Erick Erickson in The Washington Post: "Here comes the GOP bloodbath"

[Julian Englis]

While I think Erick Eickson's wrong about the decline in the Democrat's fortune during Obama's tenure (try Citizen's United, racism, and gerrymandering) and about the reason Clinton lost in 2016, I hope his statements about the upcoming Republican implosion go straight from his porcine lips to God's ear.
[snip]
"The president exudes incompetence and instability. Divulging classified information to the Russians through bragging; undermining his staff’s defense of his conduct through inane tweets; even reportedly asking the FBI director to suspend an investigation of a former adviser — all these strike me not so much as malicious but as the ignorant actions of an overwhelmed man. Republicans excuse this behavior as Trump being Trump, but that will only embolden voters who seek greater accountability to choose further change over stability. The sad reality is that the greatest defense of the president available at this point is one his team could never give on the record: He is an idiot who does not know any better.

It is becoming ever clearer that Trump has the potential to cause more damage to the Republican Party than Obama did the Democrats. While there is no doubt the Democrats saw serious electoral setbacks under Obama, there remains a key difference here: Obama is deeply respected and liked by a majority of voters. Trump is increasingly disliked, and the Republicans who enable him are increasingly distrusted.

With a horde of vocal Trump supporters cheering on every inane statement, delusion, lie and bad act, the majority of the American people can be forgiven for thinking the GOP as a whole has lost its mind. The Republicans may soon lose a generation of voters through a combination of the sheer incompetence of Trump and a party rank and file with no ability to control its leader. "

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/here-comes-the-gop-bloodbath/2017/05/19/8e27eb58-3c18-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html

[Turbineguy]

1. Deadband

In automation that's how far off you have to be from your setpoint before the system responds.

I don't think we are there yet. There are enough people working their asses off to keep things from falling apart for Trumps base to notice what's wrong. Remember, they don't look out the window, they get their facts from fox news.

[Amaryllis]

3. You are so right. The Fox world is a parallel universe.

[samnsara]

2. i dont like to read of obama bashing.. he made me feel safe...

...in my country.. I smiled when I saw him on TV...my heart broke for him when he was stopped at every turn yet he maintained his dignity and reassurance. I could see his love for his wife and his daughters and I knew he was fighting for them....and for us. I miss him every single day.

[Turbineguy]

4. That's right.

You could go to sleep at night knowing he was on watch. Now you wake up wondering if the world in on fire and it just hasn't reached you yet.