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Dr. Casey 2013-02-14 18:26

U.S. Politics Thread
 
let's talk about the next president lol :)

Ithekro 2013-02-14 18:38

I don't like her...she's kind of a bitch.

mangamuscle 2013-02-14 19:16

I think part of the problem is that people really expect their next president to solve (or exacerbate) all of the problems of their nation. If people really want that then a shift to a monarchy makes sense, like in star wars elect a king every x years so that he can reinvent the whole country.

kyp275 2013-02-14 19:27

Wait, since when was there elections for king in star wars? Did I miss a movie somewhere?

Jaieni 2013-02-14 19:56

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Originally Posted by kyp275 (Post 4554607)
Wait, since when was there elections for king in star wars? Did I miss a movie somewhere?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padm%C3%A9_Amidala

Ithekro 2013-02-14 20:47

Elected Royalty. With term limites.

On a Star Wars tangent, Chancellor Palpatine was over on his term limits as well when the Clone Wars started (using the secession emergency to stall elections) leading to his appointing himself Emperor at war's end after having served as Chancellor for 13 years or so at that point. Term limits would seem to be 8 years for that office, though I can't say if Senators to the Republic have such limits.

Xellos-_^ 2013-02-14 20:54

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Originally Posted by Dr. Casey (Post 4554542)
let's talk about the next president lol :)

shouldn't we be talking about 2014 with the congressional elections.

Dr. Casey 2013-02-14 21:24

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Originally Posted by Xellos-_^ (Post 4554690)
shouldn't we be talking about 2014 with the congressional elections.

Nah, congessional elections are just miniboss fights. They're not as exciting.

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Originally Posted by Ithekro
I don't like her...she's kind of a bitch.

I see what you did there :p

Did Hillary announce a while ago that she won't be running in 2016, or am I just imagining things?

Ithekro 2013-02-14 21:26

No, but I think some in the press think she's in a good position followingher leaving her position as Secretary of State.

monsta666 2013-02-14 21:32

Not sure who the next president will be but I will put a bet he/she will be a one-term president.

Dr. Casey 2013-02-14 21:36

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Originally Posted by monsta666 (Post 4554727)
Not sure who the next president will be but I will put a bet he/she will be a one-term president.

Why's that?

mangamuscle 2013-02-14 21:40

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Originally Posted by Ithekro (Post 4554685)
Chancellor Palpatine was over on his term limits as well when the Clone Wars started (using the secession emergency to stall elections) leading to his appointing himself Emperor at war's end after having served as Chancellor for 13 years or so at that point.

He did it all wrong, you never draw the attention of the people unto yourself by doing something so megalomaniacal as appointing yourself emperor, you get a puppet (like jar jar bink) to take said position and control him from the shadows, so down the line when a hero comes to kill jar jar, Palpatine could have continued to exert influence from the shadows and plot against the meddling forces of good™ (you can always use their own legal system against them, or unearth some dirt to the media).

So wall street will reign supreme, no matter what puppet gets his turn at the bat.

Magin 2013-02-14 22:07

My guess for 2016 is that the Republicans are going to use the strategy the Dems more or less ended up using back in '08:

First they'll play the National Debt card, and then ask, "Do you really want four more years of this?"

monsta666 2013-02-14 22:11

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Originally Posted by Dr. Casey (Post 4554730)
Why's that?

The economy will perform poorly over those years and the president will be blamed for it. Why will the economy perform poorly you may ask? The problems of debt and bank deregulation have not been dealt with, merely postponed. Politicians have just kicked the can for the last few years but eventually that can will hit a wall. I think the wall will be reached some time between 2016-2020. It is just a WAG so take it for what it is.

Dr. Casey 2013-02-14 22:11

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Originally Posted by Magin (Post 4554758)
My guess for 2016 is that the Republicans are going to use the strategy the Dems more or less ended up using back in '08:

First they'll play the National Debt card, and then ask, "Do you really want four more years of this?"

Very likely, seeing as they used that same tactic this past election.

I hope someone really exceptional comes out of the woodwork for 2016. My dad says that the best candidates are often weeded out well before the nominees are selected (ala 2000, where he says that he thinks Dan Quail was the best option).

Kyuu 2013-02-15 00:56

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Originally Posted by Dr. Casey (Post 4554717)
Nah, congessional elections are just miniboss fights. They're not as exciting.

Still important. And the biggest race out of all of 'em:

Ashley Judd (hot) vs Mitch McConnel (old jackass).

Ithekro 2013-02-15 01:34

If someone can win by hotness alone, I'm sure California would have had a porn star as Governor instead of Arnold.

Urzu 7 2013-02-15 02:07

Instead of making a US Election 2016 thread in February of 2013, shouldn't we just have a "US Politics" thread?


What say you, mods?

Vallen Chaos Valiant 2013-02-15 02:15

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Originally Posted by Urzu 7 (Post 4554990)
Instead of making a US Election 2016 thread in February of 2013, shouldn't we just have a "US Politics" thread?


What say you, mods?

Yeah. Regardless of what anyone says, this thread is going to end up with the 2014 senate race discussions anyway. No one is going to bother with 2016 until that's settled.

Solace 2013-02-15 11:39

Thread renamed.


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