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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
That's the thing. And Trump HAS to go. I don't that point needs further discussion.
The problem is that removing Trump isn't going to fix anything. The lunatics are in control and are driving the bus. And while it is worst on the conservative right (by far), it is also true across the political spectrum that the quality of leadership continues to slide, the quality of discussion continues to deteriorate, and the quality of people in politics continues to fester.
It is difficult to be hopeful or optimistic about politics, going forward.
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It's not really true across the board though, and we've seen that in this cycle. The traditional, moderate democrat establishment still has control over the party. While there have been inroads made by both the social justice left in terms of getting those establishment democrats to pander to their values, and by the Bernie Sanders left in terms of having a small but vocal caucus and getting a lot of airtime and a decent chunk of primary support, neither of those fringe elements - whatever you might think of them - can be in any way said to be "driving the bus". At least, not yet.
I certainly agree that giving Trump the boot isn't some silver bullet that solves all problems of course. But if it's a big enough landslide it could cause some changes in the GOP, you'd think.