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Who will be the next president of the U.S.A

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TheNewbie

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This thread should include your PREDICTION for the outcome of this campaign rather than your WISH for the outcome.

I'll go first:

I predict the next president will be Hillary Clinton.
She will defeat John McCain.

**Personal vote:**
I'll vote for: John McCain
 
I think the whole primary system is stupid.

However, if it comes to Hillary VS McCain, I think a lot of republicans will just not vote. Hard to tell which one is the worse for America. Clinton might be the better choice of the two, but they hate Clinton, so why bother even voting. If these are the two people we have to choose from the USA has already lost.
 
It's too close to call, but right now it looks like Hillary v McCain.
Here's hoping some last minute animus against the Reps will push the Dems over the top in November. 8 years has been enough. Take a rest, and you can come back in 2016. Promise.
 
I have previously supported McCain, but looking into my crystal ball...I see Al Gore.

Yeah, I know. He has said no, but I feel like there will be so much friction at the Democratic convention, there is a possibility of neither Obama or Hillary having enough delegates to take it on the first ballot. If it drags out too long, Gore could clinch it.
 
Originally posted by: TheNewbie

I predict the next president will be Hillary Clinton.
She will defeat John McCain.
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i am feeling very pessimistic right now, so i will agree

i will not vote for either of them, both will keep "politics as usual" in Washington DC for the next 4-8 years, nothing will change under either one as POTUS

i'll vote Libertarian as i did in the 2000 general election if it is HildeBeast vs. McLame
 
I predict that a year from now, we'll be talking about President McWalnuts.

I think that McCain will voluntarily serve 1 term, and in the 2012 election, his VP -- a conservative governor from a midwestern or southern state -- will lose to Barak Obama.
 
Originally posted by: Zedtom
I have previously supported McCain, but looking into my crystal ball...I see Al Gore.

Yeah, I know. He has said no, but I feel like there will be so much friction at the Democratic convention, there is a possibility of neither Obama or Hillary having enough delegates to take it on the first ballot. If it drags out too long, Gore could clinch it.
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To me this is so off the wall as to be incredible, but I have a very smart friend who says the same thing and one who says neither Hillary or Obama can win but McCain can. He claims that only a few states are of any relevance in the election, a few Republican states.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
To me this is so off the wall as to be incredible, but I have a very smart friend who says the same thing and one who says neither Hillary or Obama can win but McCain can. He claims that only a few states are of any relevance in the election, a few Republican states.
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He's mostly right. There are key areas in each state, but in general, most are settled long before the vote. It's the handful that are in play which will decide it.
 
You mean mostly Wrong? hahaha I am not voting this time around. But, I think that clinton will get the nod if she runs up against mcwannabe....

 
Originally posted by: Zedtom
I have previously supported McCain, but looking into my crystal ball...I see Al Gore.

Yeah, I know. He has said no, but I feel like there will be so much friction at the Democratic convention, there is a possibility of neither Obama or Hillary having enough delegates to take it on the first ballot. If it drags out too long, Gore could clinch it.
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Wow, wouldn't that be a hoot! Al Gore finally gets his revenge. Well, at least we wouldn't have to worry about Global Warming .......... he'd nip that in the bud mister man!!

Go Big Al :beer: "hic"
 
I don't think it will be McCain. In the general election he will get destroyed in debates, and the fact that the surge as worked will be months old. Also by that time the surge will have gone past the supposed time it was supposed to take to reach a political solution, meaning McCain was wrong.

This is barring a major terrorist attack, in which case he may just cruise to victory.

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict Obama.. I think he is gaining momentum especially when you look at the late returns in Florida, where he didn't have a political foothold and Clinton did. He is also closing the gap in California and other big states, and when time comes to actually vote I see a lot of those 20% undecided voters bringing him over the top.
 
Originally posted by: alchemize
OK - I predict a Senator will be president for the first time in how many years?
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Two men were elected President directly from the U.S. Senate. The first was Warren G. Harding, who served in the Senate from March 4, 1915, until his resignation, effective January 13, 1921, having been elected President.

The other sitting Senator to ascend to the presidency was John F. Kennedy, who served in the Senate from January 3, 1953 to December 22, 1960, when he resigned to become President.
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Originally posted by: Pabster
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
To me this is so off the wall as to be incredible, but I have a very smart friend who says the same thing and one who says neither Hillary or Obama can win but McCain can. He claims that only a few states are of any relevance in the election, a few Republican states.
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He's mostly right. There are key areas in each state, but in general, most are settled long before the vote. It's the handful that are in play which will decide it.
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as much as you qq about it, that's why McCain's centrist views on some issues are the only hope republicans have.

Utah isn't going to vote democratic anymore than California would swing republican... but McCain can put more purple states into play than Romney can, if only because he hasn't run as far to the right as his principle rival.

the republican primaries are a funny thing... the harder you try to win the primary, the worse that sets you up for the general election when people are calling for bipartisanship. Mittens has done 180's on any view that might have helped him in the GE.
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
I predict that a year from now, we'll be talking about President McWalnuts.

I think that McCain will voluntarily serve 1 term, and in the 2012 election, his VP -- a conservative governor from a midwestern or southern state -- will lose to Barak Obama.
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I'll agree. But the VP will not lose to Obama.
 
Originally posted by: alchemize
OK - I predict a Senator will be president for the first time in how many years?
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JFK was the last Senator to be President. He was also the last and only time someone other than a Protestant was elected President.

You can look at this year's development, in which the remaining frontrunners are all Senators (except for Romney), in a couple of different ways. Given that we have a woman, a black man, and a Mormon in the running, one could see this as big win for the people. Or with the lack of governors in the frontrunning, you could see it as symbolic of the emerging power of the Congress and the erosion of states' rights.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: alchemize
OK - I predict a Senator will be president for the first time in how many years?
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JFK was the last Senator to be President. He was also the last and only time someone other than a Protestant was elected President.

You can look at this year's development, in which the remaining frontrunners are all Senators (except for Romney), in a couple of different ways. Given that we have a woman, a black man, and a Mormon in the running, one could see this as big win for the people. Or with the lack of governors in the frontrunning, you could see it as symbolic of the emerging power of the Congress and the erosion of states' rights.
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I think it's a sign of the general dislike of George Bush... congress has been the only ones at least making a show of trying to stand up to him, while the governors have been largely silent on it. so natch, people who've openly opposed GWB are the front runners (except Romney, who probably voted for it before he voted against it).
 
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