Tag Archives: Hillary 2016

California is Unusual

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Thomas Mets

There is an underappreciated reason for the arguments about the electoral college: California is so unusual in how partisan it is. If California were not part of the United States, Trump would have won 58,501,018 votes, which is roughly 47.74% … Continue reading →

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Why Did Republicans Go For Trump?

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Thomas Mets

A question that comes up in political discussions is why Republican voters went for Trump. There are three main categories: Why did he win the primary? Why did he get so much institutional support as the nominee that he was … Continue reading →

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Can Mayors Be Presidential?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Thomas Mets

There’s some speculation that mayors might seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Those mentioned include Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans, and Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles. After his keynote speech in 2012, there were similar conversations about San Antonio … Continue reading →

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Predicting Future Presidents

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Thomas Mets

The moment Trump won the election, there was speculation about who the Democrats will nominate next time. Matthew Ygleisias argues that Bernie Sanders is the frontrunner by all conventional metrics. Others will say it’s Elizabeth Warren. Or Kamala Harris. Or Kristen … Continue reading →

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Can Hillary Clinton Keep Running?

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Right now, there’s some talk about the Democrats positioning themselves to run against Trump. And some of it has included the woman who did win the popular vote by two percent. She would be one of the oldest candidates ever, … Continue reading →

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Precedent and Presidents

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Thomas Mets

There’s a profile in Politico about Jason Kander, former Secretary of State in Missouri, who lost a close race for Senate. Some people in a political forum I frequent want him to run for President for a strength of that. … Continue reading →

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Could an Independent Win the White House?

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Thomas Mets

I saw this question on a political forum, and realized the answer depends on what you mean. It would be very difficult for a third party nominee to win the presidency in the current American system. A ticket with two moderate … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Trump’s Win

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

With the recent CPAC as well as the DNC Chairman election, it seems an excuse to post a hodge-podge of comments on the state of politics after Trump’s election to the White House. I did not vote for Trump, nor … Continue reading →

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If Hillary Hadn’t Run

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Thomas Mets

In a recent episode of Vox’s “In the Weeds” podcast, the hosts mentioned their belief that Hillary Clinton would have done more for the Democratic party if she had opted not to run for President, and instead supported someone like … Continue reading →

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Qualifications of Current Presidential Tickets

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Thomas Mets

I’ve been interested in the qualifications of previous presidents as evident by posts on the most qualified presidents the United States has ever had, and a ranking of the least, in addition to a look at how fictional presidents compare. As a … Continue reading →

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