Democalypse 2016

[ShadySands]

Aaand Rick Perry has dropped out

 

Rick Perry suspends his presidential bid with ‘no regrets’

 

 

"When I gave my life to Christ, I said, 'Your ways are greater than my ways. Your will is superior to mine,'" Perry told the audience of several hundred activists at the conservative Eagle Forum's summit. "Today I submit to you His will remains a mystery, but some things have become clear to me. That is why today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States."

 

 

Sorry for the new thread/topic but the old one is locked. I'm assuming for length.

[Namutree]

Aaand Rick Perry has dropped out

 

Rick Perry suspends his presidential bid with ‘no regrets’

 

 

"When I gave my life to Christ, I said, 'Your ways are greater than my ways. Your will is superior to mine,'" Perry told the audience of several hundred activists at the conservative Eagle Forum's summit. "Today I submit to you His will remains a mystery, but some things have become clear to me. That is why today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States."

 

 

Sorry for the new thread/topic but the old one is locked. I'm assuming for length.

Why did he even bother running?

Edited September 12, 2015 by Namutree

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

 

Aaand Rick Perry has dropped out

 

Rick Perry suspends his presidential bid with ‘no regrets’

 

 

 

"When I gave my life to Christ, I said, 'Your ways are greater than my ways. Your will is superior to mine,'" Perry told the audience of several hundred activists at the conservative Eagle Forum's summit. "Today I submit to you His will remains a mystery, but some things have become clear to me. That is why today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States."

 

 

 

Sorry for the new thread/topic but the old one is locked. I'm assuming for length.

Why did he even bother running?

Publicity for a book and/or potential senator or VP.

[Hurlshort]

This thread?  http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/81260-road-to-the-white-house-2016/page-3

 

Still, the new title is catchy.

[ShadySands]

This thread?  http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/81260-road-to-the-white-house-2016/page-3

 

Still, the new title is catchy.

 

Yep, totally missed that one

 

Edited September 12, 2015 by ShadySands

[Leferd]

New level of respect for the man.

 

 

Say what you want of his politics but Joe Biden is a decent human being and he doesn't come across as fake...unlike the current frontrunners for both parties.

 

 

 

[ManifestedISO]

I lost it when his son's Bronze Star was confirmed.

 

 

[BruceVC]

New level of respect for the man.

 

 

Say what you want of his politics but Joe Biden is a decent human being and he doesn't come across as fake...unlike the current frontrunners for both parties.

 

 

What he said about his son was very moving and sincere. Yes he did impress me overall

[Guard Dog]

No money, no support, no hope and a crowded field of much better candidates. No surprise. Lindsey Graham will be next. If only he'd take Jeb Bush with him. You can't out-democrat the democrats.

[Hurlshort]

The one thing I like about Joe is he actually seems capable of working with his opponents.  Unlike Clinton and pretty much the entire Republican field.  Actually Chris Christie might be the exception in red, but his campaign has just not moved.

[Leferd]

The one thing I like about Joe is he actually seems capable of working with his opponents.  Unlike Clinton and pretty much the entire Republican field.  Actually Chris Christie might be the exception in red, but his campaign has just not moved.

That would be the the top voting factor for me, from either side. Issues and beliefs may be secondary to getting someone elected who is willing to work with the opposing party --and whom the other side can actually work with. I actually do want a functioning and productive government.

 

But then again, that's a pipe dream. The days of Reagan and Tip O'Neil are long gone.

[Hurlshort]

What amazes me is how that isn't a top consideration for most voters.  In fact it seems like a large percentage of the population wants a candidate that will do everything they can to not work with others well.

[Bartimaeus]

Of course they want their preferred candidate to work with the opposition...by having the opposition concede and compromise with their preferred candidate, and never the other the other way around.

[Leferd]

Of course they want their preferred candidate to work with the opposition...by having the opposition concede and compromise with their preferred candidate, and never the other the other way around.

 

Sure. Best way to do that is to switch out the crazies from the Republican party for moderates in the Congress. 

[Bartimaeus]

Unfortunately, a lot of those Republican crazies are liked well enough by their constituents to actually be voted in, so I'd prefer the more equal motion of removing all crazies from all phases of the election process in general.

 

...Of course, one man's crazy is another man's realist or whatever else, I think the saying more or less goes, so there's no way to do that democratically.

[Wrath of Dagon]

"Parties working together" generally means Democrats getting everything they want. Thus not that popular with the Republican base just now. More popular with the Republican establishment, but their only job is to be corporate whores.

[Guard Dog]

If I vote for the Republican candidate (by no means a certainty) I DO NOT was one that will work with Democrats, I was one that can STOP democrats. Their idea of compromise is to give them their way. I like my government paralyzed and unmoving. If they cancel each other out then neither side can hurt anyone.

[Guard Dog]

"Parties working together" generally means Democrats getting everything they want. Thus not that popular with the Republican base just now. More popular with the Republican establishment, but their only job is to be corporate whores.

You have posted some off the wall stuff lately but you hit the nail on the head here.

[Bartimaeus]

Well, if the GOP wins the upcoming presidential election, they probably won't really need to work with the Democrats, anyways, as Republicans will control both sides of Congress (unless things really turn around for the Democrats, but the Republicans have a pretty large advantage in the House of Representatives, and a fairly large advantage in the Senate, too, so I doubt the Democrats seize control of either outright in the upcoming cycle, but I suppose it could happen), the Supreme Court, and the White House. That will be...interesting, to say the least, if that does happen (...and though I lean, I think, roughly slightly center-right - or maybe just roughly center - I must say that I don't feel comfortable in all of that happening).

Edited September 12, 2015 by Bartimaeus

[ShadySands]

I like Biden (as a person more so than as a politician) and hope that he runs, though admittedly, mostly because it helps Bernie by splitting the establishment.

[Guard Dog]

I like Biden (as a person more so than as a politician) and hope that he runs, though admittedly, mostly because it helps Bernie by splitting the establishment.

Plus every time he opens his mouth there is a 35% chance something stupid will come out. His run will be as entertaining as it will be futile!

[ShadySands]

Bush tax proposal

[Hurlshort]

Hmm, doesn't really look like it will help me.  

[ShadySands]

Yeah, mine would stay the same 

 

[ShadySands]

Another one bites the dust

 

Scott Walker Quits the 2016 Presidential Race

 

Short of support and cash, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, saying he had been “called to lead by helping to clear the field,” announced Monday that he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

 

In a brief news conference in Madison, Mr. Walker referred sharply to Donald J. Trump’s influence on the primary contest, saying he hoped his exit would make it possible for “a positive conservative message” to take hold in the crowded race.

 

“I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same, so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current front-runner,” Mr. Walker said in the short appearance, at which he took no questions. “This is fundamentally important to the future of the party and, more importantly, to the future of our country.”

 

Mr. Walker’s withdrawal is a humiliating climb down for a Republican governor once seen as leading a charmed political life. He started the year at the top of the polls but has seen his position gradually deteriorate, amid the rise of Mr. Trump’s populist campaign and repeated missteps by Mr. Walker himself.