Counterpoint: The Right does win. A lot. There's that big elusive goal of the Presidency, of course, but Republicans are in control of both houses of Congress, which is inarguably the more important of the two. I don't see them winning the Presidency in 2016 because who the hell would they even put forward that has any chance of beating Hilary? I will say that if Trump gets the nomination that I am considering voting for him. Not because he is qualified, or a good leader, or anything positive whatsoever, but simply to punish the Republicans. His Presidency would be an abject failure of logic and leadership, would set back the Republican party for decades, alienate the entire party from most voters who aren't brain damaged, and possibly destroy the Republican party altogether. Actually, the best thing a Democrat could do for the Democratic party would be to vote for Trump because it would ensure Democratic victories for years to come.
My feeling is some of the big Republican donors have given up on the presidency to focus more on smaller races. Instead of spending $1 billion on selecting a president, they can spend $10 million on a hundred different state level legislature and governor races and control state level politics.The Right does win. A lot. There's that big elusive goal of the Presidency, of course
I feel like they get a lot more for their money. The Presidency has never been a more expensive race, and yet the powers and responsibilities haven't changed. Aside from making executive branch level changes like asking the DOJ to pursue one case over another, and ATF responsibilities there's not a lot that the President does exclusive of Congress. He can 'declare war' but not really, and Congress seems willing to rubber stamp that anyway. If you're a defense lobbyist spending your money trying to get preferential contracts I could see why you'd be more interested in Congress than the Executive branch anyway. I guess I just don't know who's paying for the Presidency. What benefit do they even get?
They own most of the statehouses and Governorships as well.Counterpoint: The Right does win. A lot. There's that big elusive goal of the Presidency, of course, but Republicans are in control of both houses of Congress, which is inarguably the more important of the two. I don't see them winning the Presidency in 2016 because who the hell would they even put forward that has any chance of beating Hilary?
Does it? Examine every major issue upon which the right and left squared off in, say, 1968. Now advance the calendar to present and have a look at those issues. Republicans are winning, or at least still in the thick of things. Conservatives of the sort who comprise the editorial staff of the AC ... different story.