For the Republicans immigration restriction is a funny kind of land mine: it’s only dangerous if they don’t step on it.
If they do step on it it blows up in the face of the Democrats.
Of course the donors hate that, so we will get Jeb Bush as nominee and end up with Democrat as president. Jeb Bush provides protection against a populist candidate that might suggest things the base loves but the trans-nationalist/Chamber of Commerce types that own the party hate.
Jeb Bush cannot win the GOP primaries.
Now, there is an argument that he's the only one with enough money to last until April, 2016.
Not so this time. Not only with there be a gra$$roots contribution campaign, there will be Conservative benefactors as well.
We will have a REAL Conservative in the race THROUGH June 2016's California Primary.
The only question is: IS the make-up of the GOP actually Conservative and will they vote that way?
Not only are Republicans NOT running victory laps, they all (the ones on our side) seemed to make ONE short statement about it then shut up. I’ve been dying to read more post-mortem of zero’s shamnesty but can’t find ANY.
Walker hasn’t even commented on it. Nor Perry. Nor Jeb. Nor Rubio. What does this tell us?