Another problem is that the Democratic Party’s leader pool has dried up. I believe they’d have gladly thrown Hillary under the bus this cycle if they could’ve ran a younger, fresher face with ideals similar to Obama… but there simply isn’t anybody else as far as I know. The next 4-8 years will give the Dems time to find that, as well as retool a coherent message to run on.
The GOP would’ve also faced this problem in the coming years. Rubio (as mediocre as he is) was supposed to be ‘the future’, but that’s dicey now as he’s apparently quit politics and his presidential bid failed given the emergence of Trump. The upside is that Trump’s rise will breathe new ideological vitality into the GOP which’ll draw new & interesting talent to the party.
There are some folks who came out of recent wars who may be impressive, especially if the SHTF.
Again I concur. One of my thoughts lately have embraced the notion of beginning a campaign goaled towards term limits. I know it’s been tossed around at “brain bashing events” but nothing has ever come of it. I believe it would eliminate a lot of what we are seeing today. Thanks for the mail and good conversation.