2016 Democrats and Republicans

[NHI]

If Pres. Obama is reelected then here is my list of prospective candidates in no particular order.

Democrats:
1. Tim Kaine
2. Brian Schweitzer
3. Kirsten Gillibrand
4. Andrew Cuomo
5. Deval Patrick
6. Hillary Clinton

Republicans:
1. Bobby Jindal
2. Chris Chrisite
3. Marco Rubio
4. Jeb Bush
5. Kelly Ayotte
6. Mike Pence

[UpcomingYouthvoter]

For the Dems to watch out: Russ Feingold, Deval Patrick, Brian Schweitzer, John Lynch, Tom Kaine and Andrew Cuomo.


For the Republicans: Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan and Rand Paul. Maybe Mike Huckabee though I'm not sure about his chances of winning in 2016.

[UpcomingYouthvoter]

And to point out other names to complete for president.


Democrats:

Hillary Clinton

Mark Warner

[JulioMadrid]

what about john hoeven?

[feeblepizza]

what about john hoeven?

Nice moderate governor and senator. Good pick.

[a Person]

John Hickenlooper, Martin O'Malley, or Amy Klobuchar could also run.

[Is JCL in mushy sappy love]

Democrats:

Tim Kaine
Russ Feingold

GOP
Rand Paul
Mike Pence
Sam Brownback
Marco Rubio
Jim DeMint
Herman Cain

[RodPresident]

And Mrs. Sebelius. I think that she can be Obama's name. Tammy Baldwin is also another possibility, if she gets Senate chair in Wisconsin.

[Rockefeller]

Can anyone say GORE 2016!?

I think he'd have just about as good a chance as anybody in the prospective Democratic field (which is looking rather weak, BTW).

Republicans
--Christ Christie
--Bob McDonnell
--Paul Ryan
--Marco Rubio
--Mitch Daniels
--John Hoeven
--Herman Cain
--Mike Huckabee
--Michele Bachmann
--John Bolton
--Jon Huntsman (who is just using a 2012 run to build Name Recognition)
--Scott Walker
--Allen West
--Sarah Palin
--Haley Barbour
--Rand Paul
--Brian Sandoval
--Luis Fortuno
--Sam Brownback
--Donald Trump
--John Thune
--Lincoln Chaffee (could run as an R, I guess)
--Lisa Murkowski
--Jeb Bush
--Pat Toomey

Democrats:  
--Hillary Clinton
--Joe Biden
--Al Gore
--Mark Warner
--Mike Bennett
--Tim Kaine
--Brian Schweitzer
--Russ Feingold
--Dennis Kucinich
--Howard Dean
--Alan Grayson
--Andrew Cuomo
--Amy Klobaucher
--Debbie Stabenow
--Deval Patrick
--Maria Cantwell
--Kathleen Sibelius
--Chuck Schumer
--Kirsten Gillibrand
 

[jcbspidermonkey]

Can anyone say GORE 2016!?

I think he'd have just about as good a chance as anybody in the prospective Democratic field (which is looking rather weak, BTW).

Republicans
--Christ Christie
--Bob McDonnell
--Paul Ryan
--Marco Rubio
--Mitch Daniels
--John Hoeven
--Herman Cain
--Mike Huckabee
--Michele Bachmann
--John Bolton
--Jon Huntsman (who is just using a 2012 run to build Name Recognition)
--Scott Walker
--Allen West
--Sarah Palin
--Haley Barbour
--Rand Paul
--Brian Sandoval
--Luis Fortuno
--Sam Brownback
--Donald Trump
--John Thune
--Lincoln Chaffee (could run as an R, I guess)
--Lisa Murkowski
--Jeb Bush
--Pat Toomey

Democrats:  
--Hillary Clinton
--Joe Biden
--Al Gore
--Mark Warner
--Mike Bennett
--Tim Kaine
--Brian Schweitzer
--Russ Feingold
--Dennis Kucinich
--Howard Dean
--Alan Grayson
--Andrew Cuomo
--Amy Klobaucher
--Debbie Stabenow
--Deval Patrick
--Maria Cantwell
--Kathleen Sibelius
--Chuck Schumer
--Kirsten Gillibrand
 

I wouldnt say it is weak... The democrats have a litany of qualified candidates who could easily keep the presidency in the left column, especially if the republicans contunue their swing to the FARRRRRRRRR right.

