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Four years have passed since it seemed that Hillary would be our new POTUS and we dodged a bullet.... seems both like a lifetime and just yesterday...
Anyway, the election is upon us. In 7 months we will elect our next President and pick ALL of the House and 1/3rd of the Senate.
The 2020 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate, and the office of president of the United States will be contested.
I'm curious to hear your general predictions, and specific predictions.
I predict a VERY good 2020 election year for the GOP. Trump wins again with Pence as VP. I believe the GOP will handily take back the House and hold or gain seats in the Senate.
For the Dems and POTUS, it's a wide open race with no clear front runners. Thru a process of elimination:
* Warren doesn't have the legs and has too much baggage, too much dishonesty, and her policies are not broadly popular.
* The DNC will pass again on Sanders. He's too old and his policies are not broadly popular.
* Biden is losing ground on a near weekly basis, is too old, too many gaffs, etc. Biden is in free fall, and way too much liability with his VP extortion on record regarding Ukraine and his son's corruption and that growing scandal that will almost certainly see indictments. And the Obama era indictments are an almost certainty and he's tied to much to it.
* There's speculation that Hillary may enter late, even as a VP. I don't see that happening. Too much baggage, too many losses, too old and feeble, etc.
* I don't thing Buttigieg has the legs nor is the broadly popular. But among these he's got a youthfulness and may attract a certain minority to vote.
I suspect Bloomberg will be either tapped for the Dem nomination or as VP. He has success and money, a track record of winning. Right now, I think one of the lesser known Dems might be tapped for POTUS or VP by the DNC.
If the Dems are smart, they need to pick a more moderate. I look at the more "sane" Dems with more moderate views and I wouldn't be surprised if Tulsi Gabbard and/or Yang are in that mix. I think their best play is having Gabbard on the ticket in some fashion, and maybe even the head of the ticket.
Also, I think Bernie will run as an independent as an FU to the institution that he perceives as screwing them. That will really hurt the Dems.
I think the Dems are going to lose a lot of ground in both the House and Senate.
On the GOP side. Trump will run again, and probably pick Pence as VP. It's possible he might let Pence step down and pick a VP from a big state or swing state, which would be a smart play. Imagine if Trump could lock down California by picking a CA Republican, for instance, who could deliver that state!
I do expect Trump to make some big bold unexpected moves like picking a new VP, for instance.
Your thoughts?
Anyway, the election is upon us. In 7 months we will elect our next President and pick ALL of the House and 1/3rd of the Senate.
The 2020 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate, and the office of president of the United States will be contested.
I'm curious to hear your general predictions, and specific predictions.
I predict a VERY good 2020 election year for the GOP. Trump wins again with Pence as VP. I believe the GOP will handily take back the House and hold or gain seats in the Senate.
For the Dems and POTUS, it's a wide open race with no clear front runners. Thru a process of elimination:
* Warren doesn't have the legs and has too much baggage, too much dishonesty, and her policies are not broadly popular.
* The DNC will pass again on Sanders. He's too old and his policies are not broadly popular.
* Biden is losing ground on a near weekly basis, is too old, too many gaffs, etc. Biden is in free fall, and way too much liability with his VP extortion on record regarding Ukraine and his son's corruption and that growing scandal that will almost certainly see indictments. And the Obama era indictments are an almost certainty and he's tied to much to it.
* There's speculation that Hillary may enter late, even as a VP. I don't see that happening. Too much baggage, too many losses, too old and feeble, etc.
* I don't thing Buttigieg has the legs nor is the broadly popular. But among these he's got a youthfulness and may attract a certain minority to vote.
I suspect Bloomberg will be either tapped for the Dem nomination or as VP. He has success and money, a track record of winning. Right now, I think one of the lesser known Dems might be tapped for POTUS or VP by the DNC.
If the Dems are smart, they need to pick a more moderate. I look at the more "sane" Dems with more moderate views and I wouldn't be surprised if Tulsi Gabbard and/or Yang are in that mix. I think their best play is having Gabbard on the ticket in some fashion, and maybe even the head of the ticket.
Also, I think Bernie will run as an independent as an FU to the institution that he perceives as screwing them. That will really hurt the Dems.
I think the Dems are going to lose a lot of ground in both the House and Senate.
On the GOP side. Trump will run again, and probably pick Pence as VP. It's possible he might let Pence step down and pick a VP from a big state or swing state, which would be a smart play. Imagine if Trump could lock down California by picking a CA Republican, for instance, who could deliver that state!
I do expect Trump to make some big bold unexpected moves like picking a new VP, for instance.
Your thoughts?
