Posted on 06/29/2016 3:25:15 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
I’m far more cynical than the typical poster here, I’m afraid.
To me, it’s been clear for a year or so that Hillary is heavily favored to win in 2016 (and 2020), and that the democrats will have more presidencies in the 21st century than the Republicans will. Probably about 3 to 1 or 4 to 1.
I think we’re in the early stages of liberal ascendancy and dominance that will last as long as it can no longer stand (that is, until they simply can’t afford to pay for their programs and there is no more money left to tax).
I think many Republicans just don’t get it. All of the traditional GOP candidates on the primary stage would have been obliterated by Clinton. They just don’t change any of the dynamics of the race. Conservatives have lost almost every cultural and political battle. The battle is over and a guy like Cruz or Rubio is talking about a conservative Renaissance. I don’t know who’s more obtuse - them, or peopel who take them seriously.
Everything doesn’t hang in the balance in 2016. That was 2012, and we completely blew it. The GOP simply is inept and ineffective. There’s no rational reason to support them and expect conservative progress. It’s all a show.
Trump at least mixes things up. He changes the questions. He’s unconventional and nontraditional. He’s also not a traditional conservative. So be it - no traditional conservative will be competitive in our lifetimes.
It was never going to be easy and this will be a battle. But at least we have a fighter, and not an intimidated beta male giving a forgettable concession speech on election night, standing there with a dumb smile and in a pool or his own warm urine. With Trump, he shakes things up maybe enough to have a shot and maybe enough to advance on just one conservative goal. That’s not true for the rest of them.
Like the smart lady said, what difference, at this point, does it make? Make America Great Again!
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