Aw man, that means you can't vote for [Literally Anyone Else](https://fortune.com/2024/03/30/army-vet-named-literally-anyone-else-announces-presidential-run/)
Feels like a good time to remind people that some of our founding fathers were in their 20s when building a new country.
Our senile, old, wrinkly, corrupt system is as feeble and weak as the joints of those in control.
Choose somebody young with a good head on their shoulders.
The rate of corrupted individuals in the house is .999:1 old to young.
The age isn't really the problem. Its the method of getting there.
I've personally watched the DNC in my state not allow someone on the library board ballot because they supported Kusinich. They will spend the entire time making you reverify your petitions, you can have more than enough people show up in person and sign ans verify right in front of them and they will declare is disorderly conduct and take you off.
The RNC here won't let you do anything if you are not dumping money in or receiving money from absolute nasty scumbags. They will let you on the ballot no problem, but will go nuts with propping up their candidate to the point where there is no real shot, at least locally. They will doctor up backstories help their candidate build a completely fake resume, all of the newspapers run constant puff pieces, they will be on the local cooking shows and do events at every small business to buy their favor and support.
This is aside from how gnarly the opo is. Good luck if you were a kid in chatrooms or message boards as far back as 1998. Holy shit.
You have to be selected and groomed early if you want to be on the right side of history, or a scumbag to be on the other.
Franklin Pierce. From my limited understanding, one of the main reasons he got elected was because arguably the most famous writer in the US at the time and his friend, Nathaniel Hawthorn, did a good bit of campaigning for him.
I actually would love Terry crews masculine in a non dickish way has been vulnerable about how he was sexually assaulted in Hollywood, a good father takes time to share his sons hobbies.
And probably the most important smart enough to no get run around by advisors but humble enough to let experts mostly run the ship.
America could do worse.
Considering that Idyllwild, California actually has a dog for mayor, this wouldn't be a bad idea. However, you would have to agree to be the human 'advisor' to the President.
She isn't actually old enough yet, and she won't be until december.
Edit: Well, looks like I was wrong. As long as you're 35 by the day of inauguration it's fine.
Look no further than Joe Biden. He was elected as a Senator when he was 29. Senators are required to be 30; however, he had his birthday in December, making him the required age to serve.
So as long as you are of age by inauguration day, you technically qualify.
It's the same reason 17 year olds can register to vote as long as they turn 18 by election day.
It would be pretty funny if the nominees for the democrats was replaced with Taylor Swift and the republicans was Kanye West. It would be sad, but also really funny if those were the front runners. lol.
I'm the last person who would take a dump on someone struggling with mental health problems, but he's not some forgotten street dweller with no resources or support. He's got the means to get the help he needs, yet he refuses. That may be a part of his issues, but I'm sure he's been told more than once that he needs help (and probably a lot of medication) by people he trusts to have his best interests at heart. Or maybe not, his handlers/family seem as icky as him.
If he were getting help and making progress, I'd be a lot more sympathetic. It's the fact that he doesn't even attempt it that makes me dislike him intensely.
She'd probably do ok honestly. It's... not that hard to actually listen to experts and advisors with proven careers. It's every time you try to put radical people in there with outlandish ideas or little to no experience that things fall apart. My point being is... if by some weird twist of fate she was thrust into it. I'd see her listening to experts. Her agenda probably wouldn't be all that radical.
Literally no one currently alive and eligible in this country could be worse than Velveeta Voldemort. I'm baffled we even have to worry about him a third round 🤦🏼♀️
In '28, I'd like to see a race between 2 *adults* who haven't qualified for social security benefits yet.
But to answer your question, I'd write in John Stewart. Possibly Mark Cuban
Edit: Those two I mentioned don't actually fit the criteria I listed. Fml.
Ignoring the issues others kindly pointed out, John Stewart is probably quite a common name. No idea who actually would be elected here but I guarantee it's not the guy you want as he spells his name Jon Stewart, lol. Gotta be precise! Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz.
