The "Who is running?" tea leaves thread (Part 2)

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Yeah, but imagen 99 joke candidates all polling at 1%!!! That's the way to topple Hilary! We've overlooked it for so long.

That's how this thing works, right?

[Maxwell]

Compared to the clowns in 2016, Chris Dodd 2008 is suddenly looking like the toppled juggernaut.

[RogueBeaver]

Santorum sets up a "testing the waters" committee. Congrats Phil.

Walker lines up TN legislative support.

[RogueBeaver]

Walker on a European trade mission.

[RogueBeaver]

Hillary to announce Saturday or Sunday.

[IceSpear]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

[Senator Spiral]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

[BaconBacon96]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

#wrecked

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Hillary to announce Saturday or Sunday.

meh, 2.3% chance of her not running.

[IceSpear]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

Quite a big difference between being a Republican in the 2000s and being a Republican in the 1960s.

And besides, Hillary is not considered a "progressive savior" here. In fact, I even recall people here attacking her for being a Republican in the 60s. So either way you slice it the comparison falls flat.

[Senator Spiral]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

Quite a big difference between being a Republican in the 2000s and being a Republican in the 1960s.

And besides, Hillary is not considered a "progressive savior" here. In fact, I even recall people here attacking her for being a Republican in the 60s. So either way you slice it the comparison falls flat.

Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until the 1990s, yet her "progressive" credentials are well established and you would surely acknowledge her as one too Or, am I wrong and she's too close to Chafee and Webb on the timeline? Does it really matter how much time has passed since your views have changed if your views have changed? This isn't something I need to explain.

[IceSpear]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

Quite a big difference between being a Republican in the 2000s and being a Republican in the 1960s.

And besides, Hillary is not considered a "progressive savior" here. In fact, I even recall people here attacking her for being a Republican in the 60s. So either way you slice it the comparison falls flat.

Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until the 1990s, yet her "progressive" credentials are well established and you would surely acknowledge her as one too Or, am I wrong and she's too close to Chafee and Webb on the timeline? Does it really matter how much time has passed since your views have changed if your views have changed? This isn't something I need to explain.

Except, again, nobody touts Hillary as a "progressive savior" and she has gotten attacked on here for being a Republican in the 60s. It's just yet another double standard that I love to point out.

[Senator Spiral]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

Quite a big difference between being a Republican in the 2000s and being a Republican in the 1960s.

And besides, Hillary is not considered a "progressive savior" here. In fact, I even recall people here attacking her for being a Republican in the 60s. So either way you slice it the comparison falls flat.

Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until the 1990s, yet her "progressive" credentials are well established and you would surely acknowledge her as one too Or, am I wrong and she's too close to Chafee and Webb on the timeline? Does it really matter how much time has passed since your views have changed if your views have changed? This isn't something I need to explain.

Except, again, nobody touts Hillary as a "progressive savior" and she has gotten attacked on here for being a Republican in the 60s. It's just yet another double standard that I love to point out.

The people who attack her for that are being silly, but to me it reeks of desperation that you'd bring up something that trivial to defend your preferred candidate. Never mind the fact that Clinton enthusiastically supported Barry Goldwater of all candidates and not some random moderate Republican, which seems to be okay with you since it was the '60s. Yet you're still faulting others for this in the Chafee thread, so keep it up if you want to look like a hypocrite, I guess.

[IceSpear]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

Quite a big difference between being a Republican in the 2000s and being a Republican in the 1960s.

And besides, Hillary is not considered a "progressive savior" here. In fact, I even recall people here attacking her for being a Republican in the 60s. So either way you slice it the comparison falls flat.

Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until the 1990s, yet her "progressive" credentials are well established and you would surely acknowledge her as one too Or, am I wrong and she's too close to Chafee and Webb on the timeline? Does it really matter how much time has passed since your views have changed if your views have changed? This isn't something I need to explain.

Except, again, nobody touts Hillary as a "progressive savior" and she has gotten attacked on here for being a Republican in the 60s. It's just yet another double standard that I love to point out.

The people who attack her for that are being silly, but to me it reeks of desperation that you'd bring up something that trivial to defend your preferred candidate. Never mind the fact that Clinton enthusiastically supported Barry Goldwater of all candidates and not some random moderate Republican, which seems to be okay with you since it was the '60s. Yet you're still faulting others for this in the Chafee thread, so keep it up if you want to look like a hypocrite, I guess.

