Should the Republican Party Bow Out of 2016?

[giblets]

Because Republicans for Obama is clearly an important pole in the GOP tent. You'd have a better case coming to the defense of the Log Cabin Republicans.

You'll have to win over someone who voted for Obama last time around or you'll just lose again. You might as well start with people who are registered Republicans.

[Imran Siddiqui]

It's a good thing the Democrats weren't this into "purity" - in that case Bill Clinton would never have become the party's nominee.

[kentonio]

Don't worry Republicans, Ted Nugent has you covered for 2016.

Ted Nugent On Running For President: 'Sure, Why Not?'

Ted Nugent joined a Google Hangout with Detroit radio station WCSX this week, and the rock star didn't hold back when given the chance to speak about politics.

"Politics in America are very embarrassing right now," Nugent said. "They're dire. I won't go into the gory details because I think we all pay attention, I hope everyone is paying attention to what this administration is doing and what the attorney general does and how it doesn't matter that four Americans died in Benghazi."

The 64-year-old musician, who has long been a vocal supporter of the Republican party, was also asked by the station's program director whether he would ever consider a run for public office, or even for president.

"I have threatened to run for public office, because I have been prodded to do so, and pushed hard in Texas and other states, and here in Michigan. So it's not off the table," Nugent explained. "I am 65 this year but I'm still blessed with incredible energy. I'm going to get my knees replaced so I will be more ambulatory coming up soon."

"I don't know," Nugent, best known for songs like "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Stranglehold," continued. "At this point it would be up to Mrs. Nugent and my family. I would consult with my manager... but I'm being pushed pretty hard to run for public office and I believe my sense of logic, my sense of common sense, my connection to people who are in the asset column of America ... I believe that I would perform an enormous upgrade in returning to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and most important of all: accountability."

When asked if that answer was meant to be taken as confirmation that Nugent could see himself running for president, the singer simply replied, "That would be a, 'Sure, why not?'"

[DinoDoc]

Don't blame them for your party's failure. Take some responsibility.

Yes, they have a tendency to field weak Presidential candidates (McCain and Romney) and alienate the base.

[Sava]

Don't blame them for your party's failure. Take some responsibility.

[DinoDoc]

you have the barefaced ****ing cheek to call them 'Republicans In Name Only'.

Yes, I would even tell a Republican who voted for Obama that to their face.

[DinoDoc]

Because Republicans for Obama is clearly an important pole in the GOP tent. You'd have a better case coming to the defense of the Log Cabin Republicans.

[Sava]

Marginalizing the non-extremist members of the party is a good way to win elections.

[kentonio]

If you're a moderate republican, you're not going to vote for Hillary. If you're any kind of Republican, you're not going to vote for Hillary. The whole "new demographic novelty" is a decidedly leftist thing, by the way.

Because clearly 95% of African Americans are inherently 'leftist'..

http://www.republicansforobama.org/

And People claim there's no such thing as a RINO.

Perhaps if you idiots had the common sense to try and maintain a broad tent strategy that included all people who consider themselves Republican, they wouldn't end up feeling like they had to vote for the other party. Instead the party has moved hard right, left them feeling unrepresented and then you have the barefaced ****ing cheek to call them 'Republicans In Name Only'.

[Sava]

I'd like to see her run just because of the Benghazi thing. Republicans can spend the whole campaign "looking for the truth" about Benghazi... en route to losing yet another election.

[giblets]

Considering she's ridiculously popular, I'd agree with that. I think Hillary would win handedly in any Presidential election; more than any other Democrat could possibly hope for.

No she isn't. But she probably would win since the Republicans would fall into the trap of fixating on the Benghazi thing that no one else cares about.

[DinoDoc]

If you're a moderate republican, you're not going to vote for Hillary. If you're any kind of Republican, you're not going to vote for Hillary. The whole "new demographic novelty" is a decidedly leftist thing, by the way.

http://www.republicansforobama.org/

And People claim there's no such thing as a RINO.

[DinoDoc]

She's not a push over by any means but it seems ridiculous to argue she'd win handily in a Presidential election.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Considering she's ridiculously popular, I'd agree with that. I think Hillary would win handedly in any Presidential election; more than any other Democrat could possibly hope for.

[Hauldren Collider]

If you're a moderate republican, you're not going to vote for Hillary. If you're any kind of Republican, you're not going to vote for Hillary. The whole "new demographic novelty" is a decidedly leftist thing, by the way.