FrontLine Presidential Straw Poll

[Steve Savicki]

Maar er zijn veel meer dan enkel twee talen.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Steve Savicki
Только время скажет.

Tya mama huyem v rot ebala.

Cho ti zdiess narisovalsia?

[Hardrock69]

[Satan]

SATAN for President 2008.
Why settle for the lesser Evil?

[fryingdutchman]

Al Gore...should he choose to run.

He's become nothing short of a rockstar in the public perception right now.

Life handed him lemonades in 2004 and he's done more than make lemonade...he's become fucking COUNTRY TIME!!

Humorous guy, award-winning filmmaker, humanitarian....he'd have to seriously fuck up to lose his momentum.

[fryingdutchman]

Then again, public perception and majority vote didn't really help the last time around, did it?

[Lqskdiver]

Al Bore had his chance. His time came and went. He is now truly a rockstar and I don't think he wants the responsibility any longer.

My vote currently goes to Romney. Not saying he's gonna win but he gets my vote. Doesn't even bother me that he's from Massachusetts, but the guy has done some good for his state.

His biggest problem currently is getting past that whole Mormon belief. Although, once he starts talking more to the public and religious leaders, he should smooth that over.

Still, who here actually has a problem with a guy fucking more that one woman. It didn't stop the last President!

Still, I think America is going to choose a Democrat for Prez...Hilary or Bama. Either GUY has a shot at it. :D

[FORD]

Originally posted by Hardrock69

For some reason, I looked at those bird glyphics and the first thing that came to mind was....
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[hideyoursheep]

You think dEd got the stripes idea from that fuckin' bus?

FORD, where are the govenor/presidential candidates for '08?

None of them want the job?

[studly hungwell]

Originally posted by FORD
Chimpy was dumb (still is) but unfortunately, he was also a governor.

In Texas, "governor" is mostly a ceremonial position and it's the lieutenant governor who actually does the bulk of the state executive duties (unlike most states), but most people outside of Texas were unaware of this fact.

Executive branch experience has the definite edge in Presidential politics. Going back the last 40 years....

1968: Nixon - former VP vs Humphrey - sitting VP - Nixon wins

1972: Nixon - incumbent vs McGovern - sitting Senator - Nixon wins

1976: Ford - sitting substitute President vs Carter - ex governor - Carter wins

1980: Carter - incumbent vs Reagan - ex governor - Reagan wins

1984: Reagan - incumbent vs Mondale - ex VP - Reagan wins

1988: Poppy Bush - sitting VP vs Dukakis - governor - Poppy wins

1992: Poppy - incumbent vs Clinton - sitting governor - Clinton wins

1996: Clinton - incumbent vs Dole- ex Senator - Clinton wins

2000: Gore - sitting VP vs Chimpy - sitting governor - Gore wins, but Supreme Court gives it to Chimpy

2004: Chimp -illegal incumbent vs Kerry - sitting senator - Diebold wins


So there you have the last 40 years. Most candidates on both sides have been executive branch - either governors, sitting VP's or ex VP's. Two senators who ran lost big time and the third "lost" due to electro-fraud. It's not wise for either party to expect a Senator to win, but the Republicans are more than welcome to do so if they wish. :D

good to see someone else noticed that....America doesn't elect Senators to president....hasn't happened since Kennedy....I think....could be wrong. That leaves Richardson...which I really like but I know he can't beat Rudy. Governor?....No. Dealt with a budget and problems the size of a couple states combined?...yes. Also, mayor of NYC on 911. Who can beat him?

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by studly hungwell
Rudy.... Who can beat him?

Damn near anybody.