always putting America second & we need a leader that will put America first again but i don't see that being acceptable any more .

 

And we have all seen what happens if there is a candidate that try's to put America first the scrutiny & hatred for that person is almost unbearable !! So is there a candidate that keeps the American dream as it was intended alive running today or is it all for the NWO America where most anything goes & we sell your America to the foreign interests like China & such ? 

 

We can only pray that there's is one strong enough with all the quality's that it will take to be a true leader of this once great country !! 

[Gregg]

DeSantis is my first choice. I will vote R no matter what.

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

It's pretty telling that everyone (Republican and Democrat) in this thread is pretty much resigned to voting for the "least worst" option. 

[John from Riverside]

On 8/29/2023 at 3:20 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

Too soon,

If I have to.. 

id give Ron a chance to move to the center, this right of Don is old 

haley - most genuine, compromiser 

wes moore- up and comer. Smart and operational 

 

Noooo!!! 

biden

kamie

donnie

Christie - he want to impeach trump 

vivek-  smart like Pete B, easy to point  

bernie - Jesus … this guy? 

warren…. Lost her mind 

hilary 

newsome - corrupt Getty family pos 

pence- Wtf? 

 

This is hilarious. You wouldn’t vote for a guy that wanted to impeach Trump whenever he totally deserved it.
 

Then you turn around and wouldn’t vote for a guy like Newsom whenever he’s just like trump without the youth

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

5 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

This is hilarious. You wouldn’t vote for a guy that wanted to impeach Trump whenever he totally deserved it.
 

Then you turn around and wouldn’t vote for a guy like Newsom whenever he’s just like trump without the youth

Is this tequila, ambien or something stronger talking? No clue what the point is supposed to be. 

[John from Riverside]

2 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

Is this tequila, ambien or something stronger talking? No clue what the point is supposed to be. 

You gave reasons as to why you would not vote for somebody has a Canadate
 

The reasons why you wouldn’t are interesting

 

He wouldn’t vote for Christie because he supported impeachment of Donald Trump so you wouldn’t support him for going against the grain of his party and doing the right thing

 

But then you turn around and say that you wouldn’t vote for Gavin Newsom because he’s corrupt did you just not have anything bad to say about him or was that just an off the cuff comment?

 

ALL of these candidates are corrupt in someway or another if for some reason you think the Donald Trump is not corrupt well, that’s where your problems start

Edited August 31, 2023 by John from Riverside

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

7 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

You gave reasons as to why you would not vote for somebody has a Canadate
 

The reasons why you wouldn’t are interesting

 

He wouldn’t vote for Christie because he supported impeachment of Donald Trump so you wouldn’t support him for going against the grain of his party and doing the right thing

 

But then you turn around and say that you wouldn’t vote for Gavin Newsom because he’s corrupt did you just not have anything bad to say about him or was that just an off the cuff comment?

 

ALL of these candidates are corrupt in someway or another if for some reason you think the Donald Trump is not corrupt well, that’s where your problems start

Ah ok .. quick summaries need more context for you. Sure.

 

christie- he dgaf about the office he just wants to ride Donnie into the ground, so useless other than his vendetta 
 

newsome- he’s heir to Getty oil family fortune and one of the 4 families that have colluded to control California politics for decades. They are corrupt elites- look it up? No thanks

[John from Riverside]

3 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

Ah ok .. quick summaries need more context for you. Sure.

 

christie- he dgaf about the office he just wants to ride Donnie into the ground, so useless other than his vendetta 
 

newsome- he’s heir to Getty oil family fortune and one of the 4 families that have colluded to control California politics for decades. They are corrupt elites- look it up? No thanks

As opposed to somebody with millions of dollars, but didn’t want to not be president anymore so he illegally made moves to try to cancel or election as opposed to that?

 

I don’t have a problem with you thinking what you think about Gavin Newsom he’s definitely not my favorite candidate but your reasoning about how it’s OK for one to be some thing and not another is just baffling

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

35 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

As opposed to somebody with millions of dollars, but didn’t want to not be president anymore so he illegally made moves to try to cancel or election as opposed to that?

 

I don’t have a problem with you thinking what you think about Gavin Newsom he’s definitely not my favorite candidate but your reasoning about how it’s OK for one to be some thing and not another is just baffling

right- let me clarify. Christie’s sole motivation is to eviscerate trump. So my point is hating your old boss for being a dousche isn’t a presidential platform 

[The Frankish Reich]

12 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

newsome- he’s heir to Getty oil family fortune

Not exactly. He was kind of a hanger-on who started schmoozing the Gettys when he was very young, then got one of them to invest money in some vanity things like a winery. I'm not sure exactly how he parlayed that into living so well. There's probably a really good biography in his future where we figure all of this out.

To me, more of an empty suit than a stalking horse for the economic elite. He has always had plenty of ambition without ever really standing for anything policy-wise. Good hair and access to a lot of extremely wealthy people who can donate to his campaigns.

Edited August 31, 2023 by The Frankish Reich