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« on: January 04, 2021, 04:14:36 PM »
Trump lost. Would the runner-up to the Republican nomination have won?
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2021, 04:15:18 PM »
Idk ask Woodbury
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2021, 04:26:02 PM »
Biden easily. We don’t even know if Trump’s base this year would turn out for a trumpist that’s not him, and they definitely would not for someone actively anti-Trump
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2021, 04:43:33 PM »
Lol no
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2021, 04:55:24 PM »
He loses Texas and Iowa too.

Bullock probably flips the seat in Montana.
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2021, 07:47:43 PM »
A pro choice/pro gay Republican who was still broadly culturally conservative might be the only kind of candidate who could win a legit landslide these days. However, barely any people like that exist and they'd never make it out of a Republican primary.
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2021, 07:57:48 PM »
« Edited: January 05, 2021, 03:49:46 PM by Alex »
He endorsed Hillary in 2016, that alone would disqualify him for most of the GOP
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« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2021, 08:49:06 PM »
Quote from: HisGrace on January 04, 2021, 07:47:43 PM
A pro choice/pro gay Republican who was still broadly culturally conservative might be the only kind of candidate who could win a legit landslide these days. However, barely any people like that exist and they'd never make it out of a Republican primary.

A pro choice Republican nominee would immediately result in a fairly large scale defection of evangelicals and Mormons to a socon third party candidate.
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« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2021, 08:54:50 PM »
416 D landslide; 56-44 D Senate Majority; 250 Democratic House Seats; Double Digits PV Margin.
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« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2021, 09:41:37 PM »
No. Trump is a stronger candidate than Generic R.
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« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2021, 10:59:47 PM »
No, but I don’t think he’d be completely destroyed. He has less loyal supporters than Trump, but he pisses off less people as well.
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« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2021, 10:34:17 AM »
« Edited: January 05, 2021, 10:37:20 AM by MR. KAYNE WEST »
No, Trump only won on the back of Gary Johnson and Bush W sure did on Ralph Nadar,, Rs need a viable third party candidate to win, Jorgensen and Kayne West were too weak to make a difference.

The B LM movement hurt Kayne West chances at making a dent in Bidens appeal, otherwise, AA would have cost Biden a victory.

But, Hunter Biden and ACB and Pelosi botching the stimulus did cost D's wave insurance seats
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« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2021, 02:02:29 PM »
You'd have to think that if Weld was able to primary Trump he'd have done it on the backs of traditionally Republican suburban voters and would come into the general with support in this group.  Still, I don't think he could have won and I don't think anyone that has successfully primaried a sitting president could do it.

I'm skeptical of the ability of any major swing to a third party or independent candidate and I do see many Trump voters staying home but I also expect enough votes to go to the Constitution and Libertarian parties to flip a couple states to Biden.
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« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2021, 02:38:15 PM »
Quote from: Alex on January 04, 2021, 07:57:48 PM
He endorsed Hillary in 2016, that would disqualify him for most of the GOP
Trump endorsed Hillary in 2008! He only left the Democrats after Obama became the nominee
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« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2021, 03:52:03 PM »
« Edited: January 05, 2021, 03:58:47 PM by Alex »
Quote from: Motorcity on January 05, 2021, 02:38:15 PM
Quote from: Alex on January 04, 2021, 07:57:48 PM
He endorsed Hillary in 2016, that would disqualify him for most of the GOP
Trump endorsed Hillary in 2008! He only left the Democrats after Obama became the nominee

Yeah, but there were 2 terms between that and his campaign, Trump endorsed McCain for the general elections, so  it could be seen as a mostly anti-Obama vote and I don't think conservatives/Republicans hated 2008 Hillary as much as they did their 2016 version of her
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« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2021, 10:28:15 AM »
Quote from: Alex on January 04, 2021, 07:57:48 PM
He endorsed Hillary in 2016, that alone would disqualify him for most of the GOP

Uh...he was Gary Johnson’s running mate in 2016.

I voted for Weld (in the 2020 primary), but unenthusiastically. I would’ve preferred Sanford.
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