Ideally: Republican: Huntsman/Johnson
Democrats: No idea

10/17/2012 12:52:47 AM

there won't be an america in 16 if obama wins.

10/17/2012 12:55:30 AM

Republican: Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio
Democrat: Hillary Clinton

10/17/2012 1:01:35 AM

Republican: Chris Christie
Democrat: Martin O'Malley

10/17/2012 1:25:11 AM

This is impossible to predict. It all depends on what happens in the next 4 years. Assuming that there will even be a Republican in 4 years is taking some mighty big liberties.

10/17/2012 1:26:56 AM

Republican: Christie/Rubio
Democrat: Hillary/Castro

Those indicate P/VP

[Edited on October 17, 2012 at 11:15 AM. Reason : ]

10/17/2012 11:15:18 AM

^FIDEL CASTRO?? I knew this country was going communist!!

/Hannity

10/17/2012 11:19:04 AM

Republican: Dylan
Democrat: Dylan
Libertarian: Dylan
Green: Dylan
Communist: Dylan

10/17/2012 11:20:18 AM

Who will get nominated is hard to say, but I think these folks are running at least in the primaries:

Dems: Clinton, O'Malley, Cuomo
GOP: Christie, Pawlenty, McDonnell
Libs: Johnson

I don't think Romney can viably run a third time. I like Castro, but he's going to need to hold a higher office than mayor before running for President (assuming you're talking about the Castro who gave the big speech at the DNC, rather than his identical twin brother Rep. Castro).

[Edited on October 17, 2012 at 12:04 PM. Reason : .]

10/17/2012 12:01:32 PM

The Dems will run a Castro/Castro ticket

10/17/2012 12:05:18 PM

GOP: Huntsman (with a helping of I told you so)
Democrats: O'Malley or HillDog

10/17/2012 3:00:09 PM

This will be the last gasp the current establishment GOP party, so I'm thinking Jeb Bush or Chris Christie, with Rubio or some other minority/woman as the VP.

The Dems will be coming off a 4 year job growth figure of ~12 million and will be in a similar position to when Clinton left office. I'm expecting a "safe" pick of either Hillary or Biden running with someone like Castro or maybe even Warren.

10/17/2012 3:21:07 PM

Republican: Rand Paul
Democrat: We'll know starting in 2014.

10/17/2012 3:21:32 PM

I don't see any chance in hell of Biden in 2016

10/17/2012 3:32:18 PM

i really don't see hilary running... i know people think she will, but i just don't see it.

10/17/2012 3:54:40 PM

Count on Bachmann, Gingrich and Santorum all being in the GOP primary field, McDonnel, Christie and Rand Paul are all strong probables. Tim Pawlenty . . . who knows.

Huntsman may run again, but being a former Obama appointee after 8 years of BHO combined with the fact that he isn't a candidate that really energizes voters . . . I suspect he won't run or he'll be out early on.

The question is really going to revolve around the question of whether or not there is a charismatic, likeable, palatable candidate emerges. The potential Democratic field is presently stronger and deeper in most of those categories.


The real question will be what happens to the GOP in the wake of a Romney defeat? Do we see a 3d party making serious runs at house and the occasional senate seat in the mountain west?

10/17/2012 3:59:02 PM

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"Count on Bachmann, Gingrich and Santorum all being in the GOP primary field"

God please no.

10/17/2012 4:04:23 PM

Agreed...that would just be terrible

[Edited on October 17, 2012 at 6:06 PM. Reason : ]

10/17/2012 6:06:24 PM

LOL... I was saying to someone else having a Jon Hunstman and Gary Johnson on the same ticket would be a winning combo. Its unfortunate that we're always left with douch and turd sammich tickets.

10/17/2012 6:17:45 PM

Mike Van Jones!!!!

10/17/2012 8:42:12 PM

I keep hearing people conjecturing that if Romney goes down the GOP will just implode under its own ultra-conservatism. Why do people think this is the case? The evangelical base isn't going anywhere in the short-term and someone will want to get their votes.

10/18/2012 8:52:50 AM

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"Count on Bachmann, Gingrich and Santorum all being in the GOP primary field"

I'd add in Palin and Trump as possibles as well.

10/18/2012 9:08:32 AM

^^He's too all over the map and hard to pin down. No one is going to see his failure as a failure of their own philosophy, they'll see it as a failure of others in the party, and think more people need to think more like themselves.

10/18/2012 10:22:35 AM

romney will win...this thread will be locked.

[Edited on October 18, 2012 at 10:49 AM. Reason : s]

10/18/2012 10:49:09 AM

^^ Exactly. Half of the people in the Republican Party think Romney isn't conservative enough and they want somebody like Santorum. Others think that Romney is pandering too much to the evangelicals and the party is hardline right. Plus, you've already got the Tea Party as a very vocal and uncompromising segment of the party. The proof is in how they run even more conservative candidates in Republican primaries to purify their ideology. One more loss to Obama might be enough to finally shatter this fragile alliance.

10/18/2012 12:16:42 PM

Maybe someone from a swing state next time, at least for VP?

11/1/2012 9:01:30 PM

Dem: John Edwards
Rep: Todd Akin

Hey, it would be fun!

11/1/2012 11:03:17 PM

Christie earned Obamas endorsement this week.

11/2/2012 12:11:55 AM

Democrat: Sanders/Kucinich
Republican: Clinton/Dole
Tea Party: Palin/Bachmann

11/2/2012 10:36:35 AM

Democratic: Clinton-Cuomo
Republican: Bush-Christie

11/2/2012 1:52:08 PM

Christie won't play second fiddle.


GOP Primary will contain: Jon Huntsman, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels, Mark Rubio, and Jeb Bush


Dem Primary: Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton, Al Gore, Weiner, O'Malley



General Election: Huntsman/Paul vs. O'Malley/Weiner

11/2/2012 3:15:15 PM

Democrat: Clinton/Clinton
Republican: Bush/Bush
Tea Party: Ron Paul/Krang

11/2/2012 4:23:24 PM

Christie/rubio

and clinton/clinton

every democrat knows that having clinton back in the white house can only be a good thing, and with Hillary laying relatively low lately and doing well in the 08 primaries, I think that she has a good shot.

It will def be christie's race to loose though.

11/2/2012 4:31:16 PM

What don't I know that nobody has said Biden yet?

11/2/2012 7:15:45 PM

^that you don't know how to read.

Keep an eye on Joe Kennedy up in Massachusetts. He's creating the kind of excitement Obama was in 2004. Not sure if he will be a big enough name by 2016 but he could turn some heads.

11/5/2012 2:47:33 AM

Democratic Primary: Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, George Clinton, Anthony Weiner, John Edwards

Republican Primary: Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, Reggie Bush, Bush's Baked Beans, Todd Aikin, Ron Paul, Genius Boy

Libertarian Party: this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBHicyqMML4

11/5/2012 9:32:43 AM

LOL, this guy

11/5/2012 10:16:06 AM

^^ lmao

thorns of state oppression

11/5/2012 3:36:17 PM

that might be the first HOOPS post I ever lol'd at, well done

11/5/2012 8:24:12 PM

that might be the first HOOPS post I ever lol'd at, well done

11/6/2012 6:43:41 AM

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" Bush's Baked Beans"

I would vote for the talking dog from Bush's over some of these candidates

11/6/2012 1:51:30 PM