Posted on 10/31/2016 5:41:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
As the election is only days away, one could say this is “The Final Countdown” not only for the country, but for the Republican Party. A popular 1980s song by the same name, now featured in a Geico commercial, warned, “We're leaving together, but still it's farewell. And maybe we'll come back, to earth, who can tell?” Indeed, prophetic lyrics, especially for the Republican Party, enjoying its last gasp of relevancy.
But who is leaving whom? And are they leaving together? Paul Ryan and his merry band of #NeverTrumpers hope the Republican Party is leaving all of the “deplorables” behind. Those racist, knuckle-dragging Trump supporters, Tea Partiers, and constitutionalists who actually believe in fiscal responsibility, rule of law, a secure border, restrained foreign policy, and pride in America.
Or is it the opposite? Tens of millions of Trump supporters fed up enough with the Republican establishment to leave the Grand Old Party. Not to become Democrats. Maybe libertarians but more likely independent or unaffiliated voters, now the largest party affiliation according to Pew Research Center. And increasing.
Are many of those Republicans who chose Trump as the party nominee from a field of 17 talented and accomplished candidates leaving the party? Or has the party left them? The GOP elites and #NeverTrumpers blame Donald Trump for the demise of the Republican Party. I contend Trump is the outward sign of the Republican rot, not the cause. The Republican Party was afflicted with a terminal illness long ago, when Ronald Reagan was leaving the White House, with the Republican Party elders and elites insisting on a Do Not Resuscitate order for the dying party.
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The Ryans wanna leave without us, they’re done.
So will Hillary accept the results of the election??
Just remember, we, the base, ARE the GOP.
Not the Ryans, McCains, McConnells and other bigwigs.
They would be zero without our votes.
...So will Hillary accept the results of the election?...
Just as much as she and the Democrats accept the continuation of the criminal investigation.
Yep, without a doubt. Everything that the Republican Party was established for, has been abandoned by the GOPe. Hopefully they will get the message and those types within the GOP will be the ones that leave to form a new party. If not, they will see abandonment on a massive scale.
There can be no debate. The Republican Party sowed the seeds of their own destruction. Drunk on their own conceit, they either didn’t realize what they are doing, or simply didn’t care.
Either way it’s too late for them. We the People are going to take it from here.
i would say countdown to a RICO investigation of the democrats.
Hoo boy.
Could someone switch the radio at the American Thinker offices away from that golden oldies station?
Now I have that stupid song in my head.
Trump is going to have to carry out a major party purge, to have a solid foundation, and to eliminate as many duplicitous and back-stabbing RINOs and liberals as he can. He will need to give the party leadership a scrubbing with lye and a stiff brush to get the Republican party in order.
“I contend Trump is the outward sign of the Republican rot, not the cause.”..........
Trump could see the rot long before he announced his candidacy. There are many of us who at one time did support the Repubs but NO LONGER! We used to send our support in the form of a check, again NO LONGER. The republican party left US. We would still vote for Trump if he was affiliated with another party (except demodummies)
Like Hilliary!, the GOP has no one but itself to blame.
Right! Had the base NOT voted for them, they *would* be zeroes. But the base did vote for them....and now they are in power....and now they will battle Trump at every turn, hand-in-hand with the RATS and the MSM.
just sayin'
Sounds like Will.
Very early in the primary season I remember Will saying that the Party won’t change.... that it’s the *people* who must change.
Likely to be one of those...
There is no GOP if Trump loses. Trump voters won’t forgive GOPe. Ever.
If he wins, GOP gets a new lease on life, albeit under new management, its rank and file. If he loses, the rank and file are out. Whats a party without its members?
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