Voting Now Open For 2020 Republican Primary

[Moderate Right]

That would be interesting to see.


2019 is less than a month away. Chatter is picking up now. Have a feeling there is going to be a number of names coming forth as there was in the 2016 Republican Presidential Primary.

Funny you don't see a Cruz, Rubio, Bush , Jindal, Huckabee, Christie, or a Santorum on that list. Gotta think that clown car will be arriving soon.

Probably the reason they are not on the list is because, when it comes down to it, it's either going to be Trump or Kasich fighting it out in the primary. Most Republicans will not take part in the 2020 primary. There will only be one or two who challenge Trump. I listed Kasich and Flake because I think they are the only ones who will actually challenge Trump. Everyone else will wait until 2024 and I wouldn't be surprised to see Niki Haley in the thick of things at that time. The only way Pence runs in 2020 is if he is president and is re-running.

 

[Moderate Right]

The first day odds came out on Trump June 2015 I had only $50 in 5dimes so I bet Trump & won $800:
He was 60 to1 to win the presidency & 20 to 1 to win the nomination

314586473-1 6/18/15 6:15pm $5.00 $300.00 $305.00 Win 11/8/16 6:00am Politics 5 D Trump wins Election +6000 vs Field wins Presidential Election
314559281-1 6/18/15 2:11pm $25.00 $500.00 $525.00 Win 7/18/15 8:00am Politics 901 D Trump is Republican Nominee +2000

Kasich & Flake: "Legends in their own minds." They are both so self-absorbed and full of moral preening
to ever compromise one iota with a powerful personality like Trump.

Didn't you love how Kasich stayed in the Republican race all the way to the end, just so he could finish
in third place? What a loser. I guess Kasich thinks he can beat the 2 or 3 percent he got in the last primary...

Assuming Kasich doesn't stand a rat's ass chance in winning the primary, it would not surprise me at all that he does an independent run with Democrat John Hickenlooper as his VP and I think that independent ticket would be very formidable, gathering many votes from BOTH sides, particularly if you have a far lefty Democratic Socialist as the Democrat's nominee. And, they could do quite well with little money.

 

[Moderate Right]

Someone else...

NIKKI HALEY. She's a spitfire. She's smart. SHe's young.

I agree - for 2024. I don't see her running in 2020.

 

[Moderate Right]

I won't vote for any of those people. Give me someone who leans libertarian or is libertarian. I'm sick of there only being 2 real possible choices. I don't see that changing anytime soon, though.

How about an Independent presidential run with a ticket of Kasich and Hickenlooper as his VP?

 

[Moderate Right]

I don't see any of those people or anyone trying to run against Trump for the Republican nomination. You do?

That's the way I see it. That's why I only listed Kasich and Flake.

 

[Josie]

How about an Independent presidential run with a ticket of Kasich and Hickenlooper as his VP?

Kasich leans libertarian?

 

[JoanDavis]

I think it is silly for any other republican to run in 2020. The GOP should just devote all their resources in making sure trump is happy.

Right now the republicans should be focusing on changing the constitution to allow trump to serve 3 or even more terms.

 

[Moderate Right]

So I can register as a republican and then happily vote for the democrat candidate. Wonderful.

Don't laugh. That is what happened with Trump. Many lefties went to the Republican primaries and voted for Trump and busted a gut laughing that he wound up winning the nomination. The rest is history.

 

[Moderate Right]

I'm not a registered Republican, so I can't vote in your poll, but I will likely vote for Trump if he opts to run for a second term.

However, I don't think it is likely he would win unless he actually completes some of his signature campaign promises like:

1. Build the wall, which won't likely happen unless the lame duck GOP Congress votes the funds before the Democrats fill the House;

2. Win the Trade war with China, which IMO looks like a distinct possibility;

3. Continue to build the economy with steady growth the next two years;

4. Fix general Immigration policy, eliminating the lottery and other unfair jump the line options.

5. Maintain good job statistics.

When all his current successes, (strong economic growth, jobs, better trade deals, judicial appointments, EU NATO funding, cutting U.N. subsidies, etc.) are added to successful completion of those commitments I believe he could campaign on a winning platform despite all the anti-Trump media propaganda and his own social gaffes.

