2016 Ongoing Republican Primary

[tmthforu94]

I will also be posting one for Democrats, unless someone else does before I get a chance. Going to try and include every candidate that even has a remote chance of running, so over the next couple years, we can get an idea on who's generating the most forum support. You may, of course, change your vote.

Please, only Republicans and Independents vote in this poll. I will allow anyone to see the results just to keep interested non-Republicans from voting. If I'm forgetting someone, let me know ASAP so I can make a new one before this gets going too far.

Would love if this could get stickied!

[tmthforu94]

I'll reserve the first post for my own pick: Right now, it's Bill Haslam.

[Maxwell]

Huntsman, Christie, Paul, or Daniels, but I wouldn't be mad if it were Brown, Kirk, or Sandoval.

I would leave the party if it were Bush, Santorum, or Graham.

[Inmate Trump]

Marco Rubio.

In 2016, the Republican Party has to nominate someone who is not Generic White Male.  They also need to completely alter their position on several key issues, such as immigration, gay rights, abortion, the war on drugs, state-sanctioned torture...just to name a few.  They have got to move to the center, or even slightly to the left in some cases, on social issues, while continuing to push conservative economic policies, and they must distance themselves 100% from the Tea Party.  The current electorate--which will be around for decades to come, and in increasing quantities--will not elect a Republican who does not represent them on social issues, and currently the Republican Party does not.  If they go with another Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, or some other establishment candidate who only represents less than half of the electorate (white males), Republicans will not win.

If the Republican Party fails to go with a minority as the nominee (not the VP pick--the nominee), and if they fail to make any drastic changes in their positions, they will not win another presidential election ever again (barring an extremely unlikely, unforeseen, desperate--and only temporary--political climate).

[Cobbler]

[1] Huntsman
[2] Brown (though I think he'll run for Governor of Massachusetts instead)
[3] Christie
[4] Romney

[5280]

1. Marco Rubio
2. Huntsman
3. Martinez
4. Walker
5. Christie

[HagridOfTheDeep]

My girl.

Though if Romney did run, it would be hard for me to give anyone else my support. The man's a president.

[Frodo]

A Rubio/Martinez ticket would be groundbreaking in so many ways for the GOP.  

Will it happen?

[HagridOfTheDeep]

A Rubio/Martinez ticket would be groundbreaking in so many ways for the GOP.  

Will it happen?

If it does, we win. Even against Hillary.

[NHI]

1. Rubio
2. Ayotte
3. Martinez
4. Huntsman
5. Paul
6. Jindal
7. Thune

[GOP732]

Mark Kirk probably won't be running for re-election to the Senate considering his debilitated condition.

[California8429]

1. Martinez
2. Rice
3. Christie
4. McDonnell

[Ljube]

Martinez.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

[1] Christie
[2] Paul
[3] Martinez
[4] Brown
[5] DeMint

[LLR]

Bump (the final 3 candidates get a combined 0 votes)