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Donkees

(31,465 posts)
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 11:56 AM Aug 2017

Source: Kasich, Hickenlooper consider unity presidential ticket in 2020

By Mark Preston, CNN
Updated 11:37 AM ET, Fri August 25, 2017

Excerpt:

(CNN)Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper have entertained the idea of forming a unity presidential ticket to run for the White House in 2020, a source involved the discussions tells CNN.

Under this scenario, Kasich, a Republican, and Hickenlooper, a Democrat, would run as independents with Kasich at the top of the ticket, said the source, who cautioned it has only been casually talked about.

"The idea of a joint ticket has been discussed, but not at an organizational or planning level," said the source, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity. "What they are trying to show the country is that honorable people can disagree, but you can still problem solve together. It happens in businesses and it happens in families. Why can't it happen in Washington?"

In early August, Hickenlooper didn't lend much credence to rumblings of a unity ticket, telling Politico: "I don't think Kasich would ever do that. ... I don't think it's in the cards. But I do like the idea of working with him in some context at some point."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/kasich-hickenlooper-2020-unity-ticket/index.html

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Source: Kasich, Hickenlooper consider unity presidential ticket in 2020 (Original Post) Donkees Aug 2017 OP
Not only No, but hheeeeelllllll noooooooo!!!!! Funtatlaguy Aug 2017 #1
Probably not a good idea for republicans to use the word unity matt819 Aug 2017 #2
Great way to insure that Trump gets re-elected. Nt. thucythucy Aug 2017 #3
yes DBoon Aug 2017 #5
... shanny Aug 2017 #4
Just run as a GOP unity ticket. haveahart Aug 2017 #6
Big fat F.T.S. on that. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2017 #7

Funtatlaguy

(10,887 posts)
1. Not only No, but hheeeeelllllll noooooooo!!!!!
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 12:02 PM
Aug 2017

We need 2real Democrats running together .
And, we don't need Hickenlooper running as an Indy Veep siphoning votes.
We need to take back the House in 2018.
We then take back the Senate and White House in 2020.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
2. Probably not a good idea for republicans to use the word unity
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 12:05 PM
Aug 2017

Most of all, because they just don't mean it.

Until they disavow their dear leader's positions on white supremacy, racism, anti-semitism, immigration, fascism, LGBTQ, and more, they will have no credibility. And even then it doesn't matter. No one believes them. Unity? Yeah right.

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