Unfortunately, I think you're right. Given the historic opportunity to elect our first female president, people will choose that over substance.dlbpharmd wrote:I don't see a Republican out there who can beat her in 2016.
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Cail, is there a particularly substantive Republican candidate that you think will run?Cail wrote:Unfortunately, I think you're right. Given the historic opportunity to elect our first female president, people will choose that over substance.dlbpharmd wrote:I don't see a Republican out there who can beat her in 2016.
I personally don't want anyone named Clinton or Bush in the White House myself.
Rob
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I'm not thrilled with the field on either side. Problem is, there are so precious few moderates from either party, and none of them would get any substantive support from the parties themselves or from the media.rdhopeca wrote:Cail, is there a particularly substantive Republican candidate that you think will run?Cail wrote:Unfortunately, I think you're right. Given the historic opportunity to elect our first female president, people will choose that over substance.dlbpharmd wrote:I don't see a Republican out there who can beat her in 2016.
I personally don't want anyone named Clinton or Bush in the White House myself.
At this point I would support anyone who runs on ending the Endless War, restoring the 4th Amendment, and pledging not to use a single executive order or signing statement.
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It's way too early to tell, but I'd consider voting for Rand Paul over Hillary. His economic policies would be a tough pill to swallow and I'd be leery of any Supreme Court nominations he put up, but otherwise... I'd certainly listen.
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I placed the correct assessment in boldface for you. NAFTA was a big gimme to Big Corporations. It also gave piles of money to Mexican industrialists who helped bring factories to Mexico but it knocked the front teeth out of Mexican farmers.SoulBiter wrote:Depending on who you talk to, NAFTA either had no real impact, or had a net impact of losing manufacturing but replacing those with service jobs, OR it established the principle that U.S. corporations could relocate production elsewhere and sell back into the United States, undercutting the bargaining power of American workers.
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