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Well..... I have nothing to add, the title should be self explanatory.

Five weeks before the first round, this year's French presidential election promises to be like none before it. For the first time in the history of the 5th republic, it may well be that the two main political blocks will both be thrown out during the first round. Current polling indeed has far...

Lets say that on planet X Hillary Clinton won the 2008 dem primaries instead of Obama. She then goes on to easily beat McCain that year and Romney in 2012. Obama most likely serves in her administration(SOS or some other position) and in 2016 is the Democratic nominee against Trump. Would Obama...

I think it is worth asking this question as we heard a lot about how Sanders would have been sunk by his self-proclaimed "socialist" label. And yet, if we were to look at the states that Clinton won which would a Bernie Sanders presidential candidate lose? And looking at the states that Trump...

Well, we are less than a month into Donald Trump's presidency and so far he has a record low approval rating and has created so much controversy. Things don't look too good for him now.

we have not even had a major crisis yet...how the hell will Trump react when the pressure is really on..........:jaw-dropp

Of his own appointees, that is. Firing of Obama leftovers isn't news. I'm figuring Priebus, who has the unenviable task of trying to keep him on track and manage Bannon and Conway.

So at the end of this 4 year cycle, who will be president?

Inaugural Addresses are often times for catchy phrases to rally the country, "Ask not...", "The only thing we have to fear...", etc. More often they are not that memorable. I don't know who's writing his speech, but I would think that being the showman that he is, that Trump wants to leave an...

One of the major criticisms of the Democratic party this year was that Hillary Clinton was pretty much anointed as the "presumptive" nominee years ago, certainly after 2012, maybe after 2008, despite her weaknesses. Thought experiment: Suppose Hillary had announced early that one presidential...

We are starting to see the first signs of a new generation of Democratic leaders tentatively step forward and try to put the mess that the party is in back into some sort of order. Democrats such as Tim Ryan (no relation to Paul, AFAIK) and Jason Kander are young, articulate and definitely not...

A lot of people are speculating on what sort of presidency The Donald will have and which of his "policy positions" he will actually implement or attempt to implement. As we grieve or rejoice today, what do we seriously think he will be able to accomplish? Make your predictions on the next 4...

Here's a question I was asked today, and I'm truly stumped. Will President Trump pardon Mrs. (and possibly Mr.) Clinton? Will he attempt to heal the nation and say, "What's done is done. If we want to be great again, we need to close this door and look ahead" or Will he "ask" the DoJ to "go get...

He used to be a Democrat, the Republican establishment fought against him, and just because he draws the racist vote doesn't mean he will be a racist president. He may turn out to be a centrist who can get things done.

Might as well get started early. Or has it already started? Beelzebub or Bozo the Clown?

Which right will Americans lose first? I'm going abortion. Two new judges in the first two years - kaboom! It'll be back to 1930 and coat hangers in back alleys. Is there a pissing contest between muslins and christians to see which one can turn the clock back furthest?

I'll go for one. :(

By this I mean he acknowledges that he lost fair and square. I say almost certainly not.

Comey just sent yet another letter to congress, stating: “During that process, we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State,” Comey wrote. “Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with...

Ugh! Please let me try this again ... I have never posted a poll before, but since no else has posted something similar, then I thought that this would be a good time to do so. If you have any predictions as to how the upcoming national election will shake out, then please vote in this poll...

The current election has taught us that celebrities are potentially credible nominees. The advantages are obvious: - considered to be outsiders, hence not tainted by the "corrupting influence of Washington" - assumed to be wealthy enough as not to be beholden to special interests - guaranteed...

Al Gore has started to campaign for Clinton, most recently saying something like "Every vote counts, and I'm exhibit No. 1." Subject for discussion: Where would we be if Gore had taken office in 2001? I'm assuming 9/11 would probably still have happened (although I think it's possible that a...

I could not find another thread on this and hope I didn't miss it so here is my comments and question. Given the fall out from the Trump candidacy. Are we likely to see major shifts in the Republican party? I can see trying to change their primary process to prevent a repeat of a candidate...

I'd take a bet on that now if I could get 15:1 or better. It seems to me that Michelle Obama is probably the most admired and popular woman in USA right now. She is: Gorgeous Articulate Intelligent Dynamic Believable Much more popular than he husband Also, she comes across as someone who...

She's got some political debts to pay, but the big ones can't be considered for cabinet posts (B. Obama, M. Obama, B. Clinton). Hillary has a couple of advantages over Trump in this regard: 1. She's going to win and he's not. Duh! 2. She is with the party in power and there is a Cabinet in...

Donald Trump has on many occasions declared that he believes that the elections are going to be rigged against him; and he has also declared that he might not recognize a win by Clinton. Primed like this, I wonder how Trump voters (who will probably exceed 40% of all voters) will react to a...

What are the chances of that happening?

Since Trump has managed to make the election much closer, who do you seriously believe he might appoint to his cabinet? Not the joke suggestions, who might he actually appoint? To me, Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani look solid for AG and Homeland Security, probably in that order although the...

Sometimes its fun to speculate with hypotheticals and given the relative unpopularity of both candidates. It seems that if we had a Romney/Clinton election or Trump/Biden election it would be far different and I suspect we might have a truly runaway election. In the case of Biden vs. Trump...