What Republican candidate would you like to see run for President in 2024?
None at all ever again. I’d like to see an end to the two party system it has been said that a two party system will be the ruin of America and guess what it’s happening.Some of the Founding Fathers originally most concerned about these "factions" had actually helped to bring them about. George Washington lamented that political party wrangling "agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another."John Adams: The two party system is "the greatest political evil under our Constitution""There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution."-- John Adams
Will Michelle Obama run for president in 2020?
Think about it, she's in the public eye, Hollywood adores her, she has a degree from Harvard,After her husband is gone from the white house in 2016, she will be free to run for senator in Illinois.She surely will win.Then like her husband run for the white house.She will be the first african american woman, as president.No republican candidate will be able to beat her.
Who is the most moderate Republican who could possibly run for President in 2016?
At this time, the best moderate Republican who could potentially garner a large amount of support from Independents and Democrats, legally can't run for President:Arnold SchwarzneggerYes, that Arnold. He ran (with generally positive reception) the state of California for 8 years (two terms), which is a very diverse state, which fairly closely mirrors the political makeup of the USA as a whole, believe it or not. His political agenda follows what most of the country believes: generally liberal social policies, coupled with generally conservative fiscal ones. Unfortunately, Arnold is a naturalized US citizen, and thus, does not qualify for President. You must be born a citizen to qualify.
Could mitt romney run again for president 2016-2020 as a republican?
The Teapeople would probably assassinate him, as their hate is so strong.
Could Obama, or any president, change the term limits and run for a 3rd term simply by approval of Congress?
If Democrats control the house and Senate in 2015 then if he wanted couldn't Obama pass a law allowing him to run for a 3rd term. Same question if it were a Republican in their 2nd term in the White House and Republicans controlled both houses. Could we possibly see Obama-Biden 2016 or bring back Bush-Cheney 2016 or the same with anyone else who has served 2 terms or does. Same question applies to Republican or Democrat presidents. I think Clinton would have gotten re-elected in 2000 had he been able to run and certainly Ronald Reagan would have in 1988 though Bush would have lost in 2008.
If Marco Rubio receives the Republican Party nomination in 2016, who would be his best choices for (and most likely) running mates?
If Rubio were to win the GOP nomination, which is certainly a possibility, I think his VP choices would have to reflect the following considerations:A somewhat older candidate, probably with executive experience, to balance his own perceived youthful inexperience with a little gravitas ("Don't worry, folks! This older, trusted person will make sure the President doesn't use the wrong fork at a state dinner!").However, not too old, so that they could emphasize the contrast with (probable Democratic nominee) Baby Boomer Hillary Clinton ("See? We're the party with fresh young faces--and ideas! Not tired 60s retreads! You can depend on our team because we don't need Depends!").Someone who has credibility with the Tea Party/Christian Right wing of the party. They currently distrust Rubio (and basically anybody else to the left of Attila the Hun) as a RINO. If their current faves Trump, Carson and Cruz are passed over, they'll need (at the very least) a running mate who can throw them more than the occasional morsel of red meat--or things could get even uglier, if that's possible. Definitely Tougher than Tough on Those Nasty Border-Crossing People ("See guys? We hear you!! Sure, Marco's had to say some not-insane things to fool the Independents, but look--his running mate is right there with you on mandatory executions for immigrant Muslim Socialist abortionists!"). Come to think of it, Attila would probably be branded a RINO, too...A non-Washington figure, who can avoid being accused of being "corrupted by the Republican establishment" (see prior point).While keeping the above two points in mind, there should be at least some perceived attempt to reach out to Latino voters, because I know there exists at least a handful of sane Republicans who are horrified by the idea of the party committing demographic suicide. Along those lines, possibly a woman or an ethnic minority, to counteract Hillary as well as showing how tolerant, open-minded and definitely not at all racist or sexist the GOP is... ("See, America? We've got one of them on the ticket! Psst Republicans: don't worry, they're one of the good ones...").Put these all in the blender, throw in a crystal ball or two, and....I give you Susana Martinez! Governor of New Mexico, she checks every single one of those boxes.
How likely is it Trump will run as an independent in the 2016 Presidential election?
I think if Trump loses the Republican nomination – either legitimately or via brokered convention – I think it’s inconceivable that he’ll play nice with the Republican nominee in the general election, and I would expect him to tear up the pledge he signed with the GOP to stand behind their guy (“They didn’t treat me fairly! They didn’t want me to win. They defaulted.”).I also think it should be obvious to everybody by now that Trump’s supporters would be very, very inclined to abandon the Republican Party and follow their man wherever he took them.That being said, Trump would face two very big obstacles to mounting an independent bid: Filing deadlines and “sore-loser laws.”The former are pretty self-explanatory. Most states require would-be candidates (Independent or Partisan) to register their candidacy at least two months before the election, with some states’ deadlines even earlier than that. Given that the Republican National Convention is in mid-late July, if Trump wanted to mount an independent bid, he’d need to get together a national drive insanely fast to qualify in enough states that he could theoretically get to 270 Electoral Votes.But in mounting such a bid, he’d have to have a team of lawyers ready to combat the second issue: sore-loser laws.These are laws that specifically prohibit candidates who ran under a Party’s ballot in the primaries from mounting an independent bid in the general election. The overwhelming majority of states have such laws, but it’s not obvious that they apply to Federal elections (except in South Dakota and Texas, where they explicitly do). SoTrump would have to have his army of lawyers ready to push back against any states that sought to use the laws to deny him ballot access – and if those contests didn’t resolve themselves in the courts quickly enough, well, that could be “fun.”Personally, I have no doubts that if it comes down to a brokered convention, Trump and his surrogates will definitely use the threat of an independent bid to try and cajole delegates to his camp.But to answer the question of "How likely is it?": I think at this point that his own ego would demand that he at least openly explore the option, if only to needle the Republicans on his way out the door. Whether that would amount to anything is harder to say.
Who will win the 2016 presidential election?
most likely a democrat, the republicans have not brought forth a decent candidate, a hispanic like Rubio could stand a good chance, but I doubt if he will get the support he needs. I think Americans would vote for a strong independent because they do not trust democrats or republicans at this point in time. 4 years is a long time off anything could happen, chances are Obama will leave a sour taste in voters for democrats, tax payers will probably have had enough.