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I think Obama will win this election but it won't be a blowout because the country is still split. I think he'll win by 1 or 2%. I've been wondering who will be the nominees for 2016. Jeb Bush will probably be the Repuke nominee but what about the Democrats. Will Hillary come back and run? She'll be 69 in 2016. Al Gore? Wesley Clark?
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)H2O Man
(73,605 posts)He has had a committee working on his run, for over a year.
applegrove
(118,778 posts)elleng
(131,102 posts)Doubt it, as he'll be 71. Some good Dems moving on up, like Attorneys General Biden, Kamala Harris, Schneiderman, and Senator Gillibrand and likely Senator Eliz. Warren, for just a few.
As to 2012, I suspect the apparent current split will narrow as apparent repub insanity will predominate and 'kill' them.
gateley
(62,683 posts)Beau doesn't have the pizzaz his dad does, unfortunately. But then, who does?
Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Rosco T.
(6,496 posts)Schweitzer/Warren 2016!
gateley
(62,683 posts)will say it again) I HATE Schweitzer's stance on "clean coal".
He could win the hearts of lots of people, I think -- both Dems and Republicans. He's such a kick-ass Governor, I think he would appeal to a wide range. I don't think he'd want to give up Montana for DC, though.
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)None of them will run. Here is who runs:
O'Malley
Cuomo
Mark Warner
Maybe also Kristin Gillibrand and Deval Patrick
elleng
(131,102 posts)Ter
(4,281 posts)They can't even stand the House Speaker, and he's very similar to Jeb Bush. Expect it to be Rand Paul on their side.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)Ohio is still a state that matters to both parties and Sherrod would bring midwestern populism back into the national political debate...
HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)That's well within the election fraud abilities of the Republicans. It needs to be by more than they can cheat.
Alexander
(15,318 posts)Are four Democrats who come to mind whenever I think of 2016.
As for Obama's re-election, he's either matching or improving on his numbers from 2008. Meanwhile, Romney's favorability numbers are in the territory of 28%, which are simply atrocious.
I see Obama winning 2012 by an equal or greater margin than he did in 2008, especially now due to the GOP's war on women.
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)Kucinich/Sanders ticket with Grayson as Sec of State and Ed Schultz as Secretary of Labor
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)I wonder if people will recognize this country in 3 years
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)...and he will improve upon both his popular and electoral vote margins of 2008.
PEACE!
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)He said that in January President Obama declared himself king.
Kings just don't step down after 4 years, ya know.
So, get used to it now.
The future is here today, all hail King Obama.
Or else he'll use a drone on ya!!
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)I would add Hillary to the list. By resigning as Secretary of State, she wants to stand clear of the Obama Administration when the shit really hits the fan for the next four years. We have a lot of problems with the Middle East that have simply put themselves on hold for the last few years, those eggs are about to hatch.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)The sad truth is that if you have a long record it ends up being used against you. Hillary isn't a likely candidate and neither is Gore. Clark could run but he has no credibility on fiscal issues and even 4 years from now the economy will still be a deciding factor for many voters.