Yup...once these states are lost, so is the Republic.
When the traditional Republican states of the Northeast started going dem, it looked like doom for the GOP. But Nixon flipped the script, he went after southern states, always strong dem supporters, that he felt were disaffected by the dem lurch to the left. Now those southern states are starting to go wobbly. But Trump is flipping the script, he won by taking blue collar states away from Hillary. Wisconsin, Michigan, PA.
Losing Texas would hurt badly. Losing TX and FL would be devastating. But it's not necessarily the end, especially with a President that defies all normal political thinking. He's rebuilding the GOP as we speak. Reagan tried that in the 80s and Bush Sr burned all his work to the ground with tax hikes and a globalist agenda. I'm hoping Trump can redo Reagan's legacy and make it stick this time.
Yup...once these states are lost, so is the Republic.
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The country is already well on its way toward socialism. I If you think about it, the government controls practically every aspect of our personal lives and business activity. The only question is how far to the left we go.
A compounding factor is the rapid pace of our ongoing cultural and demographic changes. The Republic is heading down a destructive path.