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The shame about this election is that it was so winnable for the Republicans.
So true
But was it?
The dynamics the propelled Obama to victory in 2012 are still there.
The next Republican president hasn't been born yetThe shame about this election is that it was so winnable for the Republicans.
So true
But was it?
The dynamics the propelled Obama to victory in 2012 are still there.
yes, but historically after two terms, the white house generally changes party. it might not have been a gimme, but it was certainly a high probability. and i think if kasich or rubio were the candidate they'd have won. but then again, i thought jon huntsman could have won when he ran in 2012. the "base" rejected him because he was appointed ambassador to china by obama. i bet utah is wishing he had won.
The American public can't wait to have Democrat super majorities in Congress and an ultra liberal President who is itching to finish the job Obama's super majority started to control every aspect of our lives and tax us at 90% to pay for their utopia.Hilly's name goes down in history with Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Un to get 100% of the vote.
The next Republican president hasn't been born yetThe shame about this election is that it was so winnable for the Republicans.
So true
But was it?
The dynamics the propelled Obama to victory in 2012 are still there.
yes, but historically after two terms, the white house generally changes party. it might not have been a gimme, but it was certainly a high probability. and i think if kasich or rubio were the candidate they'd have won. but then again, i thought jon huntsman could have won when he ran in 2012. the "base" rejected him because he was appointed ambassador to china by obama. i bet utah is wishing he had won.
He won't. Laugh at the polls all you want but he's losing pretty badly. He can however, win a squeaker still but a landslide is out of reach.All the lefties on this board sure do like to count those chickens before they hatch.
Wonder what they will be saying if Trump wins in a landslide??
yes, but historically after two terms, the white house generally changes party. it might not have been a gimme, but it was certainly a high probability. and i think if kasich or rubio were the candidate they'd have won. but then again, i thought jon huntsman could have won when he ran in 2012. the "base" rejected him because he was appointed ambassador to china by obama. i bet utah is wishing he had won.
All the lefties on this board sure do like to count those chickens before they hatch.
Wonder what they will be saying if Trump wins in a landslide??
GHook93 thank you! Great articles.
Looks like Georgia is now in doubt for Trump and Texas is also a possibility as well.
I sometimes wonder if this will be like McGovern all over again ?!
No, Texas is not a possibility and everyone needs to stop with the Utah shit because that's never going to happen.
yes, but historically after two terms, the white house generally changes party. it might not have been a gimme, but it was certainly a high probability. and i think if kasich or rubio were the candidate they'd have won. but then again, i thought jon huntsman could have won when he ran in 2012. the "base" rejected him because he was appointed ambassador to china by obama. i bet utah is wishing he had won.
I think not necessarily.
The White House shouldn't have changed hands in 2000. Gore got the most votes, and Jeb rigged Florida.
I look more in terms of larger majorities.
Republicans held the majority nationally between 1860-1932, only losing the white house for 16 of those 72 years, and even then under odd circumstances, such as the only non-consecutive terms for a president and a major schism in the GOP in 1912. Republican Urban power in the North held political dominance.
The Democrats held sway from 1932 to 1968, only losing the Presidency for 8 years in that period. And the Republicans had to essentially nominate a War Hero who admitted the Democrats were right on most of the big issues. The combination of Northern working folks and Southern conservatives gave them a winning coalition.
From 1968 to 1992, The Republicans held the WH for all but four years. Nixon's ability to peel off Southerners and working class whites by playing on their religious, sexual and racial fears paid off up until the point where minorities became enough of the electorate to counter that.
since 1992, The GOP has not won 50% of a presidential vote except for one time when they had everything going for them and they STILL only barely made it.
Now, yes, Hillary is an awful candidate and maybe a more charismatic character could have done better than Trump, but she still has built in advantages that the GOP has yet to overcome.
GHook93 thank you! Great articles.
Looks like Georgia is now in doubt for Trump and Texas is also a possibility as well.
I sometimes wonder if this will be like McGovern all over again ?!
No, Texas is not a possibility and everyone needs to stop with the Utah shit because that's never going to happen.
That's my view. This election would still be winnable for anyone but Trump. Hillary is a terrible candidate in a lot of ways. Obama is popular but his support for Hillary wouldn't be nearly as enthusiastic if Trump weren't a birther and a racist. A normal GOP nominee would have a motivated base to face a fairly unmotivated DNC. That isn't what has happened this cycle and its entirety because of Trump.All the lefties on this board sure do like to count those chickens before they hatch.
Wonder what they will be saying if Trump wins in a landslide??
the o/p isn't a "leftist".
a normal candidate might have been able to turn this tide. a normal candidate probably would have been able to dispatch hillary clinton's campaign.
your guy is unhinged and its unlikely he can turn around a car at this point.
Clinton getting greedy for a landslide could backfire on her if she spreads her resources too thin and something happens that changes the game. She needs to go to a prevent defense.
Lapdog media. #repealFOTPMaybe maybe not. Democrats have been destroying every large city in America for decades, but they still keep getting voted in.
She can lose if too cautious!!Clinton getting greedy for a landslide could backfire on her if she spreads her resources too thin and something happens that changes the game. She needs to go to a prevent defense.
That's my view. This election would still be winnable for anyone but Trump. Hillary is a terrible candidate in a lot of ways. Obama is popular but his support for Hillary wouldn't be nearly as enthusiastic if Trump weren't a birther and a racist. A normal GOP nominee would have a motivated base to face a fairly unmotivated DNC. That isn't what has happened this cycle and its entirety because of Trump.All the lefties on this board sure do like to count those chickens before they hatch.
Wonder what they will be saying if Trump wins in a landslide??
the o/p isn't a "leftist".
a normal candidate might have been able to turn this tide. a normal candidate probably would have been able to dispatch hillary clinton's campaign.
your guy is unhinged and its unlikely he can turn around a car at this point.
Clinton getting greedy for a landslide could backfire on her if she spreads her resources too thin and something happens that changes the game. She needs to go to a prevent defense.
He may not quit the race but will lose interest and go through the motions
And I think we'll have a liberal president before we have another Republican president. We'll have taken the middle road for 16 years by the time 2024 rolls around and the electorate will be itching for change. A new Liberal Party would have a lot more to offer than the candidate and platform of an ancient, stodgy Republican Party.The next Republican president hasn't been born yet
