2040: Cardi B (D) vs. Kylie Jenner (R)

[HillGoose]

2040 is a lit as hell year, America tries to decide this one.

who wins?

maps plz

[Progressive Pessimist]

Cardi B wins due to making money moves during the campaign. Jenner's appearance in that Pepsi ad comes back to bite her. Republicans wouldn't vote for a candidate that took part in a staged protest against the police for a commercial!

[American_Aristocracy]

Something like this, if there is a Sunbelt type realignment

[Skunk]

America wins.

[leonard4liberty]

2040? And running as a Democrat? Highly unlikely. She would be able to bankroll a Libertarian campaign.....I mean why else would you see her wearing the voluntaryist colors of black and yellow in most of her music videos?

But let's just go for this crazy proposal for a second.....

The Libertarian Party would likely counter a candidate in the form of Thomas Massie, Justin Amash or whoever becomes a libertarian-leaning conservative within the next two decades.

The Green Party couldn't really rely on Ralph Nader or Jill Stein anymore, so they'd likely go after some candidate who's held local office for XX years.

The Constitution Party will likely be dead by then. Or most definitely half of their state affiliates (at minimum.

So it'd essentially be the lesser of two trashy billionaire evils, right?

With that, I'd have to write in Jimmy Hoffa.

[Nyssus]

America wins. loses.

[HillGoose]

This is my take on it. Cardi B is the social left and economic left, Jenner is the social center and economic center-right.

After Sun Belt realignment, Republicans tend to retain populist rhetoric to target the midwest, Jenner is a surprisingly "elitist" candidate for the Republicans, winning the nomination based mostly on her primary strength in the Sun Belt, leading to decreased enthusiasm for the Republicans in "traditional" Republican states by this point. Jenner campaign believes they can make up for it by targeting the Sun Belt, and are partially correct. However, Cardi B campaign uses this as an opportunity to focus on her more leftist economic beliefs, which flips crucial midwestern states, surprisingly including Ohio, and that, plus the fact the Democratic base wasn't alienated by her candidacy, helps her win a solid victory. Jenner's different brand of Republicanism, however, shows promise, and carries states like CA, CO, and CT, which haven't been carried by Republicans in years, plus makes inroads in NV, LA, and FL. Given demographics I imagine this is the map, Cardi B wins with around 330 EV.