Presidential race 2016

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I think in the long run this backlash will drive the Republican leadership back toward the middle, since this is the monster they created. If the mob rule morons do some real damage it will destroy the GOP as a national party, but normal conservatives will regroup under a new banner. Unfortunately I think a democratic victory will actually make the situation worse in the short term as far as the worst of the crazies, because they can continue to blame liberals and minorities for all their poverty and class warfare problems as opposed to, say, rampant abuse of methamphetamine in their communities.

On a side note, I was just listening to a detailed chronological audio book history of our country's birth and early growth called "1812", and I can happily report this is not the shakiest we have ever been as a nation. Just saying.

I firmly believe either way it goes it will make things worse. Hopefully it will push the voting public back into a Bull Moose type party.

I tend to look at history for cues to the future. Of Trump wins we have a few years of embarrassing horrific behavior and more than a few downright abhorrent incidents on our way to a temporary fascist state. Not permanent, Americans are too bristly to tolerate full despotism. But ugly, and widely vilified by the rest of the world. It would spell our end as a world leader and cement us as a joke regime even,more than Bush. Might even rally world support against us militarily.

Clinton wins and the loonies are galvanized. Maybe even enough to riot in some places. We'd be fractured as a country for a couple years. Either way, probably dark days immediately ahead.

I am of the opinion that we are already vilified by the rest of the world and have been a joke regime to many going much further back than just GW. Until We see Americans tunneling out of the US into Mexico or escaping on refugee rafts into the ocean, I refuse to believe that we are doomed as a nation or destined to turn in our world leader badge and gun. As far as a world rally against us goes I find that laughable. Other nations don't get involved with the day to day operations of other countries. They leave that up to Uncle Sam.