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« on: February 21, 2017, 08:27:03 PM »
« edited: February 21, 2017, 10:00:12 PM by Eharding »
I would have voted for Paul, with Barry O as a second choice and Huckabee as third. Romney, McCain, and HRC look especially awful in retrospect.

Again, I will not respond more than four times per page in this thread, so as to keep more voices open.

No write-ins (this means you, Crab Cake). Only candidates that stay in a month after Iowa count here.
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2017, 08:58:35 PM »
Still obama
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2017, 09:14:34 PM »
Clinton
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2017, 09:16:11 PM »
« Edited: February 21, 2017, 09:48:37 PM by Vosem »
Was McCain then, am still McCain now -- if anything, more vehemently so.

EDIT: Since people are giving their next choices, I'll note that of these six I'd rank McCain > Romney > Huckabee > Hillary > Obama > Paul. I'm really broadly sympathetic to libertarianism (if the younger Paul ran, he'd probably be second after McCain in this ranking), and I'm willing to tolerate candidates who want to cut foreign aid even to countries I support, but wanting to end our support for Israel at the UN puts any candidate at the end of the list, regardless of the rest of their platform. If Amash is the Republican nominee in 2020, he won't get any more support from me than Donald Trump did. Tom Massie is fine by me. Justin Amash isn't.
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2017, 09:34:05 PM »
Clinton, by far, she had a better platform and messaging in 2008.
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2017, 09:41:25 PM »
Supported Paul at the time - inasmuch as a fifteen year old Canadian could - would still support him today despite drifting away from libertarianism.
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2017, 09:43:18 PM »
No one voting for Ron Paul is going to change their vote with hindsight.
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2017, 09:55:22 PM »
Clinton - liked her just as much back then, and maybe we could have nominated a 8-years more mature and experienced Obama last year.
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2017, 09:56:01 PM »
Gravel (LITERALLY NORMAL)
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2017, 10:13:05 PM »
Hillary. She would have served two terms and Obama would've won in 2016.
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2017, 10:25:59 PM »
I'd have voted for Hillary (Obama 08 supporter) because anything with a D next to its name would've won in 2008, and Obama has he charisma to combat Trump.
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2017, 10:31:37 PM »
« Edited: February 21, 2017, 10:46:53 PM by Old School Republican »
These would be my top two:
1. Romney
2. McCain


In many ways in hindsight was eerily similar to the candidates 1980

Romney = Ronald Reagan
McCain = George HW Bush
Huckabee = John Connally
Hillary =  Jimmy Carter
Obama = Ted Kennedy
Paul = Ed Clark

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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2017, 11:35:26 PM »
1. Barack Obama all the way!

2. Hillary Clinton


3. John McCain
4. Mitt Romney



5. Ron Paul
6. Mike Huckabee
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2017, 12:53:35 AM »
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« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2017, 01:11:53 AM »
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« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2017, 01:37:06 AM »
Quote from: Intell on February 21, 2017, 09:34:05 PM
Clinton, by far, she had a better platform and messaging in 2008.
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« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2017, 01:48:05 AM »
Mike Huckabee, of course.  Maybe our country wouldn't be where it is today if we had a staunch socon elected in 2008.
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« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2017, 09:49:41 AM »
1. Obama
2. Clinton
3. Paul
4. McCain
5. Romney
6. Huckabee
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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2017, 04:19:54 PM »
Quote from: Nicholas_Roberts on February 22, 2017, 09:49:41 AM
1. Obama
2. Clinton
3. Paul
4. McCain
5. Romney
6. Huckabee

-Both yours and Atlas's preferences seem to be in order of ideology (from left to right) as inferred from candidates' constituencies in the 08 primaries. Though, in real life, Paul is far to the right of Huckabee, and HRC is to the Left of Obama.
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2017, 04:30:07 PM »
« Edited: February 22, 2017, 04:41:46 PM by DavidB. »
Probably Huckabee.

[1] Huckabee
[2] Romney
[3] McCain
[4] Hillary
[5] Obama
[6] Paul
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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2017, 04:45:14 PM »
Quote from: DavidB. on February 22, 2017, 04:30:07 PM
Probably Huckabee.

[1] Huckabee
[2] Romney
[3] McCain
[4] Hillary
[5] Obama
[6] Paul

-Why's Paul so uniquely low?
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« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2017, 04:48:57 PM »
1. Huckabee


2. Hillary
3. McCain
4. Romney
5. Barry


6. Paul
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« Reply #22 on: February 22, 2017, 04:54:16 PM »
Can't imagine a Universe where I vote in a Democratic primary ever, so I would vote for Huckabee so that he is the one who gets destroyed in November, allowing an electable moderate conservative - who faces far less pressure from the base to tact right on cultural issues - can make it through the primary in good shape and beat Obama in 2012.
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« Reply #23 on: February 22, 2017, 04:55:16 PM »
Quote from: Santander on February 22, 2017, 04:48:57 PM
1. Huckabee


2. Hillary
3. McCain
4. Romney
5. Barry


6. Paul

-And you call yourself a libertarian?
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« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2017, 04:57:10 PM »
Quote from: Eharding on February 22, 2017, 04:55:16 PM
Quote from: Santander on February 22, 2017, 04:48:57 PM
1. Huckabee


2. Hillary
3. McCain
4. Romney
5. Barry


6. Paul

-And you call yourself a libertarian?
Yes, I voted for Rand and am also a fan of Cruz.
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