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I think you and Tao Yin have hit the nail that so many are missing in this discussion.
Trump is not Ross Perot. He is already starting to resonate with the great unwashed out there. The so called Independents, and the one we used to call Reagan Democrats will naturally gravitate to a Trump candidacy, and they already are.
Our next candidate has to have one important quality in common with Reagan, they (he, or she) has to be able to go over or around the national media. Our last few candidates have been chosen by the media. That’s why they touting the like of Romney, and Huckabee. The media knows Republicans sit at home if they get the nomination just like we did for McCain. They didn’t count on the wildcard he played named Palin,and have been trying to destroy her ever since she stepped into the arena and almost ruined their plan. Even McCain himself muzzled her during the campaign because of his delusion the media “liked” him.
She can, and has gone directly to the American people with her message, and Trump is doing it now.
The one thing we have to do is stop the internal destruction of our party. There are people on this board already going for each others throats over semantics. We’re sitting around already speaking of the Republican Party like it’s not ours anymore. I think that is the biggest mistake we make. The solution is simple, we Tea Party-ers wielded enough power during the mid-terms. The establishment Republicans are scared of losing their power and they should be. I understand the Tea Party will be having a convention before the Republicans.
The outcome of all this will not be a Sarah, or a Trump, or a Bachman joining a 3rd party, I think the more likely outcome will be, if they throw their support behind a Romney to get the nomination, they will be relegated to 3rd party position, and the Tea Party will control the government. All they’ll have left is the name.