Which Republican candidate challenging Trump would you vote for?

I am a HUGE Bill Weld fan. He would make a fantastic president IMO way better than most of the Democratic nominees.

Rocky De La Fuente is a crank and is running on every ticket.
Joe Walsh is a radio personality who is a bit of a blow hard.
Mark Sanford is the guy who ran off with that woman when he lied about hiking that trail.

But I am not a Republican this cycle because none of them have a chance in hell of winning

Those guys could be the actors who played the Three Stooges or won the Superbowl as far as I know,

John Kasich is considering running. That’s who I’d vote for.

I think Klobuchar and Bloomberg should give it a go. Dear Republicans: you can keep ‘em!

Agreed—I don’t think the Democrats have even a ghost of a chance with their current line-up,

Klobuchar and Bloomberg have fresher ideas and no baggage. But these are democrats. I cannot get interested in ANY of the other republicans.

@Yellowdog ”...But these are democrats…”

Are they REALLY though?

@Caravanfan Funny enough, even with 0 political experience, he’s interesting. I love the immigration-work plan. I even like what he says about Trump and the tweets, the same thing all of us think. There are drawbacks, like the FDIC con, however.

It would also amuse me greatly to elect someone born in Mexico on the Rep ticket. Since we are all racist and hate all immigrants…..(sarcasm.)

First, I am a registered independent, so my choices are not important. Secondly I don’t know any of these people. Reading the link you gave, I don’t think any of them are any better than Trump and most are probably not as good. Weld has an interesting idea for the zero based budgeting, but let’s be honest…as POTUS you don’t get to set the budget. You can propose your budget, but it is up to Congress to pass it or submit one of their own. I can’t see any of the myriad of career politicians going for it.

@seawulf575 True on the budget, there’s no way Congress would go for it. I like the zero based budget, too.

@KNOWITALL ” I like the zero based budget, too.”

You mean PAYGO—the thing Bush 2.0 got rid of so he could fund his ridiculous tax cuts?

@gorillapaws Not sure it is the same thing. It sounded more like zeroing the budget each year and having to justify everything in it…no more setting something up for multiple years. Paygo is close, but does allow, as I understand it, budgeting things for future years as well.

@gorillapaws @seawulf575 I don’t think so. PAYGO can be manipulated with legislation, a zero-budget is simply don’t spend more than you take in.

The point of a zero-based budget is to make income minus the outgo equal zero.

https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/zero-based-budget-what-why

A budget rule requiring that new legislation that affects revenues and spending on entitlement programs, taken as a whole, does not increase projected budget deficits.

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-paygo

@KNOWITALL Thanks!

@KNOWITALL “It would also amuse me greatly to elect someone born in Mexico on the Rep ticket. Since we are all racist and hate all immigrants…..(sarcasm.)”

Wouldn’t you rather have someone who could make up his mind on which party he belongs to? Rather than someone who’s a Democrat, a Republican or an independent depending on whatever suits his whim at the moment?

If I lived on the East Coast, I would be tempted to start a John Roberts campaign.

@KNOWITALL Weld was governor of Massachusetts

@Darth_Algar People evolve, party’s evolve, so I don’t hold switching parties against them. It is rather comical he started his own party and finances himself.

Have you ever googled the party changers? Quite an extensive list. (Interjecting snark for comedy relief) I mean, just look at the extensive list of Dems who went to Reps!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_party_switchers_in_the_United_States

@Caravanfan Record doesn’t look too bad. Worked with Reagan and Clintons, seems to resign a lot though. I’ll have to read more as we get closer.

@KNOWITALL

Sure, however this man changes parties more frequently than underwear. That makes me wonder if he has any real political principals.

@Darth_Algar Sometimes I think very successful alpha males think they can do anything. I also sometimes wonder if the politicians understand we can keep electing businessmen to run this country, if the lawyers and overpaid politicians can’t. I’m not saying it has to be Trump, of course, but that’s exactly why he got elected.

