Quest for the Presidency (2020 Edition)

**Arturo2nd** · November 10th, 2016, 01:23 AM

Might as well get started.

Will Trump be a one term president? Cutting taxes for the rich, greatly increasing the deficit, but most especially, defaulting on our debt will have catastrophic global consequences. Ending Obamacare and cutting Medicaid, food stamps and subsidized housing will make life much harder for the poor, most especially, senior citizens. So there is a sizable group who will be angry during the next cycle. Persecution of immigrants seems to alienate the Latino voters. A recession is guaranteed in the next administration. If Trump is lucky it will start next year and the country will bounce back during 2019 and 2020. he can then blame Obama for the recession and take credit for the recovery. Will he even want to run at the age of 73?

Who will the Democrats turn to? Where is their next generation of leaders coming from? Elizabeth Warren is 67 and has denied any interest in the presidency. Does she have an apprentice? If people are suffering in 2020, and I believe that the country will be in worse shape then, a populist firebrand will receive a lot of votes.

One thing that really bothers me is the decided tilt towards right-wing nationalist parties throughout the globe. The spirit of cooperation and vision of a united, peaceful world are rapidly fading. It has been 71 years since the last global war ended. Given our species bellicose history and preference for mass murder as a method of population control, one must anticipate that the slide into global war has already begun.

November 10th, 2016, 01:23 AM	#1
Arturo2nd Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oakland, California, United States. I have a beautful view of the BART tracks and I-980 Posts: 8,955 Thanks: 103,061 Thanked 151,479 Times in 8,946 Posts	Quest for the Presidency (2020 Edition) Might as well get started. Will Trump be a one term president? Cutting taxes for the rich, greatly increasing the deficit, but most especially, defaulting on our debt will have catastrophic global consequences. Ending Obamacare and cutting Medicaid, food stamps and subsidized housing will make life much harder for the poor, most especially, senior citizens. So there is a sizable group who will be angry during the next cycle. Persecution of immigrants seems to alienate the Latino voters. A recession is guaranteed in the next administration. If Trump is lucky it will start next year and the country will bounce back during 2019 and 2020. he can then blame Obama for the recession and take credit for the recovery. Will he even want to run at the age of 73? Who will the Democrats turn to? Where is their next generation of leaders coming from? Elizabeth Warren is 67 and has denied any interest in the presidency. Does she have an apprentice? If people are suffering in 2020, and I believe that the country will be in worse shape then, a populist firebrand will receive a lot of votes. One thing that really bothers me is the decided tilt towards right-wing nationalist parties throughout the globe. The spirit of cooperation and vision of a united, peaceful world are rapidly fading. It has been 71 years since the last global war ended. Given our species bellicose history and preference for mass murder as a method of population control, one must anticipate that the slide into global war has already begun. Last edited by Arturo2nd; November 10th, 2016 at 03:12 AM.. Reason: fix typos