(November 21, 2014 at 11:09 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: To put it blunt, the GOP can win the White House in 2016, and the foreseeable future beyond, if Democrats don't bother fielding a candidate. The big midterm blowout was 17% of the electorate.I think the GOP's best hope is either a lopsided turnout or for a new party to split the Democrats. And they appear to be on the wrong side of both of those at present. Things seem relatively stable these days, with the economy slowly improving. If things do go very badly the next two years, it will happen while the GOP has control of both the House and Senate. And the GOP is dealing with the "libertarian" movement and a Tea Party that is siphoning votes from Republicans wherever they can field a candidate.
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