@KNOWITALL _”...electing businessmen to run this country”

Aren’t you just considered an “heir” when you inherit your wealth and then pretend to be a businessman like a kid running a make-believe lemonade stand, but go bankrupt 6 times—where is that line for you? I guess I’d accept the term “failed businessman.”

@KNOWITALL

We’ve been electing businessmen to run the country since the country was founded. Where has that gotten us?

From that list, I could vote for William Weld if for some unfathomable reason I had to vote GOP.

just look at the extensive list of Dems who went to Reps!

Note the big leap in South in the 1960s and early 1970s, because of the Civil and Voting Rights acts signed by Lyndon Johnson.

“I think we just delivered the South to the Republican party for a long time to come,” – Lyndon Johnson aftersigning of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

@gorillapaws Are we still talking about De La Fuente? We must have read two different bio’s.

@Darth_Algar Just six Presidents were businessmen, actually. Hoover, Bush Sr & Bush Jr, Carter, Truman and Trump.

Truman and Trump’s business successes were both questionable, but the economy during terms were good. The rest did good in business but not so good with the domestic product performance.

https://time.com/4547837/donald-trump-business-presidents/

Weld or Sanford. Although Sanford’s escapades bother me. I don’t care that he had a girlfriend. I think it was lousy to lie about it.

@KNOWITALL

You think plantation owners like Washington and Jefferson weren’t running a business? Think Kennedy wasn’t tied in with his family’s business interests? Besides, I wasn’t speaking only of presidents. Our government has been littered with businessmen on all levels, since the time of this nation’s founding. And most of those are can’t claim to be businessmen themselves are, nevertheless, beholden to business interests.

@Darth_Algar I suppose, yes. I thought we were talking self-made men, not inherited wealth, but that was @gorillapaws, not you. Sorry.

I don’t know much about anyone on the list, but I kinda wonder what kind of parents Mark had. He seems to have made his life worthwhile. At least he banged his extra woman away from home and office, instead of on the damn oval office desk.

Well it’s moot for me. I voted today and placed my X on Amy.

I’ll answer this only because I love @KNOWITALL. Usually I try and stay away from Politics.

Trump is childish, inconsiderate, mouthy and unprofessional. He is not a very good representative of the United States in other country’s eyes. He IS ABSOLUTELY a very good representative to the American people! I only wish that he could do the things he’s doing with more respect, even for the Democrats. He’s never going to win them over because they too act like toddlers. Two 5 year olds don’t make a 10 year old. If Trump could at least acknowledge the Democrats and hear their concerns, he MIGHT just get a little in return from them. The country cannot continue down this Mickey Mouse bullshit because it’s ruining the view and integrity of our government.

I’m not familiar with the above candidates you mentioned so I can’t thoroughly discuss them. I can however share my opinion on a future Republican President. If another candidate came along with the same goals as President Trump but did so with gratitude, respect and professional manners then that would be my golden ticket. I would put a month’s salary on a bet that in 2020 there will be a Republican President.

@Coolhandluke Thanks homey, appreciate the honesty. And I agree 100%.

I guess I would go with Walsh. But. I still wouldn’t vote for him…

ANY candidate.

Anything to get rid of Trump.

I believe it is impossible to get someone as terrible as Trump standing from the Republican party.

@Poseidon I won’t flag you this time, but please stay on topic in General.

“If you’re not a Republican, I would request that you don’t interject any opinions, but it is acceptable to politely seek clarification or more details from those choosing to respond.”

I like the idea of balancing the budget but I don’t see anyone stating how they would do it. I like the economy we have and see things moving in the right direction. I see no reason to vote for any of these guys, especially a used car salesman. I would like to see the rancor and division die down a little but that would require both sides to grow up. I don’t see that happening in the near term. At this time there are no candidates, left right or middle, that can tout the accomplishments that Trump has. Simple hate is not enough to make me jump ship in the middle of national and international prosperity.