Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Jim Webb Withdraws From Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Former Senator Jim Webb withdraws Tuesday from the democratic presidential nomination. This decision came after months of polling just above zero and low fundraising. Webb, a military veteran and a former Republican, only further progressed his issues after the disastrous debate last week were he spoke only fifteen minutes out of the full two hours, and spent a lot of that time complaining about not getting enough time to speak. Webb, however, said he is considering a bid as a independent, saying at the conference, “If we ran an independent race, I honestly could see us beating both [Clinton and Trump].” Do you think that Webb's dropping out will help, hurt, or not effect the democratic presidential nomination? Furthermore, do you think that Webb has a shot at running as an independent?
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I don't think Webb's dropping out will majorly effect the democratic presidential nomination. Webb didn't have a significant support base, so if his followers continue to support him as an independent candidate, or decide to support another candidate instead, either way it's not going to be a game-changer.
ReplyDeleteWebb still doesn't have a shot at winning the presidency even if he runs as an independent. He might get more support as an independent candidate than he did as a Democrat because many Americans don't identify with either party. However, Webb's unlikely to catch up to Clinton, Sanders, and Trump.
The field after Webb drops out will be the same as when he was running. His campaign suffered from a late start and lack of novel ideas, and was only made worse once people saw him for real. His running as an independent would have little to no effect on the outcome of the election.
ReplyDeleteThe field after Webb drops out will be the same as when he was running. His campaign suffered from a late start and lack of novel ideas, and was only made worse once people saw him for real. His running as an independent would have little to no effect on the outcome of the election.
ReplyDeleteThe absence of Webb from the democratic campaign will affect next to nothing. Given that many people didn't even know who he was before the democratic debate, his dropping out will create more a ripple than wave. As for his chances as an independent, slim to none in my opinion. It's never been done before and if it could be done, Webb definitely isn't the guy to do it.
ReplyDeleteI highly doubt that Webb's dropping out of the Democratic race will effect anything. He already had a slim support due to his weak presence on the campaign trail, and now it will only decline further. If Webb does decide to run as an independent, I think he would drop out just as he dropped out of the Democratic race.
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ReplyDeleteAt least Webb is doing what a lot of Republican candidates should do. By the results of the Democratic debate last week, it was fairly obvious that the race would proceed unaffected with or without his presence. If funding and support were his main concerns as a Democratic candidate, I think it would be a waste for Webb to run as an independent. While he might receive a microscopic gain in support, he will not be able to compete with the front runners: Trump, Clinton, and Sanders.
ReplyDeleteWebb's dropping out is insignificant to the Democratic race. Until now he hasn't gained a solid popular basis to compete with the front runners. As an independent Webb would most likely have even less success than he was as a Democrat.
ReplyDeleteConsidering the fact that Webb had been polling only just above zero for many months, I doubt his withdraw will have any serious affects on the democratic presidential nomination. The fact that he had little support before will not change now that he has dropped out. Most people barely knew of his existence, so the chance him having an effect on America now, running as independent, is ridiculous. He had barely been able to attract attention when participating in the democratic debate.
ReplyDeleteWebb's withdrawal will not effect the democratic race at all. Many citizens did not even know who he was and the ones who did, weren't voting for him to begin with. I doubt that if he ran as an independent, he would gain any more support.
ReplyDeleteWebb has been polling slightly above nothing for the months he's been a candidate, so no, his absence won't do much to the rest of the race. I didn't know of him before he was in the race, and really, when he comes to mind I just picture his begging for more time to speak during the Democratic debate, not what he actually had to say.
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