Forum Overview :: Balance of Power :: I'm simply saying if ANY Republican is elected, it's a tragedy.

[quote name="Mischief Maker"]To the extent that Trump seems worse than Nixon/Reagan/the Bush dynasty is a function of how far these predecessors already lowered standards. Trump had run for president before and been laughed out of the room. But after a decade or so of Bush jr. and Sarah Palin being the face of Republicanism, Trump didn't seem that crazy anymore. Racism being a cornerstone of Republicanism obviously goes back to Nixon. A "Southern Strategy" if you will. And complete and total selling-out to corporate interests goes back to the dawn of the 20th century at least, with unqualified idiot presidents like Warren Harding running on platforms of "less government in business, more business in government" and causing the great depression.[/quote]