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Post by Rare_Commodity on Sept 21, 2011 11:38:02 GMT -5
So is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with the Democrats only having one candidate running? I swear to sweet baby Jesus if Rick Slick Perry is elected I am moving to another country...
Democrat Party
Barack Obama, incumbent President of the United States from Illinois
Republican Party
Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Herman Cain, former Federal Reserve banker and businessman from Georgia
Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia
Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah
Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico
Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania
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Post by QUIET As Kept on Sept 21, 2011 12:56:57 GMT -5
It's just you. A sitting president is generally not challenged for his party's nomination. So is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with the Democrats only having one candidate running? I swear to sweet baby Jesus if Rick Slick Perry is elected I am moving to another country... Democrat PartyBarack Obama, incumbent President of the United States from Illinois Republican Party Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota Herman Cain, former Federal Reserve banker and businessman from Georgia Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas Rick Perry, Governor of Texas Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania |
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Post by Kyng of JDs on Sept 21, 2011 13:18:42 GMT -5
So is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with the Democrats only having one candidate running? I swear to sweet baby Jesus if Rick Slick Perry is elected I am moving to another country... Democrat PartyBarack Obama, incumbent President of the United States from Illinois Republican Party Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota Herman Cain, former Federal Reserve banker and businessman from Georgia Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas Rick Perry, Governor of Texas Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania Hmm. |
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Post by Rare_Commodity on Sept 21, 2011 14:35:34 GMT -5
Oh ok I did know that. So if the Democrats don't want President Obama to re-run they don't put up anyone else?
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Post by QUIET As Kept on Sept 21, 2011 14:51:19 GMT -5
(In theory) The party doesn't determine who runs...individuals who happen to be members of the party decide whether they want to run. In the past, there have been challengers to sitting presidents from within their parties...but its not common at all. The general idea is that a "new" candidate probably won't have the same level of support as an incumbent (and when there have been challenges from within the party within recent history, this has been exactly what happened). Oh ok I did know that. So if the Democrats don't want President Obama to re-run they don't put up anyone else? |
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Post by Southie on Sept 21, 2011 15:52:58 GMT -5
So is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with the Democrats only having one candidate running? I swear to sweet baby Jesus if Rick Slick Perry is elected I am moving to another country... Democrat PartyBarack Obama, incumbent President of the United States from Illinois Republican Party Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota Herman Cain, former Federal Reserve banker and businessman from Georgia Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas Rick Perry, Governor of Texas Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania The Republicans do not have a candidate as of yet. The individuals listed above are hoping to win that nomination. |
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Post by Sapphire on Sept 21, 2011 21:15:47 GMT -5
Yeah, it's considered bad form to run against a sitting president if he's from your party. If Obama wins the next election it'll be weird because errybody will be new on both sides. I wonder if that means more or less potential candidates.
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Post by Rare_Commodity on Sept 22, 2011 10:06:46 GMT -5
Ohhhh ok thanks for schooling me.
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Post by LejaOMG on Sept 26, 2011 6:37:22 GMT -5
Beautiful thread. #enlightenment
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