LOL, yes, desperation. I'll be sure to bookmark this post for 9 months from now when Webb and Chafee destroy Hillary.

You seem to be missing the point. I don't really give a crap that Chafee and Webb used to be Republicans, at least to the extent where it may have shaped their current views. My initial reply in this thread was clearly tongue in cheek, directed at the people who bash Hillary for every little thing while overlooking every fault of their precious "anti-Hillary" joke candidates. You guys can dish it out but you can't take it.

[Senator Spiral]

Uh oh, Hillary!!!

Lincoln Chaffee considering a run.

End Game.

LOL! Move over Jim Webb!

Will former Republican Lincoln Chafee replace former Republican Jim Webb as the Atlas Forum's progressive savior?

Nah, most of you will defer to former Republican Hillary Clinton anyway.

Quite a big difference between being a Republican in the 2000s and being a Republican in the 1960s.

And besides, Hillary is not considered a "progressive savior" here. In fact, I even recall people here attacking her for being a Republican in the 60s. So either way you slice it the comparison falls flat.

Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until the 1990s, yet her "progressive" credentials are well established and you would surely acknowledge her as one too Or, am I wrong and she's too close to Chafee and Webb on the timeline? Does it really matter how much time has passed since your views have changed if your views have changed? This isn't something I need to explain.

Except, again, nobody touts Hillary as a "progressive savior" and she has gotten attacked on here for being a Republican in the 60s. It's just yet another double standard that I love to point out.

The people who attack her for that are being silly, but to me it reeks of desperation that you'd bring up something that trivial to defend your preferred candidate. Never mind the fact that Clinton enthusiastically supported Barry Goldwater of all candidates and not some random moderate Republican, which seems to be okay with you since it was the '60s. Yet you're still faulting others for this in the Chafee thread, so keep it up if you want to look like a hypocrite, I guess.

LOL, yes, desperation. I'll be sure to bookmark this post for 9 months from now when Webb and Chafee destroy Hillary.

You seem to be missing the point. I don't really give a crap that Chafee and Webb used to be Republicans, at least to the extent where it may have shaped their current views. My initial reply in this thread was clearly tongue in cheek, directed at the people who bash Hillary for every little thing while overlooking every fault of their precious "anti-Hillary" joke candidates. You guys can dish it out but you can't take it.

FTR, I don't believe that either of them would even come close to beating Clinton in the primaries. I only bring this up because of your penchant for being Hillary's lapdog and coming to her defense in every related thread I see. Your post was tongue-in-cheek but part of a larger trend that's painfully obvious. Anyway, that's all I've got to say here.

[Mr. Morden]

Kasich update:

http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/kasich-keeps-2016-presidential-prospects-open-ahead-of-visits-to-new-hampshire-south-carolina-1.581983

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[Phony Moderate]

It says a lot that Kasich would likely be the 'RINO'/Jon Huntsman-esque candidate if he ran.

[RogueBeaver]

Walker gaining legislative support in NC.

[RogueBeaver]

Rubio donors meeting on Sunday.

[ChainsawJedis]

Oh wow, someones views they held as a teenager changed after nearly 50 years of adulthood. Shame on them.

[IceSpear]

According to Politico, Lindsey's main objective in a potential run would be to stop Paul. He says he'll decide on whether or not to run by late May.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/lindsey-graham-rand-paul-2016-116837.html?ml=po_r

[Gallium]

O'Malley to announce decision by late May.

[Ebsy]

According to Politico, Lindsey's main objective in a potential run would be to stop Paul. He says he'll decide on whether or not to run by late May.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/lindsey-graham-rand-paul-2016-116837.html?ml=po_r

This man is an embarrassment to the whole South.

As opposed to Rand Paul, who is an embarrassment to the entire nation?

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

According to Politico, Lindsey's main objective in a potential run would be to stop Paul. He says he'll decide on whether or not to run by late May.

I'm sure John Bolton is absolutely fuming that someone is trying to cut into his base of paranoid hawk nutjobs.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

According to Politico, Lindsey's main objective in a potential run would be to stop Paul. He says he'll decide on whether or not to run by late May.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/lindsey-graham-rand-paul-2016-116837.html?ml=po_r

This man is an embarrassment to the whole South.

As opposed to Rand Paul, who is an embarrassment to the entire nation?

Yeah, more embarrassing than a guy who voted to invade Iraq based on false information