Trump vs Terry McAuliffe

[Hindsight was 2020]

So their have numerous threads here about Trump vs a "generic D" so how about we put a name to that poll and have Terry McAuliffe be the dem nom seeing as what happened in Charlottesville has launched him into the national spotlight. How would an unpopular Trump do vs T-Mac?

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

It would be ironic for the Democrats to nominate their own rich real estate developer.

[#gravelgang #lessiglad]

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I think Trump wins in the end, sweeping all the green states (MN and AZ are very close).

[SoLongAtlas]

Trump eeks out a win against Fast Terry when all of the past cronyism and corruption comes out. Plus he runs ads with this:



"We don't need fast, boozy Terry in the WH, etc., etc." ads write themselves.

[RINO Tom]

McAuliffe gave an awesome speech the other day, and he sounded very articulate.  However, he is not a "Generic D."

[heatcharger]

Plus he runs ads with this:



"We don't need fast, boozy Terry in the WH, etc., etc." ads write themselves.

That only strengthens his appeal to Real America, pal.

Here's my map:

284-254

[TheLeftwardTide]

If the economy is doing well and Trump's approval rating is around 40%:

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R): 290 EV, 47.2% PV
Terry McAuliffe/Kamala Harris (D): 248 EV, 47.1% PV
Closest States: Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina

If the economy is stagnant and Trump's approval rating is below 30%:

Terry McAuliffe/Sherrod Brown (D): 375 EV, 54.1% PV
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R): 163 EV, 44.8% PV
Closest states: Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, NE-02 & ME-02

McAuliffe basically continues and expedites the 2016 trends.

That only strengthens his appeal to Real America

Typical patronizing of the lives of Rural America residents.

[Fight for Trump]

McAuliffe gave an awesome speech the other day, and he sounded very articulate.  However, he is not a "Generic D."

Yes, he is even more reptilian.

Trump eeks out a win against Fast Terry when all of the past cronyism and corruption comes out. Plus he runs ads with this:



"We don't need fast, boozy Terry in the WH, etc., etc." ads write themselves.

70% of American adults drink, and the vast majority of the rest don't care if others drink. It's practically de rigeur for politicians to admit to having used drugs these days. Nobody would care.

[NEW JERSEY FOR MENENDEZ]

If Christie's Sandy appeal wore off within a year, McAuliffe's Charlottesville appeal will wear off much faster.

[Lechasseur]

If the economy is doing well and Trump's approval rating is around 40%:

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R): 290 EV, 47.2% PV
Terry McAuliffe/Kamala Harris (D): 248 EV, 47.1% PV
Closest States: Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina

If the economy is stagnant and Trump's approval rating is below 30%:

Terry McAuliffe/Sherrod Brown (D): 375 EV, 54.1% PV
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R): 163 EV, 44.8% PV
Closest states: Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, NE-02 & ME-02

McAuliffe basically continues and expedites the 2016 trends.

This looks about right

[Senator Spark]

President Donald J. Trump (R-NY) / Vice President Michael R. Pence (R-IN) - 322 EVs, (48.2%)
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) / Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) - 216 EVs, (47.8%)

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

McAuliffe could be a strong candidate, as he'll have a full 4 year record as Governor and he'll be free to run for office without fear of losing re-election.  But he's the guy voted "Most likely to be done in by an October Surprise". 

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Trump wins after hammering McAuliffe as being a pawn of China.

[Sir Mohamed]

Right now, I think McAuliffe would beat Trump. He's very unpopular. But I also think that the VA governor is not the best candidate. Especially because lots of people see him as an establishment dude with stark connections to the Clintons. If Dems want a pragmatic white dude, they should go with Bullock, Cooper, Hickenlooper or Heinrich.

My proposed battleground/tendencies map:

[RINO Tom]

McAuliffe gave an awesome speech the other day, and he sounded very articulate.  However, he is not a "Generic D."

How so?

He is economically to the right of his party.

[Stranger in a strange land]

His close ties to the Clintons would also allow Trump to run against Crooked Hillary again, which we should try to avoid. Still, if Trump's approvals remain in the 30s or deteriorate further, it's hard to see him getting reelected.

[TheLeftwardTide]

McAuliffe gave an awesome speech the other day, and he sounded very articulate.  However, he is not a "Generic D."

How so?

He is economically to the right of his party.

Yeah, I wouldn't call him Generic D either, just a standard establishment Democrat. I'd say Ben Cardin is the closest guy to Generic D.

As far as the three major VA Democrats go (McAuliffe, Kaine, Warner), McAuliffe is probably the best.

[Fight for Trump]

Crooked Terry is not better than Warner.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

McAuliffe gave an awesome speech the other day, and he sounded very articulate.  However, he is not a "Generic D."

How so?

He is economically to the right of his party.

Yeah, I wouldn't call him Generic D either, just a standard establishment Democrat. I'd say Ben Cardin is the closest guy to Generic D.

As far as the three major VA Democrats go (McAuliffe, Kaine, Warner), McAuliffe is probably the best.

If Kaine had been at the top of the ticket in 2016 with a decent VP (Biden for life!) I think he would have beaten Trump.

[TheLeftwardTide]

Crooked Terry is not better than Warner.

Have some originality in your name-calling from time to time.

[NEW JERSEY FOR MENENDEZ]

Crooked Terry is not better than Warner.

Mark Warner is the best politician in Virginia.