There are far fewer white voters (the only swing voters) now. Reagan won CA, NY, and IL. Structurally impossible in those states for a GOP candidate today.
Trump is in deep trouble in the general election. Maybe it's possible, but the reservoir of available white voters to make a 20 point swing just isn't there today.
“1980 USA no longer exists. If it did, Romney would have won in a landslide too. “
NOT SO SIMPLE. Back then people were still voting Democrat simply due to nostalgia - for JFK, and being in unions - that’s why Reagan did so poorly with white voters. Thankfully they’re pretty much retired from that.
Also the Democrat Party today is MUCH MORE LEFTIST than back then. Consider that the Dems had a SOLID MAJORITY in the House throughout Reagan’s terms and he got A LOT done...huge amounts done. Back then there were Democrats that weren’t nearly as radicalized. They actually could give white voters something to vote for.
Today, the VAST MAJORITY of white voters have ABSOLUTELY NO CONNECTION with the Democrats, but as long as the Republicans aren’t offering anything to them, many will simply vote for the guy handing out the goodies.
The ONLY WAY Hillary can win, given her baggage, in addition to the baggage of the Democrat Party is for Trump’s people to take their votes elsewhere if he gets DOUBLE-CROSSED at the convention. Millions of people, me included, will happily pull the lever for whoever Trump tells us to (or not at all). We owe the GOPe NOTHING if they try that stunt.
We gave you GOPe’s your man twice, and voted for them, just to see him get TROUNCED, so we really GET SICK of you guys telling us who’s electable and who’s not. Your track record is HORRENDOUS.
We will NOT support another Romney/Jeb/Linda/Ryan again. Not a chance, and considering that there is NO WAY Cruz will be on the ticket, I guess that means that our leftist nominee will get his ass wiped in November.