Are Democrats better off losing the presidency in 2016?

[Binkie The Clown]

39. A short-term Democratic loss...

... might give the Republicans enough rope to hang themselves and guarantee a long-term victory. It could result in them completely destroying their credibility for then next 20 or 30 years.

Another factor is that the economic recovery is fairly delicate right now. Heavy-handed Republicans could send us spinning into a depression. Certainly that's a very bad thing, but the economy is overblown and needs to let of some steam in the form of a serious correction. When that happens, and I think it must happen sooner rather than later, regardless of who is in the White House, it would be best if the Republicans were at the helm so they could take all the flack for it.

On Edit: Chess players who say "it's never good to lose a rook" aren't ready for the big leagues. In the long game, sacrifice is sometimes the best offense.