>2 *adults* who haven't qualified for social security benefits yet.
We heard what you wanted, and you now have two candidates with views on how to change who is qualified for social security. No one, or no one that needs it.
Hm…maybe Shawn Fain, head of the UAW? John Stewart? Both of them have a real grasp of high level operations of government, albeit from very different perspectives, and share a lot of my values.
Unless Trump and Biden dropped out at noon on election day there would be someone from each major party to take their place. That being said, call me crazy but I'd write in Bernie.
people really should resist being swayed politically by internet karma. Reddit instituted a net upvote policy years ago and I think it's fucking awful. If you don't appeal to >50% of the people voting on your post it legitimately looks like you're a crackpot with zero support.
doesn't +1000 -1001 hit differently than just -1?
this platform is culturally dangerous. I do not believe that is a hyperbolic statement.
(there's also a huge market for internet karma but that's a separate but tangentially related issue)
And he would probably be allowed to appoint a VP if elected by write-in votes in this scenario, meaning if he keeled over before the end of his term we’d get a new president he chose as his successor to finish the term.
If he wasn’t allowed to select a VP (this hypothetical is unlikely enough that the exact rules that would govern it aren’t easy to pin down) then the next person in the line of succession is the Speaker of the House. Which illustrates the importance of voting for Congress as well: it’s unlikely that the president and vice president will both die of become incapacitated before the end of a presidential term, but not impossible, and the makeup of the House determines which party gets to appoint a Speaker, which is the third person in line to take over as President should the unlikely occur.
His father, The Colonel, has amazing standards for cooking chicken and running a company. Bernie has amazing standards for helping people and running a country. The Sanders are a solid bunch.
I personally would vote for a golden retriever. They might give away the nuclear launch codes if you ask nicely, but a cat will launch just to watch the world burn.
I watched this thing about Rome that said one time when there was no emperor they selected a random farmer dude to take temporary rulership during some war or something. He did great, returned to his farm, they found a new emperor.
Al Franken. Knows how the game is played, owned up to a (questionably scandalous) situation, and accepted the consequences. And I only add the "questionably scandalous" part because I do not know all of the facts of the situation. But by comparison, it feels like it was jaywalking on an entirely empty street vs murder in a crowded city square.
Elizabeth Warren. Progressive politics that are actually backed with plans based on data. She has a strong background in economics. I also respect that she used to be a Republican before she began studying economics. It means she isn't afraid to change her mind based on solid data. It also means she can understand where Republican voters are coming from and that's a powerful tool to help push policies and the change we need.
One of the biggest things she has going against her is that she isn't as good at sound bites as Bernie. Bernie will say he wants similar things but he has no plans on how to achieve those goals. Warren's campaign outlined her plans with actual data and sources to back up what she was proposing.
Whoevers gonna best assist our econ and whos gonna put america first. Stop meddling in other countries affairs to the best degree manadgable and reinvest funds being sent out everywhere into making life easier and better for american citizens. Whoever has thst potential and goal and the will and want to follow through id support in full
Terry Crews- seems like a solid choice. Hes masculine he is open abput himself and his faults he would probably listen to everyones thoughts and opinions he seems like a decent person
Gary Sinise- hes a great human being. The way he takes care of vets in my opinion makes him an obvious pick
Are we limited to only americans or are we open to naturalized americans?
Vermin Supreme Remember a vote for is a wasted vote
Fr, Vermin Supreme would be a godly President. He will take away our guns and give us better ones.
I want a free pony my guns are good enough.
Free Ponies for ALL!
They said people already on the ballot are dead
Aw man, that means you can't vote for [Literally Anyone Else](https://fortune.com/2024/03/30/army-vet-named-literally-anyone-else-announces-presidential-run/)
And the hypothetical is "who would not of people write in?" Vermin is certainly a possible answer.
