I once thought that, but now I’m not so sure. She looked pretty vulnerable six to twelve months ago, under serious challenge from an elderly socialist. But she was never seriously under threat, and in beating Sanders was able to unite the party in a way that seemed unlikely during the primary campaign.gravy wrote:It would be in a normal election. I'm pretty sure Mitt Romney would have beat her for example.
The problems in the Republican party aren’t only due to Trump. They go back a number of cycles. McCain choosing Sarah Palin as running mate eight years ago. Ronmey becoming candidate only after a bruising campaign where the lead changed hands a number of times. Romney was the flawed compromise candidate that arose from that process, and had his own share of problems.
Deep down the Republican party is pretty unelectable now. Their policy platform consists of unfunded tax cuts for the rich and a random collection of social policies they know they cannot deliver on, such as abolishing abortion, rolling back civil rights. The social policies let them build a coalition of conservative voters, who then get angry when they don’t see them implemented. After too many years of this the Republican base is so angry it rejects anyone too closely associated with the establishment. Hence Palin, Romney and now Trump.
