08-13-2017, 02:26 PM
(06-23-2017, 03:41 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: I have yet to see President Trump get anything right. That is not so far a question of the objectionable quality of his agenda; he has done little but vilify his predecessor and his opponents.
This is true. But do you not see that Trump in the WH is damaging to the Republican brand in a way that was worse than Bush? Now that the foreign policy blob has neutered the president I do not see him being able to start WW III. So what is going to be about is reversing stuff Obama did. He will not be able to start a new conservative narrative as did Reagan. This means Democrats should get another bite at the apple.
Here is a trend I see as disturbing. Compare Reagan to Bush II to Trump. Each of these captured the presidency from the opposition in the post-1980 Republican-dominated political world. Can you see the declining trend is quality? Consider just what sort of Republican will be get in 2032 if the two-and-two pattern continues?
The chief challenge for Democrats, when they do come back to power is, what can they do so that when they eventually are succeeded by a Republican he/she won't be *worse* than Trump?