guru,
did any, could anyone, have predicted the election events of the past 7 years? Hillary seemed a good bet in 2007 ... and in 2009: we perhaps foresaw 2010, but after that did you expect Bambi to get re-elected?
And now this?
What is next? Show your work.
Extra credit question: Make your own extra credit question.
When I saw the second and third-rate losers step up to run for President in 2011/12, I knew the GOP was screwed. For about 5 seconds, I thought the country might elect one over the fiasco that is Zero until I realized, as with McCain, Willard served the part of ringer. The joke was on the electorate and the suckers who thought they were offered a choice.
Let’s face facts, the party establishments are in bed together. One is fine with control of the executive, the other with the legislative. It’s a great big fix.
If we see any bonafide change to that M.O. over the next 2 years under “Majority Leader” McConnell, I’ll be shocked. Actual Conservatives/Tea Partiers pose a threat to this arrangement if they start agitating in Congress (and especially now in the Senate). It’s no wonder the establishment hates Cruz. He’ll screw up that cozy little bipartisan arrangement. I hope he doesn’t screw it up. I hope he f’ing BLOWS it up.
Did I think Obama could beat Hillary? Yes. I had a front row seat to Obamamania, I saw him win the rat Senate primary here with ease.
Did I expect Obama to be reelected? Well after 2010 I certainly hoped not, but keeping in mind 1948 and 1996 I knew it was a very distinct possibility, especially with the shitey GOP field.
What’s next? Julian Castro as the Brown Obama to beat Hillary again? He doesn’t just share a middle name with a dictator like Obama but a last name!
As for CT, I agree with the Cafero that’s it’s generally not ideal to run political neophytes for Governor or Senator, they don’t know how to be candidates and it usually shows. CT has a weak GOP bench though. Who was “the right Republican” to win the Governorship?
More importantly who IS the right Republican to win it in 2018? I guess it’s not Tim Herbst, since he “lost” the Treas race.