Trump and Pence are not the only reasons to be sad

[Tonus]

I'm not so sure about that, abaris. Reagan was considered too conservative to win the nomination by some, and it wasn't until late in the first campaign that he began to lead in the polls. He was unapologetically religious and occasionally wore his Christianity on his sleeve. I don't think he targeted gays because he had more than enough boogeymen to chase after, and the rise of the religious right during his presidency took care of any such issues that he didn't focus on.

[Foxaèr]

Reagan was one of the worst presidents and he did have a major role in ensuring that AIDs spread by publicly blaming it as a gays only disease.

[PETE_ROSE]

Not one scandal? Not one embarrassmanet? Surely you jest.

[Edwardo Piet]

Yeah Obama was awesome

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I understand the new "Education" Secretary is a creationist?

[Thumpalumpacus]

However for me, his presidency will be forever darkened by the NSA revelations and his drone strikes, among other things.

His expansion of the Security State® soured me on him.

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Simply put this election just destroyed the democratic party most young people after this election probably won't vote democrat anymore. Granted yes Hillary won the popular vote but your  vote doesn't matter because well electoral votes are the only ones that truly matter.

Not at all. The fissures inside the Republican party will only be highlighted by the executive/congressional tensions, I think; that's how the Republicans will work to constrain Trump, or channelize him, and the tensions brought about by that will only further the divides that have been evident since the rise of the Tea Partiers.

The Dems are sitting much better in terms of unity. It's true that their leadership needs to give deep thought to strategy and mission in order to drive up turnout -- but inside the Dems, the philosophical divide is much more bridgeable. The Republicans won this election because Trump appealed to working-class whites ... but they're still going to be paying Wall Street and not Main Street. Those voters who voted for change will split soon as they see that the new reaming is the same as the old reaming.

In short, the Republicans are more the fractious coalition, I think.