Who will take up Trump's populist mantra in 2020?

[Californiadreaming]

Hopefully I am posting this thread in the correct place.

Anyway, if Trump will lose in 2016, then his supporters simply aren't going to disappear. Thus, what I am wondering is this--who, if anyone, will take up Trump's populist mantra (but hopefully without the bigotry and xenophobia) in 2020?

Any thoughts on this?

[LLR]

Nobody when he loses in a landslide

[Californiadreaming]

Nobody when he loses in a landslide

I am unsure that he will lose in a landslide, though.

[RINO Tom]

Donald Trump is uniqie, and I don't think this "populist bloc" is as big as Trump's support base is.

[Californiadreaming]

Donald Trump is uniqie, and I don't think this "populist bloc" is as big as Trump's support base is.

Maybe. However, Donald Trump's message appears to have resonated with a lot of Republican voters.

[Kingpoleon]

McMaster seems the most likely choice, assuming he's elected Governor in 2018. Besides that, Dave Brat and Ron Unz seem like the most obvious choices.

[Californiadreaming]

McMaster seems the most likely choice, assuming he's elected Governor in 2018. Besides that, Dave Brat and Ron Unz seem like the most obvious choices.

Isn't McMaster too old for this, though? After all, he is only one year younger than Trump is.

[Californiadreaming]

Also, wouldn't David Brat be too inexperienced for a U.S. Presidential run in 2020?

[Kingpoleon]

Also, wouldn't David Brat be too inexperienced for a U.S. Presidential run in 2020?

Six and a half years in the House by January 2021?

McMaster seems the most likely choice, assuming he's elected Governor in 2018. Besides that, Dave Brat and Ron Unz seem like the most obvious choices.

Isn't McMaster too old for this, though? After all, he is only one year younger than Trump is.

73 years isn't that old. Same age as Hillary will be then.

[Californiadreaming]

Also, wouldn't David Brat be too inexperienced for a U.S. Presidential run in 2020?

Six and a half years in the House by January 2021?

McMaster seems the most likely choice, assuming he's elected Governor in 2018. Besides that, Dave Brat and Ron Unz seem like the most obvious choices.

Isn't McMaster too old for this, though? After all, he is only one year younger than Trump is.

73 years isn't that old. Same age as Hillary will be then.

Hillary is a woman, though.

Also, though, to be fair, McCain did win the 2008 Republican nomination at age 72. Thus, you are probably correct that McMaster wouldn't be too old for this.

[pbrower2a]

Nobody. The Republican Establishment will simply go back to its old cheap labor, environmentally-ravaging, tax-cuts-for the rich agenda that creates great profits for elites and misery for everyone else.  The anti-intellectualism will remain.

[Californiadreaming]

Nobody. The Republican Establishment will simply go back to its old cheap labor, environmentally-ravaging, tax-cuts-for the rich agenda that creates great profits for elites and misery for everyone else.  The anti-intellectualism will remain.

Wouldn't Trump's supporters be an attractive pool of support for some 2020 Republican candidates to draw from, though?

[Sir Mohamed]

Chuck Norris

[Californiadreaming]

Chuck Norris

LOL!

[Vosem]

I highly doubt it will be anyone from the Class of 2018 (Governors or Senators). It'll either be a politician in office now, or alternatively we should keep in mind that even outside of Trumpism the GOP does have a taste for non-politician candidates. It's difficult to speculate who the non-politician candidates of 2020 might be (beyond saying that there will almost certainly be a few who do gain traction); among politicians active now who might be maneuvering for a 2020 run, the two really obvious possibilities seem to be Christie or Pence. I also think LePage could be a dark-horse possibility.

[Mehmentum]

Ivanka Trump. (only half joking)

[Dr. Arch]

David Duke

[Californiadreaming]

David Duke

Too KKK-flavored, obviously.

[Californiadreaming]

I highly doubt it will be anyone from the Class of 2018 (Governors or Senators). It'll either be a politician in office now, or alternatively we should keep in mind that even outside of Trumpism the GOP does have a taste for non-politician candidates. It's difficult to speculate who the non-politician candidates of 2020 might be (beyond saying that there will almost certainly be a few who do gain traction); among politicians active now who might be maneuvering for a 2020 run, the two really obvious possibilities seem to be Christie or Pence. I also think LePage could be a dark-horse possibility.

Isn't Christie damaged goods due to Bridgegate, though?

[Californiadreaming]

Ivanka Trump. (only half joking)

Too young ... for now.

[White Trash]

Me. Just watch.

[Californiadreaming]

Me. Just watch.

You're a Democrat, though.

[Mr. Morden]

On immigration, Islam, terrorism, etc., Trump isn't really any different from many other Republicans on the right edge of the party.  His rhetoric is more raw than we normally see, but it's a difference of degree rather than a difference of kind.  There are always candidates who occupy that ideological space, even if they flame out like Tom Tancredo.  Any number of different candidates could take up that part of Trump-ism in 2020.

Trade and foreign policy is where Trump is going off in his own direction though.  Trump is protectionist on trade, and also wants to redefine the USA's foreign relations on purely economic terms.  While other Republicans give warnings about Iran and Russia, Trump is more focused on China and Mexico, because of the perceived ways that they're "ripping us off" economically.  Are there other Republican politicians who are embracing *that* aspect of Trump-ism?  You would think that if it's so popular, then at least some Republican candidates would already be latching onto that message this year, but it seems like most of the party is simply tolerating Trump's brand of politics rather than embracing it as their own.

But I'm not paying a lot of attention to downballot races right now.  Maybe there are other Republicans who are already moving in this direction?

[RINO Tom]

On immigration, Islam, terrorism, etc., Trump isn't really any different from many other Republicans on the right edge of the party.  His rhetoric is more raw than we normally see, but it's a difference of degree rather than a difference of kind.  There are always candidates who occupy that ideological space, even if they flame out like Tom Tancredo.  Any number of different candidates could take up that part of Trump-ism in 2020.

Trade and foreign policy is where Trump is going off in his own direction though.  Trump is protectionist on trade, and also wants to redefine the USA's foreign relations on purely economic terms.  While other Republicans give warnings about Iran and Russia, Trump is more focused on China and Mexico, because of the perceived ways that they're "ripping us off" economically.  Are there other Republican politicians who are embracing *that* aspect of Trump-ism?  You would think that if it's so popular, then at least some Republican candidates would already be latching onto that message this year, but it seems like most of the party is simply tolerating Trump's brand of politics rather than embracing it as their own.

But I'm not paying a lot of attention to downballot races right now.  Maybe there are other Republicans who are already moving in this direction?

This is why I don't think the party is moving in a Trumpist direction.  At the very least, a large portion of those "supporting" Trump are certainly not endorsing his trade or foreign policy views ... for God's sake, his VP doesn't even agree with him on either, LOL.

[White Trash]

Me. Just watch.

You're a Democrat, though.

So was/is Trump.