5 most likely people to become the 45th POTUS?

[paul718]

I think the 5 most likely would be the top 5 in the presidential line of succession, but that's no fun.

Off the top of my head...
1. Biden
2. Gingrich
3. Romney
4. Warner
5. Bayh

[paul718]

Everyone thinks Warner is more likely to succeed Obama in 2016 than Hillary Clinton?

No one thinks she's in the top five for most likely to be #45?

I think she probably is. I could see her runner-up status carrying her to the nomination in 2016.

Frontrunners don't normally win the Democrat nomination.

[paul718]

gop

1 palin
2 jindal
3 huckabee

democrats

1 mark warner
2 evan bayh
3 tim kaine
4 ?
5 ?

So you view the Repulicans as the Bible-thumping God party, and the Democrats as the Centrist swing-state party?

1.Sarah Palin
2.Bobby Jindal
3.Mark Warner (ugh)
4.Hillary Clinton
5.Mitt Romney

you serious?

[paul718]

gop

1 palin
2 jindal
3 huckabee

democrats

1 mark warner
2 evan bayh
3 tim kaine
4 ?
5 ?

So you view the Repulicans as the Bible-thumping God party, and the Democrats as the Centrist swing-state party?

yes

Thank you for sharing your objective assessment with the forum.

[paul718]

I'm sorry, but Warner's keynote speech made me want to go to sleep. I think he'll be a serious flop and will never become President.

I loved the speech

The best opinion I heard of the Warner DNC speech was that it was a "Warner for Senate" speech rather than "Obama for President". 

But I don't think it hurt him in any way.

[paul718]

To continue the trend of not-so-obvious names, what about Beau Biden, presuming that he wins the 2010 DE special election and is subsequently reelected in 2014?

I could definitely see that.

[paul718]

Isn't this a little early? Obama is only going to be the 43rd president so why speculation on 45?

44th

[paul718]

Let's just say... 44th president, but 43rd elected?

Yeah, what are you getting at Donut?

[paul718]

Any president selected by 9 justices and not the voters plus electoral college doesn't count.

So if someone fairly wins the electoral vote but loses the popular vote, they still aren't the rightful President (even though the Constitution states otherwise)?

Yeah.

John Quincy Adams won neither the popular nor electoral vote, yet you still count him as a legitimately elected President?