November 22, 2012
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A last word on politics
This past political year has been an interesting one. My wife, who is going blind, has become a TV political junky – mostly MSNBC with occasional looks at CNN and FoxNews. The amount of political disinformation has been astounding, as has been the really surprising ability of the GOP to delude itself.
The outcome of the election was never much in doubt – easy to say in retrospect – even though most pundits, left and right, though it would be very close. Perhaps at the start they had a point but the Republicans went so far out of their way to offend the majority of the electorate that it’s a wonder the election wasn’t even more of a blowout.
In the past hundred years, only four presidents have been elected and re-elected by a substantial majority (Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Obama). This election was not a fluke – it demonstrated the new reality of American politics, but the GOP still seems unable or unwilling to come to terms with the future.
It will be interesting to see how the Republicans (and for that matter, the Democrats) adjust their campaigns to reflect the fact that “Angry Old White Men” no longer dominate the elections. I predict that our next president will be a female – probably Hillary Clinton.
Comments (4)
I don’t think the Republicans will change much. They’re in complete denial that the good old boys, or as you said, the “angry old white men”, don’t rule anymore. Hilary for president would be a good bet! She could win!
The thought of the Clintons returning to the whitehouse scares the sh!t out of me. But … I came very close to voting for her in the ’08 primaries. And still almost wish that I had. She’d probably be better than Obama. And you’ve been around & read my entries long enough to realize how powerful a confession that is, LOL.
How is your wife doing? How are YOU doing? Long time no “see.”
Interesting! God speed, ~ Pete
RAmen!