The Republican Primary Race Doesn't Matter. [View all]

[MineralMan]

None of the current leaders in the GOP primary race should ever set foot in the White House. All are guaranteed to screw things up beyond all repair, especially with a Republican-dominated Congress, which would also be a sure thing if any of those clowns had enough turnout to win the general election.

You'd think that they'd never be able to win in November, but that's not necessarily the case. Our nation is pretty evenly divided politically. Presidential races turn, based on the total turnout of voters from both parties.

Whoever the Democratic nominee is, it will take a solid Democratic turnout to defeat whichever clown car occupant gets the GOP nod. Anything less, and the Republican will win. No matter how stupid or dangerous that candidate is, Republicans will show up and vote. They've proven that they will do that, time and again.

For Democrats, turnout is more spotty. In 2016, there's a risk that some will simply skip the general election if they're not happy with the nominee choice. That would be a real mistake and could easily turn the executive brand over to the Republicans, along with failing to capture either of the houses of Congress.

That outcome would prove disastrous for all progressive causes. Disastrous.

Democrats, liberals, progressives and everyone else who cares really need to vote in November and bring everyone they can find who will vote for the Democratic nominee. So much depends on November. We need a massive GOTV effort, starting right now. It's a matter of long term strategy. If we fail, we face a long period of darkness with no change for quite a long time.

Thanks for reading.