Alben Barkley vs MTTreasurer

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

A long time ago, Barkley wrote a long reply to the Montanan guy's take on George W. Bush being the Republican nominee in 1996, mocking him for that comment and thinking Matt Bevin would defeat Andy Beshear.

Discuss with maps

[If my soul was made of stone]

[Goldwater]

I would vote for Alben Barkley, pretty easily. I can't really think of many political issues that I'm closer to MTTreasurer's views on.

[Mr. Smith]

....nope.

[PSOL]

MT treasurer would win it, but it would be close.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I like MTTreasurer. But I can't vote for him because I don't know his views on anything. I know that he is a Republican but he mostly posts here for electoral analysis and doesn't wade much into ideological discussion, for better and worse.

So Barkley wins by default, even as he is one of the red avatars who I am probably the least in-step with though still probably agree with at least 80% of the time nonetheless.

[Sir Mohamed]

I'd vote for Alben Barkley.

Election 4 prez would be a pure tossup, imho. Though both may have issues with rallying the base, neutralizing each other. Both would have solid backing from the party establishments though.

[Schiff for Senate]

I like MTTreasurer. But I can't vote for him because I don't know his views on anything. I know that he is a Republican but he mostly posts here for electoral analysis and doesn't wade much into ideological discussion, for better and worse.

This. I mean I don't necessarily agree with his political analysis, but that's all we know about him politically. Sometimes he posts about his actual political/ideological beliefs, but most of the time I'm genuinely unsure if he's being serious or if it's satire. Does seem to be a smidge more pragmatic, and a genuine fan of Gianforte/Daines (as well as supportive of the concept that people should vote intelligently and based on their political views rather than 'image' - as supported by how he gets riled up by MT voting for Jon Tester despite Tester, at the end of the day, being a party-line D vote on most things...unlike Manchinema - which is ironic, given that his own political views remains somewhat mysterious).


But I would vote for Alben since he's largely very politically agreeable (except on a few certain issues like guns, and even there, he's not without a point worth considering - that the gun cult is never giving up their guns anyway, so we need to work with that reality instead of pushing idealist policies that sadly can never be effectively implemented in practice) and he's a MASSIVE FF (despite, or rather partly because of, standing up to the woke left and earning their ire - I'm not the kind of person who'd vote for Alben *because* he pisses off woke Democrats, but logically, because of what that really means about his own political views - anti-woke - that's a plus).

[RussFeingoldWasRobbed]

I like MTTreasurer. But I can't vote for him because I don't know his views on anything. I know that he is a Republican but he mostly posts here for electoral analysis and doesn't wade much into ideological discussion, for better and worse.

This. I mean I don't necessarily agree with his political analysis, but that's all we know about him politically. Sometimes he posts about his actual political/ideological beliefs, but most of the time I'm genuinely unsure if he's being serious or if it's satire. Does seem to be a smidge more pragmatic, and a genuine fan of Gianforte/Daines (as well as supportive of the concept that people should vote intelligently and based on their political views rather than 'image' - as supported by how he gets riled up by MT voting for Jon Tester despite Tester, at the end of the day, being a party-line D vote on most things...unlike Manchinema - which is ironic, given that his own political views remains somewhat mysterious).


But I would vote for Alben since he's largely very politically agreeable (except on a few certain issues like guns, and even there, he's not without a point worth considering - that the gun cult is never giving up their guns anyway, so we need to work with that reality instead of pushing idealist policies that sadly can never be effectively implemented in practice) and he's a MASSIVE FF (despite, or rather partly because of, standing up to the woke left and earning their ire - I'm not the kind of person who'd vote for Alben *because* he pisses off woke Democrats, but logically, because of what that really means about his own political views - anti-woke - that's a plus).

His foreign policy is like Hawley/Vance/Rand Paul
His economic policy is idk
Socially conservative

[Aurelius]

I'd much rather have a beer with Alben, but my vote would be for the Treasurer.

[West_Midlander]

[Spectator]

New Hampshire might be the bluest state in the country in this matchup lol

[Aurelius]

New Hampshire might be the bluest state in the country in this matchup lol

Plot twist: the women are angry. They're angry at him.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Alben.