Thanks for your opinion. Funny thing is, I didn't vote for Trump in the primary. I didn't vote for him in the general. Didn't vote for Hillary either. Both were disgusting human beings and Trump still is a disgusting human being. But, looking at things from today's perspective, if the very same election were held again today, I would be MORE apt to vote for Trump this time around. He's doing a far better job than I ever expected, even considering the fact that he is a disgusting human being. The bottom line is what I care about.

 

[Moderate Right]

I can imagine Romney using his influence to try and wrest away the nomination. It'll be a hard slog against the cult of Trump and will only have a chance if the president has been severely weakened.

He may also try to undermine Trump and even depose him: as Trump's legal woes mount there'll be some pressure for impeachment within the GOP and a decent whip might sway a large enough portion of them to vote with the Dems. Perhaps they'll push the cabinet for a 25th amendment removal. Maybe things won't go so well for the economy and his base starts to erode. With Trump out of the way, Pence won't really have the following to reliably carry 2020. Romney might find himself in a position to challenge a lame-duck, recently promoted VP in a primary.

Personally, I think Romney will mostly keep his mouth shut for 2020, do his job, and see what the political environment looks like in 2024. But, he had his chance and he lost. Usually that's an argument for moving on, although not always.

 

[Moderate Right]

Kasich leans libertarian?

I'll take that as a no. But, I really don't understand you Libertarians. I really don't. It's like your only goal in life is to be a protest vote. You guys never win anything. You want people to hear what you are saying but it accomplishes nothing and zero of your goals make it to fruition, ever. I mean, you get virtually no say in anything. And, with having absolutely zero clout in either the Senate or the House or in 99.9% of state and local politics, you run someone for president. What do you actually expect to ever accomplish? All you really have is the self satisfaction that you didn't vote for whoever it is you don't like. On top of that, there is this wild thing of Libertarian Left and Libertarian Right. No wonder you can't win anything.

 

[Airyaman]

It only seems the republicans are doomed because the democrats gained so many seats in the House in the last corrupted election. No matter. The devil and democrats are doing their best to drive God out and they will succeed, according to Biblical prophecy. Jesus will gather His saints out of the world before the start of the Great Tribulation Judgment of God on the whole world for its sin and rebellion.

So ya ready? How will you go? Will you fly up in the air to meet Jesus or? Will he do this on a rolling schedule around the world to be able to be with so many flying bodies?

I think you just need to disappear. It will be easier on Jesus. Going out like Thanos' finger snap would be cool.

 

[Moderate Right]

I think it is silly for any other republican to run in 2020. The GOP should just devote all their resources in making sure trump is happy.

Right now the republicans should be focusing on changing the constitution to allow trump to serve 3 or even more terms.

Your extreme partisanship doesn't allow for honest debate. We get it, you hate all Republicans.

 

[Josie]

I'll take that as a no. But, I really don't understand you Libertarians. I really don't. It's like your only goal in life is to be a protest vote. You guys never win anything. You want people to hear what you are saying but it accomplishes nothing and zero of your goals make it to fruition, ever. I mean, you get virtually no say in anything. And, with having absolutely zero clout in either the Senate or the House or in 99.9% of state and local politics, you run someone for president. What do you actually expect to ever accomplish? All you really have is the self satisfaction that you didn't vote for whoever it is you don't like. On top of that, there is this wild thing of Libertarian Left and Libertarian Right. No wonder you can't win anything.

Not sure what there is to not understand. Those of us on the more libertarian side are tired of the big government Republicans and Democrats and would like things to return to smaller government, less taxes and more freedom. I'm sick of just voting for the lesser of two evils and ready to vote for someone I actually believe is going to increase freedom and decrease the size of the government.

I don't understand libertarian lefties either.

 

[Abbazorkzog]

This is clearly a fake

 

[Crosscheck]

I don't see any of those people or anyone trying to run against Trump for the Republican nomination. You do?

I was referring to the odds list. Am just surprised not to see some of the last camp.

Trump will be 74 and even though he has his faithful I don't believe there will be the "not Clinton" votes for him.

 

[Josie]

I was referring to the odds list. Am just surprised not to see some of the last camp.

Trump will be 74 and even though he has his faithful I don't believe there will be the "not Clinton" votes for him.

I don’t think he’ll win re-election either. But I also didn’t think he had a chance in hell in the primary either and definitely not the general election.