[ChairmanSanchez]

It would hurt Gore in 2016 when people look at him and say "wow, he ran in 1988,2000, and again today?"..wont look good. Dick Gephardt 2.0

[Jayhawker]

And Mrs. Sebelius. I think that she can be Obama's name. Tammy Baldwin is also another possibility, if she gets Senate chair in Wisconsin.

America is not ready for a lesbian in the White House.

Honestly, I think the Democratic field is weak going into 2016. If Obama knew he'd easily win on Election Day, I'm sure he would have chosen someone much younger who would have huge name recognition and could easily run to replace him in 2016, someone like Warner, Bayh, or Kaine.

[RogueBeaver]

For the GOP, I see only Jindal and Christie as the big names on (Pence will be a half-termer in 2015) NHI's list. No 2010er is going to run. Maybe Pawlenty runs again.

Dems: I agree with that list minus Hillary and Cuomo.

[HST1948]

For the GOP, I see only Jindal and Christie as the big names on (Pence will be a half-termer in 2015) NHI's list. No 2010er is going to run. Maybe Pawlenty runs again.

Dems: I agree with that list minus Hillary and Cuomo.

Just out of curiosity why don't you think that Cuomo run? I mean I don't know if he will run or not, but what makes you think than he wouldn't be a candidate in 2012?

[RogueBeaver]

I wouldn't automatically designate a Cuomo as someone with national ambitions, plus he'd be a one-termer.

[freepcrusher]

I would think it would be good to get a democrat from a red state to run so he could win more crossover votes. Here are democratic senators from states McCain won

Ben Nelson (depends on if he wins in 2012 and would be too old by 2016 anyways)
Tim Johnson - will be 69 in 2016, which is borderline. He also had a heart attack awhile back.
Max Baucus - will be 75 in 2016, so probably no
Jon Tester - depends if he wins in 2012
Claire McCaskill - see Tester
Mary Landrieu - depends if she wins in 2014. Also depends if she stops whoring for the oil industry
Mark Begich - depends if he wins in 2014, as his victory was seen as a fluke
Mark Pryor - basically Bill Clinton 2.0

[RogueBeaver]

All of those are too old, and it remains to be seen whether Begich and especially Landrieu survive 2014.

Pryor: Too New Dem-ish for the base, unless the Democrats take a significant intraparty turn to the right during Obama's second term.

[Senator Snowstalker]

I wouldn't automatically designate a Cuomo as someone with national ambitions, plus he'd be a one-termer.

FDR was a one-termer. So was Bush Jr (okay, bad example), and JFK was a one-termer in the senate.

[Senator Snowstalker]

All of those are too old, and it remains to be seen whether Begich and especially Landrieu survive 2014.

Pryor: Too New Dem-ish for the base, unless the Democrats take a significant intraparty turn to the right during Obama's second term.

Tester, Begich and Pryor are all relatively young, and McCaskill would be 63 IIRC, which is a bit old but acceptable for the average person.

[mondale84]

Democrats:

Andrew Cuomo
Mark Warner
Kirsten Gillibrand
Brian Schweitzer
Amy Klobuchar
Bob Casey Jr.

Republicans:

John Thune
Jeb Bush
John Huntsman
Bobby Jindal
Chris Christie - depends if he gets reelected

[NHI]

My prediction:

Republicans:
Romney (Incumbent)

Democrats:
Feingold
Sibelius
Gillibrand
Kaine
Bayh
Cuomo

[Senator Snowstalker]

Assuming Obama wins re-election and both D and R fields are open:

Republicans:

Bobby Jindal
Bob McDonnell
Chris Christie (pending on re-election)
Tim Pawlenty
John Thune
Rick Santorum
Rand Paul
Rick Perry
Jeb Bush
Paul Ryan
Jon Huntsman

Democrats:

Andrew Cuomo
Kirsten Gillibrand
Brian Schweitzer
Claire McCaskill (pending on re-election)
Bob Casey Jr.
Russ Feingold (if he wins a recall against Walker)
Tim Kaine (pending on Senate victory)
Mark Warner
Deval Patrick
Amy Klobuchar
Jerry Brown (lol)

[SirNick]

This thread is only interesting if you assume the President wins in 2012.

I largely agree with most of the names mentioned though. Wonder who will actually run.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Leon Penetta is a perfect candidate for the Dems in 2016.

[NHI]

Leon Penetta is a perfect candidate for the Dems in 2016.

Hmm