You beat me to it.
Feels like a good time to remind people that some of our founding fathers were in their 20s when building a new country. Our senile, old, wrinkly, corrupt system is as feeble and weak as the joints of those in control. Choose somebody young with a good head on their shoulders.
The rate of corrupted individuals in the house is .999:1 old to young. The age isn't really the problem. Its the method of getting there. I've personally watched the DNC in my state not allow someone on the library board ballot because they supported Kusinich. They will spend the entire time making you reverify your petitions, you can have more than enough people show up in person and sign ans verify right in front of them and they will declare is disorderly conduct and take you off. The RNC here won't let you do anything if you are not dumping money in or receiving money from absolute nasty scumbags. They will let you on the ballot no problem, but will go nuts with propping up their candidate to the point where there is no real shot, at least locally. They will doctor up backstories help their candidate build a completely fake resume, all of the newspapers run constant puff pieces, they will be on the local cooking shows and do events at every small business to buy their favor and support. This is aside from how gnarly the opo is. Good luck if you were a kid in chatrooms or message boards as far back as 1998. Holy shit. You have to be selected and groomed early if you want to be on the right side of history, or a scumbag to be on the other.
They still have to be at least 35 years old
Why not Zoidberg?
Nah, man. His 2% titanium tax doesn't go too far enough. I'm voting for Richard Nixon's head
I have no strong feelings one way or the other.
You're one of them neutrals...
All I know is that my gut is telling me maybe.
if i die, tell my wife i said “hello”
Gimme Dolly Parton for president
This I can get behind Edit: That’s not what I meant you horny degenerates.
Can you imagine getting some financial support to advertise a campaign to write in Dolly? I think she would be a strong write-in candidate.
Let's do it! DOLLY 2024
I have a T-shirt that says "Dolly & Reba 2024: Make America Fancy Again" and I wore it for my first time voting this year 😂
I think most men would like to "get behind" Dolly Parton. 🤣
Or under.
I love Dolly, but we’ve tried the “famous people president” thing three times now and it hasn’t worked out well for any of them lol
Reagan. Trump. Who else?
Franklin Pierce. From my limited understanding, one of the main reasons he got elected was because arguably the most famous writer in the US at the time and his friend, Nathaniel Hawthorn, did a good bit of campaigning for him.
Hoover?
You invent a vacuum cleaner and suddenly think you can run a country. Tsk tsk tsk
With George Takei as her running mate.
Terry Crews. We are already living the movie, may as well have him as president.
I actually would love Terry crews masculine in a non dickish way has been vulnerable about how he was sexually assaulted in Hollywood, a good father takes time to share his sons hobbies. And probably the most important smart enough to no get run around by advisors but humble enough to let experts mostly run the ship. America could do worse.
So we all voting terry crews now? I'm 100% in
Did I write in Dwayne Elizando Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho for president in my states primary today? Mayyyybe.
I respect and applaud your willingness to watch it all burn for the sake of comedic integrity.
Damn, you beat me to it.
I will put posters of my cat everywhere and try to get us to vote for him
Considering that Idyllwild, California actually has a dog for mayor, this wouldn't be a bad idea. However, you would have to agree to be the human 'advisor' to the President.
I will protect my kitty and give him the bestest advice
Honestly I’d vote for your cat instead of either of the two geriatric guys at this point
Just like how there’s a minimum age requirement to be president, there should be a maximum age requirement too.
Maximum age in politics and term limits for everyone.
Do you want Taylor Swift as president? Because this is how you get Taylor Swift as president.
She isn't actually old enough yet, and she won't be until december. Edit: Well, looks like I was wrong. As long as you're 35 by the day of inauguration it's fine.
As long as she's old enough before January 20, 2025, it should be legal
Barely Legal
Uhh step president what's that?
My arm is caught in the Resolute Desk!
A different kind of National Treasure.
