I doubt he really thinks he can win the election but if he is actually on the ballot and if he can get a few angry tweets lobbed in his direction... who knows, maybe he gets 10 thousand votes in some backwater state and flips the result.
I don't think he can be called a centrist. He used to be hard-right, which bizarrely these days may seem slightly to the left of whatever the Republican party has become but it's not really center. So I doubt he'll sway any Democrats, particularly Bernie bros most likely to dislike Biden.
Topic: Amash 2020 (Read 118 times)
I thought I was going to read a thread on how the Amish people were the best to run the country or something like that, was ready for a weird nutjob discussion. But Justin Amash, alright.
I know there were some conspiracy theories (unknown how legitimate they are) that Amash was getting money from some Chinese interest groups. But this guy isn't going to get anywhere. He's not a Republican and he's not a Democrat, he's this weird middle without any association. Has no shot and is most likely just trying to keep his rep job cause Republicans are going to mount a LARGE campaign against him come primary season.
Maybe I'm just too stuck in thinking the only way you're able to stay in power is by associating with one of the parties. We'll see when this guy runs for election for rep (doubt he'll actually run for President)
I know there were some conspiracy theories (unknown how legitimate they are) that Amash was getting money from some Chinese interest groups. But this guy isn't going to get anywhere. He's not a Republican and he's not a Democrat, he's this weird middle without any association. Has no shot and is most likely just trying to keep his rep job cause Republicans are going to mount a LARGE campaign against him come primary season.
Maybe I'm just too stuck in thinking the only way you're able to stay in power is by associating with one of the parties. We'll see when this guy runs for election for rep (doubt he'll actually run for President)
Amash was outspoken against Trump during the impeachment hearings but in today's political world, being a centrist or a moderate doesn't cut it anymore which was abundantly clear from Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, and Andrew Yang's presidential runs. He's a fiscal conservative and I agree with a lot of his policies. He might be able to win over a few of the moderate democrats but there aren't too many voters on the Republican side that would disapprove of the job Trump's doing enough to make them switch over party lines. Amash might be a liability if he runs as a libertarian for the Presidency because people on the fence tend to vote for the incumbent anyways instead of the new candidate from the other party. And let's be honest, Joe Biden is not someone that is a strong candidate to take on Trump so he isn't one to convince people to jump ship.
I should clarify on what I mean -- Being a centrist as in not ideologically but politically and not subscribing to a political party. I used the term inaccurately there.
I doubt he really thinks he can win the election but if he is actually on the ballot and if he can get a few angry tweets lobbed in his direction... who knows, maybe he gets 10 thousand votes in some backwater state and flips the result.
I don't think he can be called a centrist. He used to be hard-right, which bizarrely these days may seem slightly to the left of whatever the Republican party has become but it's not really center. So I doubt he'll sway any Democrats, particularly Bernie bros most likely to dislike Biden.
I don't think he can be called a centrist. He used to be hard-right, which bizarrely these days may seem slightly to the left of whatever the Republican party has become but it's not really center. So I doubt he'll sway any Democrats, particularly Bernie bros most likely to dislike Biden.
I should clarify on what I mean -- Being a centrist as in not ideologically but politically and not subscribing to a political party. I used the term inaccurately there.
Could get an interesting candidate:
Quote
Amash has been a frequent critic of the National Security Agency's anti-terrorism surveillance programs.[8][93][94]
He voted against the 2011 reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act,[95] the 2012 reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act,[96] and the USA Freedom Act.[97]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Amash#Security_and_surveillanceHe voted against the 2011 reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act,[95] the 2012 reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act,[96] and the USA Freedom Act.[97]
Quote
3. U.S. Representative Justin Amash Defended Bitcoin in 2013
10 U.S. Politicians Who Moonlight as Undercover Bitcoin BullsQuote
On Wednesday, however, in what Republicans called a purely partisan impeachment vote, Rep. Amash voted to impeach.
https://eu.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2019/12/19/rep-justin-amash-voted-impeachment-does-make-bipartisan/2696156001/
I shall be rooting for this guy:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/politics/justin-amash-presidential-run-decision-soon/index.html
Granted he's a tea party nutjob but somehow he sounds more sane than Trump. And if he gets a few Republican votes that can only help my bet.
Self-mod because trolls. Anything that's not related to Amash or at least to the 2020 presidential election will be deleted with extreme prejudice.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/politics/justin-amash-presidential-run-decision-soon/index.html
Quote
Justin Amash, a former Republican-turned independent congressman from Michigan, said Wednesday that he stopped actively campaigning for his House seat in mid-February as he has been considering running for president as a libertarian.
Granted he's a tea party nutjob but somehow he sounds more sane than Trump. And if he gets a few Republican votes that can only help my bet.
Self-mod because trolls. Anything that's not related to Amash or at least to the 2020 presidential election will be deleted with extreme prejudice.
Jump to: