When will the U.S. have its first Latino President?

[Bo]

I'd say 2030-2039. I just don't see any viable potential Latino candidates for President in the next two decades, except maybe for Brian Sandoval.

[Bo]

Anyone?

[hcallega]

"I just don't see any viable potential Black candidates for President in the next two decades, except for maybe Jesse Jackson Jr."

It's impossible to say really. I would like to believe that it will happen sooner than later, but being a minority and being a new immigrant group is quite tough (see Al Smith, Joe Kennedy, etc.)

[Bo]

"I just don't see any viable potential Black candidates for President in the next two decades, except for maybe Jesse Jackson Jr."

It's impossible to say really. I would like to believe that it will happen sooner than later, but being a minority and being a new immigrant group is quite tough (see Al Smith, Joe Kennedy, etc.)

Go tell that to Barack Hussein Obama.

[Psychic Octopus]

2020-2029 or 2030-2039.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

You know, I really don't understand why Bill Richardson didn't get the nomination. He was relatively moderate, had one of the most impressive resumes out of either side, and more importantly, had executive experience. Was it just that Clinton/Obama/Edwards sucked up too much oxygen?

[Bo]

You know, I really don't understand why Bill Richardson didn't get the nomination. He was relatively moderate, had one of the most impressive resumes out of either side, and more importantly, had executive experience. Was it just that Clinton/Obama/Edwards sucked up too much oxygen?

Yes, the fact that those three sucked up too much oxygen as well as the fact that people wanted a celebrity President (Clinton and Obama both fit the bill). Also Richardson had serious fundraising problems and was not very charismatic, and both of those things are a death sentence to almost any campaign.

[Psychic Octopus]

I disagree, I find Richardson very charismatic.

Bill Richardson had the air sucked out of him, with Obama, Clinton, and Edwards, there was no place to move up. Later polls showed him on the verge of overtaking Edwards -- but this was not probable.

Had Obama not ran, he could have found a niche and took some of the electorate. However, there were too many high-profile candidates and that made it impossible for him to move up.

[Badger]

Richardson's main forte was foreign policy, which progressively became a back seat issue between 2006 and 2008.

[Bo]

Richardson's main forte was foreign policy, which progressively became a back seat issue between 2006 and 2008.

Even if foreign policy was the most important issue, I seriously doubt he'd win or come anywhere close to winning the Democratic nomination in 2008.

[Zarn]

On the Republican side... Rubio. That would likely be in the twenties or thirties.


On the Democratic side... *shrugs.*

I really don't see much a of a field right now.

[Scam of God]

By 2030 at the latest. I really don't think there's any counterpressure against the concept today, provided the candidate is sufficiently Anglicized.