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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Even with a massive Hillary win (like say running it up with wins in Arizona and Georgia and taking Ohio anyway), the damage has been done. Trump has emboldened the alt-right and white genocide believers that their future is in deep peril, and that (white) America will disappear sometime in the near future as Sharia Law and Taco Trucks take over America. That damage
cannot be undone. It's up to Republicans to repudiate this group, but that means losing many more elections for years to come at the Congressional level, as that 30-40% of their base would now be gone.
But they showed this election that winning, even if it means selling out and allowing a hate group to co-opt their party, is what matters. And the GOP isn't allowing there to be any healing or coming together
for the sake of the country, we can expect multiple committees going after Hillary as soon as she takes the oath. America's future is pretty bleak right now unless Republicans finally stand up to the
deplorables.
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Wow, did that make me want to book the suicide booth.
I think we have to be hopeful that congress will abide by their oaths to uphold the constitution and will behave like adults. I fully expect a certain level of obstructionism from the Republicans if Clinton is elected, but I believe that they will do their duty and find some common ground to govern the land as they were charged to do by their constituents. The same extends to the Democrats if Trump is elected. I truly hope that the core foundations of our democracy continues to guide each and every representative in the execution of their duties, and the sheer negativity of this race will be enough motivation to do so. The country hit a new low in this election cycle, I hope the representatives follow the high road. This is my hope and I place what little faith I have left in the system in the hands of these men and women to do the right thing, for all Americans.
If our representatives can behave like adults then there is hope for preventing a Clinton term from turning into a non-stop gong show of legislative process and procedure abuses. If they do their jobs they can prevent a Trump presidency turning into the authoritarian regime that many pundits fear. Congress is more important than the presidency in this regard, as they are one of the checks and balances in the system that allows the system to work. If they fail to properly execute their duties, and act like adults, then we have huge problems ahead.