If George Washington had quit because he lost battles, lots of them, who knows?
26 years, of course, being a reference to the time that's elapsed since President Reagan left office, and the two victories were in the 1995 and 2010 mid-terms. Other than those, our Republic has "progressively" lost ground since Ronaldus Magnus folded his tents and went home. Inept and gutless are our so-called "leaders" and us...because we keep sending them back to do the same inept job they always have.
All this, despite 12 of those years having been under Pubbie administrations, and at least two years of united Pubbie control in Washington. When is it time to quit filling sandbags, face the fact that the flood waters are going to destroy your home, and resolve to rebuild on higher ground after the insurance check comes in?
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!