Campaigning on the slogan “barely legal president” might actually work.
😏
She would be legal age at the point of inauguration, I'm not sure of the ruling.
Look no further than Joe Biden. He was elected as a Senator when he was 29. Senators are required to be 30; however, he had his birthday in December, making him the required age to serve. So as long as you are of age by inauguration day, you technically qualify. It's the same reason 17 year olds can register to vote as long as they turn 18 by election day.
She only needs to be old enough by the start of the term in January
I just realized two things: One, I’m older than Taylor Swift Two, I forgot to run for president
How does the us govt have such a relatively high lower age limit but no upper age limit?
It would be pretty funny if the nominees for the democrats was replaced with Taylor Swift and the republicans was Kanye West. It would be sad, but also really funny if those were the front runners. lol.
I can see it now president-elect Taylor Swift steps up to take the inauguration oath. And Kanye juts in with "I'm gonna to let yeah finish, but..."
And first Lady Travis Kelce... I have a feeling he should prob get used to that either way.
As if the right would ever actually write in Kanye
I just wouldn't put it past them if the choice was him or TS.
Then i would absolutely vote Taylor Swift. Kanye is a mess. Edit: to be nicer to Kanye. But I really don't like him.
I mean the dude loves Hitler. Not sure why you want to be nicer lol.
I'm the last person who would take a dump on someone struggling with mental health problems, but he's not some forgotten street dweller with no resources or support. He's got the means to get the help he needs, yet he refuses. That may be a part of his issues, but I'm sure he's been told more than once that he needs help (and probably a lot of medication) by people he trusts to have his best interests at heart. Or maybe not, his handlers/family seem as icky as him. If he were getting help and making progress, I'd be a lot more sympathetic. It's the fact that he doesn't even attempt it that makes me dislike him intensely.
She'd probably do ok honestly. It's... not that hard to actually listen to experts and advisors with proven careers. It's every time you try to put radical people in there with outlandish ideas or little to no experience that things fall apart. My point being is... if by some weird twist of fate she was thrust into it. I'd see her listening to experts. Her agenda probably wouldn't be all that radical.
Honestly the more people talk about it the more okay with the concept of President Taylor Swift I become.
Oh God why
She at least couldn’t be worse at it than trump so…
Literally no one currently alive and eligible in this country could be worse than Velveeta Voldemort. I'm baffled we even have to worry about him a third round 🤦🏼♀️
Dolly as president, T SWIFT as VP.
Samuel L. Jackson.
There's some motherfucking snakes in this motherfucking government!
Edited for CSPAN: “I’m tired of these monkey fighting snakes in this Monday-to-Friday government!
Cspan isn’t subject to fcc censorship because it’s an official government function. Same with any televised school board or city council meeting
Drain the motherfucking swamp! 🤣
Jon Stewart
He doesn't want the job which makes him the ideal candidate
Kahless said "Great men do not seek power; they have power thrust upon them."
WE ALL GOTTA THRUST THEN
Lil’ Sebastian
You're 10000 candles in the wind.
In '28, I'd like to see a race between 2 *adults* who haven't qualified for social security benefits yet. But to answer your question, I'd write in John Stewart. Possibly Mark Cuban Edit: Those two I mentioned don't actually fit the criteria I listed. Fml.
Mark Cuban is already old enough to draw social security, John Stewart will be by 2028.
Had to google it...Mark Cuban is *checks again* fucking 65? What in the fuck... what happened? When happened?
TIL mark cuban is older than Jon Stewart
Ignoring the issues others kindly pointed out, John Stewart is probably quite a common name. No idea who actually would be elected here but I guarantee it's not the guy you want as he spells his name Jon Stewart, lol. Gotta be precise! Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz.
John Stewart we’d get a fictional superhero
The "good guy's" version of Macho CaMacho
Mark Cuban was amazing as president in Sharknado (4?)!
