Could this man be elected president today?

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Gettin jealous over here! :sad:

    Abner :smile:


     
    Abner, Nov 3, 2011
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  2. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Me too .....
     
    Ted Heiks, Nov 3, 2011
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  3. BobbyJim

    BobbyJim New Member

    I guess we can declare this thread officially off-topic now!:sigh1:
     
    BobbyJim, Nov 3, 2011
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  4. ITJD

    ITJD Active Member

    Seeing as how this is partially my fault for hitting on Kizmet during a thread about Kennedy I'll try to transition back to the thread. (and start a whole new thread for hitting on Kizmet elsewhere.)

    Honestly, I think Kennedy could get elected in this day and age. The problem is that society has matured so much in the last 40 years and the things that made Kennedy stand out, wouldn't necessarily now.
     
    ITJD, Nov 3, 2011
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  5. BobbyJim

    BobbyJim New Member

    I’m not sure exactly what you mean by ‘as society has matured’. We’ve certainly aged as a society, but about a dozen or more of these polls think society is headed in the wrong direction….even if society has ‘matured’.

    Direction of Country
     
    BobbyJim, Nov 4, 2011
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  6. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    In the last half century American society has matured greatly on race relations and tolerance for gays and lesbians, and those are significant. However, I think it's treaded water or backtracked in many other important areas, such as valuing individual liberty and personal responsibility.
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 4, 2011
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  7. Shawn Ambrose

    Shawn Ambrose New Member

    I am just so discouraged by the slate of candidates...

    I'm lean libertarian/conservative. I think we have way too much federal government control, but I don't believe a total laissez-faire approach, because I can see many businesses just taking advantage of people.

    Shawn
     
    Shawn Ambrose, Nov 4, 2011
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  8. BobbyJim

    BobbyJim New Member

    Both parties, or republicans only?

    Buyer beware in any event!
     
    BobbyJim, Nov 4, 2011
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  9. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I think this happens also, but more often I think big government is an instrument of this rather than a safeguard against it.
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 4, 2011
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