After Trump Loses By A Blow-Out On 11-8-16 — Will GOP Still Be Relevant Nationally?

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It might depend on the size of the GOP loss in the presidential race.  (For Audio Playback —-> http://www.blogtalkradio.com/roughriderz/2016/08/14/after-trumps-blowout-loss-on-11-8-16-is-gop-still-relevant-nationally.mp3)

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If Trump loses to Clinton by 15-20% in the popular vote, it’s going to go a long way towards “marginalizing” the GOP for a long time!

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Trump will cease to be a “principal” in the GOP party (as if he ever was) and the “infighting” will begin in earnest.

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Tne GOP’s damage control won’t be able to prevent the Trumpification of a good number of GOP office holders who will be flushed down the drain in the wake of a substantial Democratic upswell across the country. The Democrats have the edge when it comes to voter turnout in November (via The Clinton vote turnout operation) and will in turn capture those states that are nominally red or swing-state.

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The Trump “base” or core supporters will fall away from the GOP as a party and what remains of the Republican political machine will be a threadbare contingent of party loyalists that try to keep the party apparatus on a life-support mode of existence. They will revert to being a regional (i.e., Southern-based) party with greatly diminished prospects of returning to a truly national presence, politically.

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The Democrats will control the White House, The U.S. Senate and at the very least, will be roughly equal to their counterparts in the House of Representative. If The election becomes a full-blown landslide the House will revert back to Democratic control with Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi again assuming the gavel.

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Under this scenario the Democrats will engage in a 100-day sprint to churn out as much legislation as is humanly possible and confirm the moderate U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland as a Supreme Court Justice to replace the deceased Antonin Scalia. The Court becomes a 5-4 “moderate” majority & a bullwark against right-wing “roll-back” case law. Of course, the Party of Lincoln will be sputtering, fuming + foaming at the mouth at their new-found precarious position of poliltical disadvantage.

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President Hillary Clinton will have the added advantage of already served in the U.S. Senate for 8 years and will have a leg up on other U.S. presidents when it comes to pushing Congress to take up legislation on an expedited basis. With Elizabeth Warren & Bernie Sanders In The Senate, Madam President will have some powerful allies to produce remarkably quick legislation with minimal opposition from the Mitch McConnell/Paul Ryan-led Republicans.

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With fellow New York Senator Chuck Schumer assuming the leadership position in the U.S. Senate, Madam President looks well-poised to effect meaningful legislation during the first 2-years of her term. With far fewer fillibusters and other GOP dilatory tactics, President Clinton can look forward to building on President Obama’s legacy and adding significantly to the Democratic Party’s agemda for social, economic and judicial progress.

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Meanwhile, The Donald will be on a very long, nice vacation — somewhere in the South of France. Perhaps he’ll set up governmental headquarters in Vichy, France & declare himself a head of state. He’s definitely a head —- a head case!!!

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