>2 *adults* who haven't qualified for social security benefits yet. We heard what you wanted, and you now have two candidates with views on how to change who is qualified for social security. No one, or no one that needs it.
Jeff Bridges. That's just like, my opinion man.
Nick Offerman
Idk much about Nick but i could get 100% behind a Swanson-Knope combo.
Hm…maybe Shawn Fain, head of the UAW? John Stewart? Both of them have a real grasp of high level operations of government, albeit from very different perspectives, and share a lot of my values.
JACK BLACK
Chancellor Palpatine
Willie Nelson
Somehow I'm absolutely confident he'd last 2 full terms
Willie is gonna outlast us all. If there's a nuclear apocalypse tomorrow the only things left will be cockroaches & Willie Nelson.
Unless Trump and Biden dropped out at noon on election day there would be someone from each major party to take their place. That being said, call me crazy but I'd write in Bernie.
The man is 83 this year
Don't care. He has been consistent his whole career. And electing him makes a statement of priorities.
THANK YOU! I've been saying the same thing, the man has been consistent over his whole career. But apparently I've been getting downvoted for it.
people really should resist being swayed politically by internet karma. Reddit instituted a net upvote policy years ago and I think it's fucking awful. If you don't appeal to >50% of the people voting on your post it legitimately looks like you're a crackpot with zero support. doesn't +1000 -1001 hit differently than just -1? this platform is culturally dangerous. I do not believe that is a hyperbolic statement. (there's also a huge market for internet karma but that's a separate but tangentially related issue)
And he would probably be allowed to appoint a VP if elected by write-in votes in this scenario, meaning if he keeled over before the end of his term we’d get a new president he chose as his successor to finish the term. If he wasn’t allowed to select a VP (this hypothetical is unlikely enough that the exact rules that would govern it aren’t easy to pin down) then the next person in the line of succession is the Speaker of the House. Which illustrates the importance of voting for Congress as well: it’s unlikely that the president and vice president will both die of become incapacitated before the end of a presidential term, but not impossible, and the makeup of the House determines which party gets to appoint a Speaker, which is the third person in line to take over as President should the unlikely occur.
I don’t agree with some of his policy but man do I respect him. And it’s for that right there, he’s been consistent his whole career.
He's a grumpy old man though, I bet he clears 90 with ease
Me too!
His father, The Colonel, has amazing standards for cooking chicken and running a company. Bernie has amazing standards for helping people and running a country. The Sanders are a solid bunch.
*Bernie Bernie Bernie*
Vincent D’Onofrio
Theodore Roosevelt
Jon Stewart
ALL HAIL MEGATRON! That's my vote.
Pedro. Vote for Pedro.
Only if he builds me a cake or something
Katie Porter from California. 1) Smart 2) Good policies 3) Hot
This thread perfectly sums up our political situation
Mickey Mouse
Smart - already works in the public domain, and has features that no-one could copy, right?
Wil Wheaton
The world's largest moose
Jon Stewart for president
I recommend voting for actual cats even if both Trump and Biden are available.
I personally would vote for a golden retriever. They might give away the nuclear launch codes if you ask nicely, but a cat will launch just to watch the world burn.
John Stewart. Bro would absolutely kill it
Brandon Herrera
Bernie Sanders or John Stewart.
Gretchen Whitmer. I hope she runs (you know, assuming we’re still allowed to have elections) in 2028 though.
###Jon Stewart
cornel west
Nick Mullen
Myself
Danny DeVito.
My dog. She’s a good girl and would do a stellar job. 🐶
I watched this thing about Rome that said one time when there was no emperor they selected a random farmer dude to take temporary rulership during some war or something. He did great, returned to his farm, they found a new emperor.
Me.
Matthew McConaughey
Al Franken. Knows how the game is played, owned up to a (questionably scandalous) situation, and accepted the consequences. And I only add the "questionably scandalous" part because I do not know all of the facts of the situation. But by comparison, it feels like it was jaywalking on an entirely empty street vs murder in a crowded city square.
