We survived Billy. My state survive Jim Blanchard. We're surviving Granholm. It's not easy, but we're surviving.
We'll survive Hitlery if it happens, more so than we would with John Kerry if I may add. (and no, I'd never vote for Hillary) We'd survive her, since 1/2 of the country, including even the spineless pols in DC, hates her guts to begin with and will do anything to make sure she loses.
I am not as sure of the republic surviving as you are. We are close to not surviving.