[TheEngineer]

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As for the primary purpose of this thread, my opinion is this - any GOP president will be bad for poker, because the nominee will have needed to curry at least some favor with the FoF types. These people will expect something. The modus operandi amongst successful coalition building pols is to give the necessary-but-annoying types a bone, which typically equals a portfolio where they can do the least damage. Amongst the general scheme of things, internet gambling is a pretty minor deal, making it a prime candidate for whoever is tasked with overseeing it to be a staunch co-called anti-vice crusader.

To put it more shortly, this issue is really, really, really not on the radar of any viable candidate of either party. So it comes down to what kinds of people will be appointed.

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We've been the bone thrown to FoF for a long time now. This year, we've spoken up enough to at least not be a freebee anymore. I'm proud of everyone here for doing their part. In two months, we'll show that a red state Repbulican incumbent governor can run on an anti-gaming platform and still lose by double digits. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

FoF will never love us, but we may become a less attractive bone to be thrown.