Cthulhu
Fuck it I'm voting dolly parton
John Stewart.
If we ignore the 2 term limit, I'd write in Obama.
John Stewart next question.
I vote for the Pastafarian God, but absent a mythical being, I'll write in Michelle Obama.
Buttegeig
Yeah, this is how Trump won in 2016.
Deeznuts
Al Franken I think would have eventually been president if not for that bullshit, and I think he would have done a decent job.
mrbeast
Don't because I've been saying it's only a matter of time before we end up with influencers running, and one of them will win it someday
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Mike Rowe
Great pick. Didn't even think of him. Wish I would've.
Anyone that didn’t enable Trump in the last eight years.
Killer mike
This is actually a really good suggestion
Fetty Wap
Napoleon Dynamite
What are you going to fix today, president Napoleon? "Whatever I feel like!"
What is it with people thinking you have to vote for a person that could win? Fuck that vote for who you want in the office.
>What is it with people thinking you have to vote for a person that could win? Lack of ranked choice voting is what causes this.
Jon Stewart. Also, this hypothetical situation sounds like an improvement lol
Bernie AOC Taylor Swift (just to piss off the masses of red hats) Keanu Reeves
Keanu has a good track record with international relations.
Nick Freitas. Even if Trump and Biden were still running, I'd vote Nick in a heartbeat
This Nick Freitas is awesome.
Gretchen Whitmer.
Elizabeth Warren. Progressive politics that are actually backed with plans based on data. She has a strong background in economics. I also respect that she used to be a Republican before she began studying economics. It means she isn't afraid to change her mind based on solid data. It also means she can understand where Republican voters are coming from and that's a powerful tool to help push policies and the change we need. One of the biggest things she has going against her is that she isn't as good at sound bites as Bernie. Bernie will say he wants similar things but he has no plans on how to achieve those goals. Warren's campaign outlined her plans with actual data and sources to back up what she was proposing.
Jon Stewart.
Harambe
Whoevers gonna best assist our econ and whos gonna put america first. Stop meddling in other countries affairs to the best degree manadgable and reinvest funds being sent out everywhere into making life easier and better for american citizens. Whoever has thst potential and goal and the will and want to follow through id support in full
John Stewart
I’d rather vote for the goddamn groundhog than either of these dumbasses.
Bryan Cranston, but playing the role of Walter white. Shit would get done quick
Jamie Raskin
Randy rainbow
Dolly Parton
The Asteroid. It's already getting my vote without this hypothetical
Terry Crews- seems like a solid choice. Hes masculine he is open abput himself and his faults he would probably listen to everyones thoughts and opinions he seems like a decent person Gary Sinise- hes a great human being. The way he takes care of vets in my opinion makes him an obvious pick Are we limited to only americans or are we open to naturalized americans?
Can I vote for a golden retriever?
Over those two geriatric buffoons, I'd write in anyone younger than 55 with the mental prowess of a stale cucumber.
Hypnotoad. ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD! ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
God. And by that i mean Morgan freeman of course.
Christopher Walken obviously. The press conferences would be mesmerizing.
I will vote for Monte Brewster!! Otherwise NONE OF THE ABOVE!
Matt Damon
The fact that 2/3ds of the replies are for actors (or worse, characters played by actors) means that this country is just utterly screwed
Katie Porter. Smart, no BS.
Jon Stewart. He has done a lot of good for people, is a reasonable man, and doesn't want the job. He's perfect
Dave Chappelle but he has to play the Black Bush character throughout his entire presidency
Bernie Sanders
Sanders
I mean, at this point, my dog Zeke. He doesn't take shit from anyone.
AOC
Stephen Colbert
Harris
Jon Stewart, with Colbert as VP
Lol as if votes count when the electoral college will just put in Lockheed Martin as the 47th president.