Governor Jerry Brown made California the fourth state in the US on Monday to allow physician assisted dying. Yes, only the fourth, and it's disappointing that the numbers (or the lack of) overshadow the real achievement. Everyone has the right to live, and everyone should have the right to die. Of course life is sacred, but the opponents of this law must not seriously think that California's true intentions are to have a genocide. They simply just want to help those people who have no hope of a cure, and are suffering. That's it, there is no story here, Everyone is allowed to make their decisions about their life and body. If you can go and get an abortion from a professional, you should also be able to go to your doctor to die. They are there to help you and to lessen your pain. In any way possible. Of course we support that background checks must take place, and several doctors (including psychologists) should sign off before you are allowed to die. You sho
No, we are not talking about Hillary or Jeb here. They can by no means be called outsiders. They are the frontrunners and are expected to face off in November 2016. However, the road will be long and rugged, and a lot can happen.
After looking at the Democratic candidates, in part 2 we will be taking a look at the candidates for the Republican ticket. And oh boy, there are a lot of them. Some silly ones too, but mostly real politicians, who have a chance, even if that is a veery slim one.
Governor Chris Christie. Christie just announced in the last couple of days, but he has been polling very well for the last couple of years. Even though Bridgegate has hurt his political momentum, the outspoken New Jersey Governor is perhaps the biggest challenger to Jeb Bush at this stage of the race. Christie is proud of his economic record and disaster control, and is more liberal than most of his contenders on issues such as immigration and same-sex marriage. Christie is clearly in for the long haul, and everyone must keep an eye on him.
Marco Rubio of Florida is also someone who must be kept on the radar. The Senator from Florida has been a big spender on ads, and is polling rather well on a nationwide level. He is also the person who knows Jeb the most, as they both hail from the Sunshine state, and is expected to do incredibly well among the Hispanic voters, and that is very important for the GOP. Expect to see Rubio's name and face for a long time in politics.
Rand Paul of Kentucky has taken over from his father, and is also expected to do well. Paul has the second most set of endorsements after Bush, and his moderate persona and distinct views on war and the economy are liked by many Republicans. However on Democrats and people who haven't decided yet, he is currently not doing that well. Nevertheless, he will be in for the long haul as well.
George Pataki. Now he is a real outsider. Pataki who is a former three-term Governor of New York has a long road ahead. He is not very well known on a national level, but he is getting there. He led New York through the 9/11 attacks, and is trusted on foreign policy and disaster management. Pataki is also one of the few Republicans who support same-sex marriage and one of many who has a good economic record. But when you successfully led New York for 12 years, people should pay attention to you because you must have done something right. Pataki is a real outsider, and is not polling very well on a national level, but he is not giving up. He managed the rare feat of becoming a Republican Governor in a deep blue state, and three times in a row, so he clearly has something up his sleeve. Plus many Republicans are looking to him, because he knows Hillary Clinton very well, as they both hail from the same state. Watch out for Pataki.
Huckabee. No.
If he becomes a serious contender, America is doomed. Same with Donald Trump. The New York millionaire. People trust him with the economy because he is clearly a great businessman, but with the rest he shouldn't be anywhere near the White House. Sadly however, he is pretty much polling at the second place on a nationwide level so is here to stay apparently. But America, please don't. For now he is funny. But you gotta reclaim your stature somehow after Obama, and Trump is not the answer.
Fiorina and Carson. They are nice people, but they are not politicians. And if you don't have experience as an elected official, please don't try it with the White House. The same applies for Trump by the way.
Santorum. Well he had his chance 4 years ago. But the field is very different now. His time is over.
Graham. He is weak as Webb and O'Malley in the Democratic field, so he should just exit now. He has no charisma, listen to his announcement speech.
Jindal. A very interesting and promising candidate, but 2016 is probably not his time. He is not polling very high, and is not expected to do well in the ling run. However, beyond 2016, one must watch out for him.
Cruz and Walker. They both have really good chances to go really far in this race, but America shouldn't led them. They have got some really old ideas and plans for America, and the country needs something progressive and something that will fix the problems. They are not the candidates for that. They are however serious contenders, and one must watch out for them. Especially Walker who has got a great track record in Wisconsin, and has been steadily leading the polls in Iowa for quite some time.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is good on immigration and the economy, but he looks like an oil tyrant and has some real trust issues in general. He is likely to do well in the south, but on a nationwide level he is not the candidate and he doesn't seem to have learnt a lot from 2012.
Whoever wins, they will have to fight a long and hard general campaign, as the current polls suggest that the GOP is behind the Democrats in their quest to take over from Barack Obama in January 2017 at the White House.
That's all.
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