Posted on 11/11/2016 1:39:59 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
In the course of about six hours, what was supposed to be a Republican existential crisis turned into a Republican wave.
What was supposed to be a victory of the coalition of the ascendant became a dispiriting rout of the coalition that didn’t show up.
What was supposed to be the crowning political achievement of Barack Obama’s presidency set the predicate for the unraveling of his legacy.
Since before he was elected president, Obama put down as a marker the transformational example of Ronald Reagan. That entailed moving the political center of gravity of the country in his direction; winning re-election; and cementing his standing by securing a de facto third term for a Democratic successor.
As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Reagan standard looked to be in Obama’s grasp. His approval rating stood above 50 percent. He campaigned vigorously, and apparently effectively, in front of adoring crowds. The last round of public polling and the exit polls on Election Day showed Hillary Clinton getting over the top, and her victory seemed likely to precipitate an ugly, self-destructive Republican civil war
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It’s funny that they were talking about the GOP collapsing just a few days ago.
The look on Donald’s face during their meeting told me that Hussein’s Muslim, America-hating horseshit is OVER!!!!!!!!
Obama’s legacy is President Trump. Obama should have remembered that the next president has a pen and a phone too.
I’ve seen a couple of TV reports about the collapse of the Republican Party. You know: since we now control the white house, the senate, the house, most of the states and soon the Supreme Court.
But,apparently, without Jeb to lead us, we are a shambles.
900 seats state and federal they lost between 2010-2014? WOW.
The lame stream media just didn’t realize how ticked off we really were. I would have crawled naked a mile thru broken glass to vote this year!
Wasn’t Rich Lowery one of the NeverTrumpers?
But...but James Carville said it was gonna last 40 years!!!
We had a party switch happen: the Democrat party is officially the Stupid party.
“Wasn’t Rich Lowery one of the NeverTrumpers?”
Yes he was, and we should never let him forget it!
That Fundamental Transformation not turning out like they thought?
We should never forget those listed on this cover. As far as I am concerned, Dana Loesch can go “sit on” her Super Beets!
EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CLINTON...SOOOO,HE HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT..NOW,THE MAN HAS TO SHRED EVERYTHING HE HAS PUT ON PAPER THE LAST 8 years..
Wasn’t Rich Lowery one of the NeverTrumpers?
Yep. Scum bucket along with Ben (little snot nose who I used to read all the time)...no more.
Sorry....Shipiro....forgot it for a moment.
Nobody believes the “above 50% approval” polls any more that the polls that showed Hillary up 12.
They believe the trash they print I think....
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