political speculation

Just wondering, what would happen if at 9am on inauguration day of a new president, a major crisis occurred on the scale of a nuclear attack? Presumably the inauguration ceremony would be cancelled but would the outgoing president stop governing, even if at 11.45 the outgoing president was still...

Given both candidates of the major parties can be considered flawed, what is the chance that whomever is elected will be a 1 term president?

I think it highly unlikely, but it's the hot topic for speculation today. So who would benefit? Who would the R's nominate? Would it help Hillary, or would the R's do better than with Trump? Seems to me the fanatic Trump supporters would never accept it or vote for any other R. They'll just...

Self explanatory, what will Trump do if he loses?

In the years ahead, how will the emergence of Donald Trump as a 'leading' Republican voice, change the party? Or will he have any lasting effect on Republican policies and beliefs? Some think he will. Others think Trump's influence will be short-lived. They envision Trump losing badly in the...

http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/30/media/donald-trump-presidential-debates-schedule/ So it seems he and the RNC are already starting to come up with excuses for why he might not show up. If he won't show that means he is a complete coward, period. He won't face Hillary in one on one in debates yet...

Oh wise Americans .. enlighten me. Based on this event: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/michelle-obama-dnc-speech/index.html our local (Czech Republic) news started to speculate that Michelle could actually enter the election and could even have decent chance. I mean I see how she...

Who do you think will be Hillary Clinton's Running Mate?

How would American democracy change if the President were actually unpredictable and unrealistic? My belief is that the country would correct itself by draining power away from the President. Congress would make it increasingly difficult for the President to interfere with the administration...

I think his ego is so massive, he might just suddenly implode into a black hole. But we're talking about his campaign (or lack thereof) here. Is The Donald's campaign going to implode into a black hole of fail, and if so, when?

I do not intend this as a thread about the presidential election so I'm posting it here. However, with Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee, what will the future of the Republican party be like. I'm confident they will continue to exist but will their platform and policies changed...

What will happen at the Democratic Convention? Who will be the nominee?

What will happen at the 2016 Republican Convention? Who will be the nominee?

He can buy the election, no debts to PACs. Couldn't be bought later either. He has already shown his altruism via the Gates Foundation. And he can invent his own centrist party, leave the Tea Party and Socialists out. Do some market research and go for the middle 66%. Do what is good for the...

With Cameron carrying out his best Michael Corleone impression and eliminating his rivals during a celebration, who will be the next Labour leader? The early frontrunner Burnham would probably be popular with those who want a 'story' for their leader. Working class, fairly likeable, he'd...

Russia is coming apart at the seams. Putin's desperate. Estonia's border region has a lot of ethnic Russians. What if there's an "incident"? Would NATO invoke it's article V defense clause? Would Obama risk going to war with Russia over Estonia? If you were Obama, would you risk it? I don't...

It's apparent that John Boehner has failed in his job. I say this because one important part of his job is to move legislation of his choosing to the floor for passage. His own majority has just rejected his attempt to do that, which looks to me somewhat similar to a vote of no confidence. I...

OK, folks! Let's get this ball rolling. I'll go ahead and seed the field with some mentionables of note. Your thoughts? GOP P. Ryan, representative from WI C. Christie, governor of NJ M. Rubio, senator from FL J. Bush, former governor of FL M. Bachmann, representative from MN M. Romney...

Karl Rove's American Crossroads SuperPAC is switching it's cash into House races and away from the foundering Romney campaign. http://www.npr.org/2012/09/16/161241552/could-superpacs-shift-strategy-to-congress In light of Romney's recent bout of "foot in mouth all the way down to his butt"...

What would it be like if Obama was not qualified to be reelected? Assuming that you support the President and believe that he did a good job, I have a question for you. Can you describe for me what an alternate world would look like that is exactly like this one but with one difference --...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/biden-dangles-prospect-teaming-hillary-2016-181409840.html "Vice President Joe Biden, who is preparing to embark on the 2012 re-election campaign trail, suggested Sunday he might be interested in running in 2016 -- paired on a ticket with Secretary of State Hillary...

Win or lose in November, it won't be Obama. And it looks like he's going to repeat Bush's mistake of 2004 and run again with a VP who cannot take up the mantle himself; Biden (despite his obvious desire for the presidency) will be 74 in 2016. Looking at the bench, it's pretty weak. Hillary...

Will Santurum's supporters support the salamander (or newt)? And ill it matter if they do? Newt Gingrich has invited Santorum's supporter to back him. Will they still be repelled at his infidelity, or will they swallow their morals and back anyone but Mittens?

Marsha Blackburn should be Romney’s VP pick. She is the logical choice if he hopes to win the election. Being a woman, a conservative, a southerner, an evangelical and opposed to Obamacare she is exactly what is needed to compliment the ticket. Comments please.

Who will be in Romney cabinet? A few suggestions, Vice President: Marsha Blackburn Sectary of Defense: Chuck Hagel Dept. Health and Human Services: Michele Bachmann Ambassador to the UN: Jon Hunstman Ambassador to Israel: Dan Senor Director of NASA: Neil deGrasse Tyson

If Obama wins the election later this year (which I think he will), do you think that sometime in the following four years his public position will be in favor of gay marriage? I personally think so, considering his past flip-flopping on the issue. I think he personally sees nothing wrong with...

With the Illinois results showing a strong victory for Romney, Santorum could only tout how well he did in the strongly conservative Republican districts. Santorum will still keep fighting and he may still win a few more states, but the nomination is pretty much a lock for Romney. Would...

Three recent national polls put Santorum in a statistical tie with Romney. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/14/polls-all-tied-up-between-romney-and-santorum/ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html Wow, the GOP could...

Full article: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/11/politics/pol-maine-wrap/

Romeny seems to be on a roll. Going to my usual site I see that the average of various polls has the Republican hopefuls rated as follows: Romney 30.0% Gingrich 26.6 Santorum 16.0 Paul 12.8 undecided (by implication) 14.6 Considering that Romney also has more actual delegates, could it be that...