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Ted Cruz

7 (6.5%)

Rick Santorum

16 (14.8%)

Michelle Bachmann

13 (12%)

Chris Christie

23 (21.3%)

Rand Paul

49 (45.4%)

Total Members Voted: 107

[Dutchling]

You lot better make this woman your president.

I agree. Although asking those questions probably made that impossible to ever happen.

[FearfulJesuit]

It'll only happen in the short term if she's nominated and the Republicans picked a nutcase like Santorum.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

A quick look at On The Issues makes me skeptical of her. She opposes drug legalization and hasn't voiced an opinion on a lot of things.

[Loud Whispers]

A quick look at On The Issues makes me skeptical of her. She opposes drug legalization and hasn't voiced an opinion on a lot of things.

Making wall street accountable for their actions is a good step though.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

It doesn't mean much if she's bad or a waffle on everything else. I wouldn't vote for someone who wants to make Wall Street accountable but also thinks the US should be a Christian state, for example.

[Loud Whispers]

It doesn't mean much if she's bad or a waffle on everything else. I wouldn't vote for someone who wants to make Wall Street accountable but also thinks the US should be a Christian state, for example.

:/

For all the good the first amendment is supposed to serve .-.

What are the odds of a non-christian president ever being elected to office within the next 5 decades?

[darkrider2]

You lot better make this woman your president.

As I watched this video a rainbow suddenly appeared in my drink.

This woman is awesome.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

What are the odds of a non-christian president ever being elected to office within the next 5 decades?

I'd say it's pretty high. Christianity is on the decline in America, both in intensity and frequency.

Of course, there will always be the people who say that every President is going to be an old white Christian male, but that's already been broken so they've switched over to old Christian males. I think we'll probably get a female President before a non-Christian President, though.

Of course, we could always go all out when the GOP implodes and elect a 35-year old gay female atheist to the Presidency, that would be fun.

[Frumple]

It doesn't mean much if she's bad or a waffle on everything else. I wouldn't vote for someone who wants to make Wall Street accountable but also thinks the US should be a Christian state, for example.

:/

For all the good the first amendment is supposed to serve .-.

What are the odds of a non-christian president ever being elected to office within the next 5 decades?

There's a hell of a difference between de facto and de jure in this case, though, and it's damn arguable that it's even one de facto. America's never really been run by Christian values, no matter how hard some of the nutjobs try to spout it. We've pretty much always been about the greenbacks, with a side order of idealized individualism and a smattering of other stuff. Yeah, Christian ideology isn't exactly influent-less, but we're a hell of a long way from a Christian state. By and large we've managed a pretty good (far from ideal, sure, but we've seen how it can be worse via the nutjobs) separation between church and state in action, if not always in rhetoric.

Lot of folks in this joint claim to be Christian but outside some monkeysphere/good-old-boy stuff related to church affiliation it's just something they do on Sundays.

[Nadaka]

What are the odds of a non-christian president ever being elected to office within the next 5 decades?

I'd say it's pretty high. Christianity is on the decline in America, both in intensity and frequency.

We are still riding high in the wave of new fundamentalism. There may be more people admitting to atheism or non christian religions, but you also have more people going the opposite direction. There is a very active and dedicated group of people spending every bit of they focus and energy at turning the US into a christian state, and they have been making progress.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

We are still riding high in the wave of new fundamentalism. There may be more people admitting to atheism or non christian religions, but you also have more people going the opposite direction. There is a very active and dedicated group of people spending every bit of they focus and energy at turning the US into a christian state, and they have been making progress.

It isn't new so much as it is a backlash to the losses they've suffered. Back in the day most of the things modern fundamentalists wanted were just plain law, and not opposed by anyone in the mainstream.  They haven't been making progress. They're on the defensive, and still losing. Any gains they make are transient and failing.

[misko27]

If I'm elected that'll be Eastern Orthodox president, which is at least new and exciting comaparitevely.

[Descan]

It doesn't mean much if she's bad or a waffle on everything else. I wouldn't vote for someone who wants to make Wall Street accountable but also thinks the US should be a Christian state, for example.

:/

For all the good the first amendment is supposed to serve .-.

What are the odds of a non-christian president ever being elected to office within the next 5 decades?

There's a difference between "The president is a Christian" and "The State Religion is Christianity."

[Loud Whispers]

There's a difference between "The president is a Christian" and "The State Religion is Christianity."

The very fact that a non-Christian president is not an immediate possibility is what I was referring to.

[Descan]

I think a non-christian president would be a possibility if there were any true candidates.

How many non-Christians ARE there in the senate, house, or governor positions? I can only think of a few, and they're recent.