John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
Arthur G. Reed is a neoconservative who chaired the 9/11 commission.
List of presidents since Watergate, which caused the new party system:
- 1974-1977 Gerald Ford (DR)
- 1977-1981 Jimmy Carter (FL)
- 1981-1989 Ronald Reagan (DR)
Summary of Ronald Reagan's term, also in 1987 congress passed a law that made presidential primaries happen in one day in every state for a party (but the party got to choose when that date would be)
With an incumbent president being term-limited, his party has had many people announce their candidacy, including the vice president, who some in the party are wary of. The president, Ronald Reagan, has not made an endorsement.
George Bush: George H.W. Bush is the incumbent vice president, but he is much less popular amongst Americans than his boss. Despite this, he follows the conservative guidelines: having the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer in schools, keeping capital punishment, creating a Human Life Amendment, low taxes, and gun rights. When the Iran-Contra affair became public, Bush claimed that he had been "out of the loop" and unaware of the diversion of funds, which has lead many of the liberal Democratic-Republicans to not trust him, believing that he was indeed aware of the affair. An endorsement from Reagan would almost definitely secure him the nomination, but Reagan still remains silent.
Paul Simon: Paul Simon has served as a senator from Illinois since 1985 after being elected by a very slim margin in 1984. Describing himself as a "pay-as-you-go Democratic-Republican", Simon represents the liberal wing of the DRP, and is a vocal critic of Reagan's foreign policy. He is famous for constantly wearing his horn-rimmed glasses and bowtie. He is also seen as a reform candidate: he has attacked opinion polls, saying that politicians practice "followership" instead of "leadership" by casting votes based off of public opinion instead of what they think is best for the nation, and he has attacked the growing occurrence of obscenity and violence in the media, which has gained him slight popularity amongst socially conservative Christians, specifically evangelicals. He is very popular amongst suburbanites.
Bob Dole: The first ever Democratic-Republican vice presidential nominee, Bob Dole has served as a senator from Kansas since 1969, and is the current leader of the Senate Democratic-Republican Conference an
... keep reading on reddit ➡Due to my indecision on how Super Tuesday polls would work, I've decided to stop working on this series.
I might do another later.
As time goes on, most of the GOP's base moves past the incident that took place at the Capitol in 2021. The Republicans focus their efforts on delegitimizing the Biden administration, perpetuating the claim of a stolen election and promising a return to a fair democracy and stronger election security policies. Thus, the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination is none other than...
Former President Donald Trump of Florida
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The still-popular former President has thrown his hat into the ring once again, declaring his "Save America" initiative. He highlights the Biden-Harris administration's inability to control inflation rates early on, as well as, of course, the administration's fight against the democratic voting process. If elected to a second, non-consecutive term, Trump promises to prioritize election integrity and a return to his America First policies. His run has cleared most of the Republican primary field, but there remains another major GOP contender.
Former Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan of Georgia
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After declining to run for a second term as Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 2022, Duncan has worked toward his campaign for the presidency. As early as 2021, he promoted his book entitled GOP 2.0, in which he envisions a Republican Party that has moved on from Trump and his divisive rhetoric. As Lieutenant Governor, he received backlash and even death threats for acknowledging Biden's 2020 victory. However, he remains a sharp critic of the president, opposing his vaccine mandates and massive infrastructure bills.
Will the voters stick with President Trump, or has the time for a new GOP already commenced?
The state GOP in Arizona, Kansas, South Carolina, and Nevada are planning to not hold primaries next year, instead opting for conventions that would select delegates for the national convention next summer.
Generally, as private organizations, political parties in the U.S. are under no legal obligation to democratically choose their nominees for general elections; parties could choose to select nominees by tennis match. Nevertheless, in the modern era the major parties have opted for more-or-less democratic means of choosing presidential nominees, including primaries and caucuses, with the party leadership maintaining some arguable sway in the form of 'superdelegates'. The President's campaign has argued that cancelling the primaries will save money, as he was guaranteed to win in any event, while his primary challengers have derided the moves by the state parties as tyrannical.
Is this a good idea for the state parties? On a broader sense, is abandoning the primary in favor of a party convention to select their delegates for the national convention a good idea? Should parties dispose of the presidential primary entirely when their party's incumbent is running again, or does it serve a valuable purpose?
I was doing some research into Ronald Reagan's 1968 run for president. I discovered that only 12 states and DC held Republican primaries (map). In 1964 Texas and Florida both held Republican primaries (map) and Goldwater won both.
Reagan's popularity among conservatives began when he did this 1964 speech for a Barry Goldwater fundraiser. The only states Goldwater won in the general election were Southern states and his home state of Arizona. I'm curious why Texas and Florida did not participate after doing so in 1964? Also why did no other Southern state want to hold primaries at that time when they voted Republican the previous election?
I've also read that Nixon was kept off the ballot in California thus resulting in Reagan winning the state and getting the popular vote. Why was this done?
please select your preferred candidate for the Republican nomination in 1968. If you are a democrat, you may vote here, as both primaries are open, but I will link the Democratic primary to you in the comments
Is it worth it for them to change their rules to get less scandalous candidates in the future? Or was this just a fluke?
If they should, how should they change them and what considerations and constraints should they consider?
Should they require some self vetting before the primaries like releasing tax returns ahead of time?
Should they change the voting mechanisms? What impact would that have?
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
Arthur G. Reed is a neoconservative who chaired the 9/11 commission.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
Arthur G. Reed is a neoconservative who chaired the 9/11 commission.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Wayne: 102
Henry Young: 48
Mike Hoffman: 47
We can project Governor of Minnesota John Wayne has won the Nevada caucus.
