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08-07-2017 , 12:44 PM

TrollyWantACracker

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The New York Times trolled Trump by headlining this article noting potential 2020 primary challengers all weekend. Mike Pence managed to stifle laughter while claiming that he would not challenge his boss, but there are still a bunch of juicy possibilities.

The 2016 version of this thread turned out to be the GOAT politics thread and I wanted to get in on the ground floor for 2020.

Some contenders:

Spoiler:

Who you got?

08-07-2017 , 12:50 PM

Trolly McTrollson

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You're just recycling characters from the OOT crappy cartoon thread, aren't you?

08-07-2017 , 12:51 PM

ScreaminAsian

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i think it's no coincidence that ted cruz wants to take a "stab" at the republican primary, when he's widely suspected to be the zodiac killer

08-07-2017 , 01:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

You're just recycling characters from the OOT crappy cartoon thread, aren't you?

Crappy? These are the greatest cartoon characters our country has to offer!

08-07-2017 , 01:53 PM

campfirewest

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Jeb!

08-07-2017 , 01:53 PM

wheatrich

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trump if he's president at the time

guess anyone but ted cruz is going to be the same as the others really.

08-07-2017 , 01:55 PM

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Jeb?

08-07-2017 , 01:55 PM

tomdemaine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by campfirewest

Jeb!

Jeb! 2020 - Please clap.

08-07-2017 , 01:56 PM

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I figure there's a good chance someone like Kasich primaries Trump

Pence no chance unless Trump decides to pack it in

08-07-2017 , 02:07 PM

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zikzak

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I'm hoping Giant Meteor swings back around.

08-07-2017 , 02:12 PM

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TrollyWantACracker

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I forgot Jeb was still around. For some reason I thought he got killed in one of those terrorist attacks, was confused I guess. Nothing would make me happier thaen to see him try to take on Trump again. Seriously, if I had some Koch brothers type wealth I would sponsor a Jeb campaign just for the lols.

08-09-2017 , 10:06 AM

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538 had a discussion about this very topic this morning:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...trump-in-2020/

Speaking of cartoon characters - they note that Senator Tom Cotton has already visited Iowa this year; I have no idea who he is, but the very name "Tom Cotton" sounds like a racist caricature from a long suppressed Warner Brothers short. I am not even going to look up this guy's picture because I want to keep imagining him as a vaudeville-era blackface performer. Potential front-runner imo.

08-25-2017 , 04:08 PM

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plaaynde

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Think it will be Pence, Trump handing it over.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/u...sse-pence.html

Don't think even Trump himself likes to have another four disastrous years.

08-25-2017 , 04:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TrollyWantACracker

Isn't Tom Cotton that guy who kept begging them not to throw him into the brier patch even though he really wanted to be thrown into the brier patch?

08-25-2017 , 04:24 PM

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stinkubus

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I thought that was Brier Rabbit. We actually had a copy of Brier Rabbit and the Tar Baby when I was kid

02-18-2019 , 11:40 AM

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Bumping for Bill Weld who looks to be getting into the race. Weld was the 2016 Libertarian candidate for Vice-President who proved himself perhaps a little too big for the Party by being able to name at least one world leader. Thus jumping back to the big leagues, where I don't think it is too early to call him the easy favorite to secure the Republication nomination. Ladies and gents, the next president of the United States:

02-18-2019 , 12:51 PM

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Mitt Romney might make a go.

02-18-2019 , 12:53 PM

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iamnotawerewolf

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If Kasich announces I am most likely registering Republican for the first time in my life.

02-18-2019 , 12:56 PM

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Why?

02-18-2019 , 12:57 PM

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Trolly McTrollson

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I made a spreadsheet to keep track of all these nominees.

02-18-2019 , 01:10 PM

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OmgGlutten!

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Kasich, Romney and all other republicans are horrible human beings.

02-18-2019 , 01:21 PM

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Namath12

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I always get Bill Weld and Tuesday Weld mixed up.

02-18-2019 , 01:30 PM

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IMO...

If:

1) Mueller report is complete and released by August 2019, and is a big "nothingburder"

And

2) Trump's national emergency declaration and wall $$$ passes the SCOTUS test by August 2019

There is a very good chance, > 25%, that Trump decides himself does not run for re-election.

Evidence...

What new "campaign promises" has Trump made since taking office? None that I can point to.

2016 Campaign Promises...
-- wall
-- defeat IS
-- NAFTA
-- IRAN Deal
-- SCOTUS appointments
-- Tax cut
-- begin pulling out of Afghanistan

Trump may decide he's accomplished what he set out to do and call it a career.