"Do we want Trump to fail?"

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46. Their fear was absolutely based on a fear of his "policies" destroying the country.

Look, if republicans knew a good idea when they saw one, or understood the real, future implications of actual policy proposals, they wouldn't be republicans. To a republican, a regulation that says you can't put sewage in the drinking water may (using their logic) lead to some situation where the government starts stealing your own well water and selling it back to you. Also, I think there's this idea on both sides that THEIR president is all powerful, but OUR president can't do anything without approval.

Some progressive pundit who once attended an Obama luncheon says they should confiscate all guns, and all the sudden, there's a fear that Obama will implement that policy. You and I may not consider that rational, but they did. Some conservative pundit suggests that the president will censor and "disappear" anyone who speaks out negatively about his administration, and people here are talking about it like it's just weeks away. I don't consider this a rational fear either, but there are people here that seem to have it.