We can't sustain this level of madness from Trump for the next 4 years. Dare I say it, but.....

[murielm99]

44. They not only have to be ruthless i winning,

but ruthless when they get into office. I don't see those people. I don't see anyone promoting them.

To hell with idealists. We need pragmatists.

We have them at the state level in Illinois, and even the Democrats in this state whine about them. We need people to barrel ahead and get things done, even if the have to be hardasses.

I am thinking that we will make headway in 2018, but we will not take back either house of Congress. There is too much stacked against us. A lot of the new grassroots people will become discouraged and go away. I have been active in politics for about fifty years, and I have seen it time and again. People come out every four years, they don't get everything they want, so they disappear. They don't stay around to build the party. Then, in four more years, there they are again. They are much like the people who go to church on Christmas and Easter, but they expect the church to be there for them in case they might need it again.