It may be too early to write the obituary of the Republican Party, but I take this moment to note the era in which it entered life support. The party of many good and decent men and women has degenerated into a collection of madmen, fools, charlatans and buffoons.
Abraham Lincoln. James Garfield. Theodore Roosevelt. Dwight Eisenhower. These men have had their names irretrievably sullied by their party. Best it be forgotten. Best that its name be stricken from the rolls of history.
So now we ask: What will the death throes of the Republican Party look like? As it hurtles towards self-immolation, what electoral map will their horrified adherents see on the second Tuesday of November, 2016?
In my mind’s eye, it looks a little something like this:
http://www.270towin.com/maps/MR07k
Isn’t that sweet? A rout, with three states too close to call. Trump will hold on to the Gulf South, Appalachia, and the Mountain West. The Republicans will be DESTROYED everywhere else.
For those of you who point to Hillary’s negatives and say that she will lose to Trump, may I please borrow your bong? The American people, despite their penchant for electing loons and goobers, are not complete idiots. The disaffected Berners will come home. No matter how much they dislike Hillary, they hate Trump more. And there is a sizable minority of Republicans who will split their vote. I spent a few happy hours over at RedState today. If that site is in any way indicative of the Republican id right now, we are going to have one hell of a happy November 8.
Later.