Considering the situation, that any other candidate winning,in 2016, Republican or Democrat, it is likely the Republic would be over, I lean toward the explanation of at least Divine Nudge rather than “we got lucky.” Reagan coming at such a point and then Trump at the necessary time seems too much to hope for from Lady Luck.
“...I lean toward the explanation of at least Divine Nudge rather than “we got lucky.”
Oh, I see where our misunderstanding arose:
When I said “we got lucky”, I didn’t mean it in the sense that we “rolled the dice”. I just meant that we were very fortunate, which, in my book, does not preclude a Divine Nudge.