Hayes wanted the debate and the parties to stimulate people to get more involved and to do their own research into each of the candidates, although he said Republicans have fielded such a strong roster of candidates that pulling a name out of the hat would nearly certainly select someone capable of holding the presidency. With only five declared candidates, three who languish at 1 or 2 percent in the polls, the question is whether there will actually be a debate at all.
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Democratic Party engagement chairwoman and former state Sen.
This much is crystal clear after the first presidential debate Thursday night: The 2016 presidential election will look a lot like the 2008 and 2012 races, especially during the primary season, but maybe in November as well.
“The empty rhetoric of them being committed to community is very hollow”, Turner said.
A troublesome case in point: When the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, 66% of those under 40 approved of the decision, while over half of older voters opposed it.
“It’s an awesome sight to see 10 candidates on a single stage all at one time“, said Hough. And nobody was willing (or able) to take issue with any of the substantive claims he made, except insofar as he represented himself as a true Republican.
International, national and local media outlets lined the streets. “Police, firefighters, teachers – the effort by Gov. Kasich to take away their legal right to defend their work contract was resoundingly defeated by the voters of this state”. He talked about personally supporting marriage between a man and a woman, but that he went to a wedding of a gay friend and would love his children if they were gay.
Ryan said Republicans should focus on jobs, manufacturing and making products in the United States rather than social issues. At that time, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was mobilizing youth.
While Republicans say they relish their options, it’s doubtful many expected the summer surge of businessman and reality television star Donald Trump. By the same token, Marco Rubio is simultaneously trying to displace Jeb Bush as “the electable guy from Florida” in the GOP field and seem like the guy who should be vice president if Scott Walker wins the nomination. But the policies they are proposing have been drowned out by the excessive news coverage given to the demeaning verbal antics of their erstwhile challengers. Early party identification often endures throughout a person’s lifespan, she said, but it’s possible for voters to change their minds.
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“I hope you don’t hit any big potholes while you’re in Cleveland, but if you do, thank a Republican”, said Kaptur, who said Republicans in Congress have held up a vitally needed transportation bill.
