Quote:The thing is, Trump looks so catastrophic to those of us on the left that running a black flag op could never be worth it in terms of long-term goals. The anti-democratic sentiment that is being stirred up, along with the racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual tensions are not a thing that will go away easily. In retrospect, I think I would have preferred 4-8 years under Romney than having Trump as a candidate for president. The other half of the statement assumes they'll value long-term goals above short-term goals, but really we're talking about Hillary and Obama here.Go back to July when Trump announced his candidacy. People (including me) thought it was a publicity stunt. No way he can the GOP nominee, much less President. I believe that includes the rest of the field. Bush, Rubio, Cruz et al. And when he started spouting these racist, xenophobic and bigoted talk, what did they do? Became his enablers. That's the reason I have the tin foil conspiracy about Trump being a DNC back flag operation. He has never been a GOP true believer. The way he came the GOP nominee remind me of Senator Claire McCaskill's re election campaign when she backed a right wing challenger to the presumptive GOP candidate for her seat. Because he was the easier candidate to beat in a general election campaign. That's way I'm disappointed with wikileaks and the FSB. If they had put out emails stating the Trump is in cahoots with the DNC to put Hillary in the White House, the chaos would had been good for lulz.
If Cruz and Rubio decide to run again in 2020, it will be interesting to see what excuses they will have for supporting Trump. I believe Kasich is going to have a better chance of winning the nomination in 2020.
4-8 years under Romney would have meant 4-8 years of Bush II. If you ever read his transition program, his plan is to treat the U.S. government like a company he's about to raid. Privatize government functions that is remotely profitable or could turn a profit. And for provide 0 funding for the rest. Except for Departments like the DOD.
Quote:I have been predicting a political realignment in the US for quite some time -- since about 2004, but it looks like it's really happening this time. I'm starting to wonder if what we're going to be left with is an urban party and a rural party, with suburbia being the swing vote. That's kind of what Japan is like, and it's definitely what California has looked like post-Governator. Even O.C. is expected to go Democratic this year. But if the urban-rural split is true, this is the most terrible strategy ever for the GOP, because the demographics are moving strongly towards urban growth and rural decline.Go back further to the mid-90's when then Governor Pete Wilson had Prop 187 passed. Cali always had a predominantly Hispanic population. But that didn't translate into political power because of low voter participation. Prop 187 changed that. Now Hispanics are voting in greater numbers. And they're not voting GOP. End result? The only "red" California districts are those in the interior. Making California a solid blue state.
You are correct in demographics, but I see it more due to a diverse ethnic makeup in the U.S. now . The GOP is becoming the party of old, angry white folks (mostly men). And you may had noticed the GOP had been doubling down since 2008. and losing each time. It is becoming more and more alt-right. Moderates are being driven out. I was a Republican until I found out the GOP has left me. Especially during my time in Alabama. So now I've been voting Democrat.
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