This may not work, but I'm curious what candidate people would choose if they HAD to choose from the other party.
I'm registered unafilliated, but I'm super liberal, so I generally vote Democrat.
If I had to pick from Cruz, Rubio, Trump, Kasich, Carson, or Bush today, I think I'd have to go Kasich. He's governed. Learned some lessons from that, and he might be the only candidate up there that has any brains whatsoever. Maybe Bush isn't a complete idiot, but no way should we allow a third Bush in office.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:03 am
by 4/5
Despite running as a moderate Kasich has a very conservative record as governor.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:05 am
by Green Habit
Sanders and Kasich.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:06 am
by B
4/5 wrote:Despite running as a moderate Kasich has a very conservative record as governor.
Best of the worst choices, 4/5. Best of the worst choices.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:09 am
by BurtReynolds
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Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:12 am
by B
BurtReynolds wrote:Josef Stalin or Ivan the Terrible.
Stalin.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:12 am
by tragabigzanda
Kasich actually did some good work on welfare and an Earned Income Credit for his state.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:14 am
by Chris_H_2
Kasich's a solid candidate who would probably win in the general election. Which is why the Republicans won't nominate him.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:17 am
by tragabigzanda
I mean, apart from the welfare thing and his being relatively mild mannered compared to others, his politics are pretty bad. Pro-NRA, wants to withdraw tax funding from Planned Parenthood, etc.
But his welfare program was interesting -- he established good funding, but with time limits and education/work programs to actually get people off the welfare before getting too comfortable.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:19 am
by BurtReynolds
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Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:25 am
by 4/5
B wrote:
4/5 wrote:Despite running as a moderate Kasich has a very conservative record as governor.
Best of the worst choices, 4/5. Best of the worst choices.
Fine, then I'd take the person with the least aggressive foreign policy, which would probably be Kasich, but idk that for sure.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 12:44 am
by tommymtcom
I would vote for trump before any of the empty suits the establishment has paraded out.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 1:14 am
by The Argonaut
Another reason why I'm glad you're a limey.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 1:32 am
by stip
tommymtcom wrote:I would vote for trump before any of the empty suits the establishment has paraded out.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 1:34 am
by McParadigm
Is it too late to vote Ebola?
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Wed March 02, 2016 7:15 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:Kasich actually did some good work on welfare and an Earned Income Credit for his state.
Chris_H_2 wrote:Kasich's a solid candidate who would probably win in the general election. Which is why the Republicans won't nominate him.
Kasich?.... Kasich...?
No thank you.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Wed March 02, 2016 7:23 pm
by tragabigzanda
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Kasich actually did some good work on welfare and an Earned Income Credit for his state.
Chris_H_2 wrote:Kasich's a solid candidate who would probably win in the general election. Which is why the Republicans won't nominate him.
Kasich?.... Kasich...?
No thank you.
Yea, I saw this and wasn't totally surprised. Socially conservative people fundamentally have viewpoints that I find appalling. I was just trying to illustrate that fiscally speaking, he did at least one good thing that seemed like a totally reasonable approach to a complicated problem. And I do appreciate that he says he's moved on from the gay marriage debate. But at the end of the day, blocking abortions = evil.
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Wed March 02, 2016 7:36 pm
by epilogue
I really like Samantha Bee. She's doing a great job so far. I hope they can expand Full Frontal to either 4/5 nights a week or an hour long.
And I get what you're saying. One can't be a one issue voter. I'm sure he's done some things that are positive and he does still somehow seem like the least evil of these weirdos. I agree. But god, why do these men have to be so gross about these important issues?
Re: Best Candidate from the Worst Party
Posted: Wed March 02, 2016 7:44 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Is there anyone other than Clinton or Sanders to choose from?