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fadedrose

(10,044 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:48 PM Mar 2015

Got a phone survey today - R's

The guy wanted to know if I was going to vote in the Republican primary for the 2016 election.....I told him NO,

He said thanks and hung up.

Started me worrying. Why aren't I getting calls about the Democratic primary for the 2016 election? I think Dems will be very very very angry if we don't have one.

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Got a phone survey today - R's (Original Post) fadedrose Mar 2015 OP

Probably because the poll you took was paid for by Republicans. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #1

Not enough runners fadedrose Mar 2015 #2

King is an indpendent. Because he is not a Democrat, he can not be in the primary. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #3

We agree on one thing fadedrose Mar 2015 #4

Eisenhower was the last successful draft of a presidential Candidate. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #5

Why expect a Dem call so early? pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #6

From your keyboard to God's eyes..... nt fadedrose Mar 2015 #7

I've been on the initiating end of those calls pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #8

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. Probably because the poll you took was paid for by Republicans.

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:07 PM

Mar 2015

The Republican clown car, or is it clown bus, is already full.
So far, Clinton, Web, O'Malley, Sanders (who has said he will change parties if he runs), and Biden have expressed interest or have exploratory committees. Apparently,none of them are paying pollsters in your location.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

2. Not enough runners

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:14 PM

Mar 2015

How about the I-MA, Sen. King.....does he caucus with the Dems?

Then there's David Axelrod...he's not doing much...what a total waste of a good decent man with brains. Not many of them around.

Show business has loads of people who could lwin:
Letterman, Robert Redford, George Clooney....Arquett who was on Letterman - women's issues...

Tee Hee, Brian Williams is probably available.

Who else can you think of?

Durbin, Connecticut has a good one, . . .

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

3. King is an indpendent. Because he is not a Democrat, he can not be in the primary.

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:22 PM

Mar 2015

Like Bernie Sanders, he would have to join the party.

King could run as an independent, but would not have a snowballs chance as an independent.

None of them have expressed the least bit of interest.

Running for President requires the desire to do the crazy job. They don't want it.