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[–] mscomies 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't see eye to eye with Rubio on a lot of issues, but I think he'll be a better candidate than Bush, Christie, or anyone else in the Republican Party. The US needs somebody to pull the Republicans away from the Tea Party brink and a Rubio nomination would definitely help.
[–] Daeavorn 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I agree with you but for whatever reason they have decided to double down with what's left of the religion right. They are completely ignoring the issues that young voters find important and while I can understand that during midterm elections, they are still going to be in a tight spot if they lose the presidency again. Something I really hope happens.
But for anything to really change I think they'll need to lose this one, and maybe the next one too.
[–] mscomies 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
The Republicans are going to be in a tight spot regardless. The House will probably stay Republican until 2020 due to gerrymandering, but demographics are shifting against the Republicans on the national stage. Their core constituency of white male voters is shrinking due to age + immigration. Soon, they won't have any chance of electing another president unless they make compromises in order to win the Hispanic vote.
I blame the primaries for the current craziness. Only the most dedicated people bother to show up for those, and they tend to consist of the most unhinged radicals either party has to offer.
[–] mr_skeltal [S] ago
Non-American here with a passing interest in US politics, as I understand it the Tea Party are a libertarian off-shoot of the Republican party. Would that be accurate?
[–] mscomies 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The Tea Party began that as a libertarian backlash from the 2008 financial crisis + wall street bailouts, but they quickly got co-opted by the social conservative, never compromise even in the face of armageddon types. Tea party congressmen were directly responsible for the 2013 government shutdown, despite the best attempts of Republican establishment figures like John Boehner to reign them in.
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