Crimson847 wrote:Doodle Dee. Snickers wrote:Are you sure it's not just because you seem to despise California and the Northeast more than any person I've seen in my entire life (and that includes a lot of conservatives)?
While I also don't see much sense in cm's political decision-making process, I'm not sure how this follows given his fondness for Chafee and his vote for Sanders, both Northeastern politicians.
That aside, I'm with Sunny; personally I don't have much interest in discussing the matter until people actually declare their candidacies and announce platforms and such. It's nearly 100% speculation at this point--anyone remember in 2012/2013 when Paul Ryan was considered a leading contender for the 2016 Republican nomination? Or in 2005 when nobody knew who the hell Barack Obama was?
It's just that the last time I mentioned Massachusetts and Connecticut in the same sentence, an unearthly howl echoed in my apartment and his hands popped out of the screen and clawed for my eyes.
To your second point: remember in 2009, when everyone knew that Hillary Clinton was going to be the next Democratic nominee? And the only thing that surprised me about Trump's candidacy is that he didn't go for it in 2012, when I thought he would. I mean, nobody was really surprised by the people who ran for president in 2016. Except Lincoln Chafee, Jim Webb, Martin O' Malley and that one dude in the Republican primary whose name I can't even remember that won like .01% of the vote in Iowa Ed Gilespie, but only because nobody knew who the hell they were.
There could be an Obama-esque relatively unknown that comes out of nowhere, but *shrug*.
Ah, and for two I forgot that were mentioned here: Kirsten Gillibrand. Not happening. She's an older, blond, centrist female Democrat who literally took Hillary's seat when she vacated it. Is it fair? No, and God bless her, she's trying to separate herself from it, but it's still there.
Tim Kaine: Also not happening. Charisma isn't mandatory anymore, but instead of being too much fire, he's too much bland. I think I saw eight Tim Kaines at work today when I was walking back from the bathroom.