Posted on 04/29/2016 8:41:16 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
Donald Trump’s damage to the Republican Party, although already extensive, has barely begun. Republican quislings will multiply, slinking into support of the most anti-conservative presidential aspirant in their party’s history. These collaborationists will render themselves ineligible to participate in the party’s reconstruction.
Ted Cruz’s announcement of his preferred running mate has enhanced the nomination process by giving voters pertinent information. They already know the only important thing about Trump’s choice: His running mate will be unqualified for high office because he or she will think Trump is qualified.
Hillary Clinton’s optimal running mate might be Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a pro-labor populist whose selection would be balm for the bruised feelings of Bernie Sanders’s legions. Running mates rarely matter as electoral factors: In 2000, Al Gore got 43.2 percent of the North Carolina vote. In 2004, John Kerry, trying to improve upon Gore’s total there, ran with North Carolina Sen. John Edwards but received 43.6 percent. If, however, Brown were to help deliver Ohio for Clinton, the Republican path to 270 electoral votes would be narrower than a needle’s eye. [SNIP]
Trump would be the most unpopular nominee ever, unable to even come close to Mitt Romney’s insufficient support among women, minorities and young people. In losing disastrously, Trump probably would create down-ballot carnage sufficient to end even Republican control of the House. Ticket splitting is becoming rare in polarized America: In 2012, only 5.7 percent of voters supported a presidential candidate and a congressional candidate of opposite parties.
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Harry Reid , with the help of Republicans, made sure that the cards got stacked higher and higher making the stability of the house ever more precarious
The house of cards Obama and the Democrats have built is in danger of collapse at even the slightest breath.
Everyone in Washington knows this
Everyone in Washington is terrified of the inevitable collapse and the longer they string the situation along the deeper the hole they dig and the worse worse the fall will be , the but they want to keep the status quo running as long as possible because , in the words of the Police, when the world is running down, you keep milking the best of whats still around.
Trust me, such women desperately want this nation to go back to the way it was back in their salad days, which is exactly where Trump also wants to take it, including lowering taxes!
Since they were young women when the "FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT" began, they are hardly "shocked" by, nor are they "clutching their pearls" over Trump's supposed "vulgarities"!
Frankly, you're just BLOWING SMOKE and don't know what you're talking about at all !
The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. ~ John Locke 1690
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company...Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ~ George Washington
Why would I want to save people who vote and govern exactly like Democrats do?
No, dear George, I don’t. The GOP failed to stop Obama and deserves to be punished.
If it had only done half the things it promised to do, Trump wouldn’t even be running today.
There will be a reckoning alright but not as George Will thinks.
I am so enjoying the daily installments of fear and panic . After 30 years of GOPe crap sandwich just watching them in the throws of a death spiral warms my heart. I want to cry happy tears. Go Trump!
Really incredible isn’t it. I actually had that conversation today with my neighbor. He’s a Hillary supporter.
Yeah. Those are the ONLY people who are begrudgingly going to be in charge of the GOTV for Trump.
You are delusional.
I loved the movie “Pride and Prejudice!”
George Will’s “commentary” reminded me of the character Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, particularly when he was giving a very long, obnoxious sermon. I looked up the description of Mr. Collins on IMDb, and this is what they said:
William Collins is the cousin of Mr. Bennet.
A clergyman, he is the closest male relation to the Bennet family, and as such stands to inherit Longbourn upon Mr. Bennet’s death. MR. COLLINS IS A POMPOUS, NARROW-MINDED SYCOPHANT WHO IS EXCESSIVELY DEVOTED TO patronizing and flattering to his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
George Will is Mr. Collins! His devotion is to his precious GOPe.
Trump has all the right enemies.
Your pandering was pointless. Hispanics don't vote Democrat because Republicans aren't doing enough outreach or giving Mexicans enough quota spots, they vote Democrat because they're liberals. On every issue - abortion, welfare, spending, taxes - hispanic voters lean liberal by around 60%-40%. Therefore pandering to them with patronage, affirmative action or any other Democrat tactic won't work. It will only make the GOP more liberal as desperate hacks overlook the liberalism of their quota hires/appointments in order to fill as many slots as possible.
Remember when Colin Powell voted for Obama? It's like that.
Maybe he should acquainte himself with Nancy Graham; two peas in a pod..
One man's damage is another man's repair.
STFU George.
Hmmm.. interesting view.
This was George Will’s dissertation title:
Beyond the Reach of Majorities: Closed Questions in the Open Society.
I just found it intresting...
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