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« on: March 04, 2014, 10:01:29 AM »
Would Arkansas congressman and potential Sen. Cotton be a dark horse candidate for president in 2016? Should he pick Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina? What would an electoral map look like with Cotton vs. Hillary Clinton, who is from the same state?
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2014, 10:12:04 AM »
2016? Nah.

2020, assuming Hillary wins? Absolutely.
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2014, 10:51:27 AM »
More like 2024.
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2014, 12:49:06 PM »
He's way too the right of the country not even in the mainstream of where America is today.
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2014, 12:56:19 PM »
2020, if Hillary wins....
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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2014, 01:09:17 PM »
Quote from: JRP1994 on March 04, 2014, 10:12:04 AM
2016? Nah.

2020, assuming Hillary wins? Absolutely.
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2014, 04:04:19 PM »
No. Maybe in 2020 or 2024, but I don't see what would make him a strong candidate
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2014, 04:18:26 PM »
He doesn't even have a wife.
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« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2014, 04:21:21 PM »
He's engaged.

But I hope so. Tom Cotton is as far right as they come.
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« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2014, 04:26:41 PM »
Not this cycle, though he may get the "star freshman for VP" buzz that Rubio did.
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« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2014, 04:59:26 PM »
He's too young now, but I think he'll be nationally known in the coming decade.
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2014, 05:11:28 PM »
He looks like someone who could become a prominent spokesman for the Neoconservative wing of the GOP.  I'd say 2020 if the Republicans don't win in 2016.  As a Republican I hope he doesn't run, but that's just my opinion.
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« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2014, 11:46:07 PM »
If he had been elected in 2012, I would say yes. But I think it would be too difficult for him to take office in the Senate and then almost immediately turn around and start running for president. He needs the two extra years that Obama had (i.e. Obama had between 2004 and 2008, while Cotton would only have between 2014 and 2016) to establish himself as a national player.
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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2014, 06:58:52 AM »
Not this cycle.

Quote from: RogueBeaver on March 04, 2014, 04:26:41 PM
Not this cycle, though he may get the "star freshman for VP" buzz that Rubio did.

Then he'll implode years before the election, just like so many other rising stars.
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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2014, 02:04:01 PM »
He wouldn't run until at least 2024 for President because assuming he beats Pryor this year, as young as he is, he will want to seek re-election to his seat in 2020 and even if he didn't, 2020 would be a huge uphill climb for him. If he ran in 2016, I don't think he'd stand much of a chance either specifically in the primary where he would be framed as an opportunist. So if the far-right Tea Partiers are still doing well going into 2024, then that's his best option.
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