 

[Crosscheck]

I won't vote for any of those people. Give me someone who leans libertarian or is libertarian. I'm sick of there only being 2 real possible choices. I don't see that changing anytime soon, though.

I voted Libertarian in 2016 as I could not make myself vote for Trump or Clinton. But unfortunately as the race continued I begin to question if Gary Johnson was qualified. Felt his vice presidential candidate William Weld was the sharper of the two.


We are sadly probably headed for the same crap choice. At this point I can imagine a 74 yr old Trump and a 76 yr old Biden in the final contest. Good grief.

 

[Josie]

I voted Libertarian in 2016 as I could not make myself vote for Trump or Clinton. But unfortunately as the race continued I begin to question if Gary Johnson was qualified. Felt his vice presidential candidate William Weld was the sharper of the two.


We are sadly probably headed for the same crap choice. At this point I can imagine a 74 yr old Trump and a 76 yr old Biden in the final contest. Good grief.

I know. If it’s Biden I’m not sure he could rally the younger generation.

 

[Moderate Right]

Not sure what there is to not understand. Those of us on the more libertarian side are tired of the big government Republicans and Democrats and would like things to return to smaller government, less taxes and more freedom. I'm sick of just voting for the lesser of two evils and ready to vote for someone I actually believe is going to increase freedom and decrease the size of the government.

I don't understand libertarian lefties either.

But you ALWAYS vote for someone who never has a snowball's chance in hell of winning so you never get what you want. Never. All you get is the satisfaction in knowing that you didn't vote for the winner. That's my point. It would make a lot more sense if you guys tried to get people into Congress or even the state level and then move on up to the presidency but you don't do that. All you do is put up a protest candidate in the presidential election. Protest candidates don't ever win. Might as well run Snoopy or Mickey Mouse. I'm not saying that you should vote D or R but Libertarians don't take elections seriously themselves so how do you expect voters to? Hell, even Ron and Rand Paul know they can't win as Libertarians so they hide behind the R hoping they do. End result:Zero, Zip, Notta. You have the satisfaction in knowing that you didn't vote for a D or an R. But, you could have stayed home watching Gilligan's Island reruns and had that same satisfaction in knowing that you didn't vote for a D or an R.

 

[jamesrage]

Too much opportunity for cross voting to nominate weaker candidate.

This why open primaries and party switching while the primaries are going nationally should be banned. One party's member's shouldn't be allowed to rat **** the other party's primary.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Almost anyone other than Trump, Pence, and the Mark Meadows boys.

 

[Conaeolos]

I'll take that as a no. But, I really don't understand you Libertarians. I really don't. It's like your only goal in life is to be a protest vote. You guys never win anything. You want people to hear what you are saying but it accomplishes nothing and zero of your goals make it to fruition, ever. I mean, you get virtually no say in anything. And, with having absolutely zero clout in either the Senate or the House or in 99.9% of state and local politics, you run someone for president. What do you actually expect to ever accomplish? All you really have is the self satisfaction that you didn't vote for whoever it is you don't like. On top of that, there is this wild thing of Libertarian Left and Libertarian Right. No wonder you can't win anything.

Libertarian principles are about the future....

 

[trixare4kids]

Only registered Republicans are allowed to vote, except in those states that allow open primaries. Illegal voters get turned over to the proper authorities. These are my predictions for the ones running.

There's no way I can answer this without knowing who else will be on the ballot along side DJT.

 

[Conaeolos]

The trick to Trump winning reelection in my opinion is the Democrats running a clear example of the establishment or a complete radical only popular to the leftist base. His weakness/strength is the disenfranchised types like myself.

We do not have a clear representative of our ideas to vote[and differ as to why]. Trump is interesting in he just establishment enough to appeal to the necessary establishment but enough of a shock to appeal to my ilk. I can't help but still love the F-U he represents even knowing he's doing little to undo the underlying issues.

That said. If who the democratic choose is someone that appeals to us disenfranchised even a little. We wouldn't be that hard of a sell. And with the margins as tight as they are, the two narratives so strong as they are, it hard to see any other group that actually holds the swing votes.

edit: as to trump nomination - will not vote in primary; but no trump, they've very likely lost my vote. Worse direction they could take!