A stong leader emerging is always a possibility. Vegas put's "odds" on such thing like that. The odd's certainly don't favor that happening. My opinion is not based on wishful thinking, it's an opinion based on what I see happening on the right.
Take the radical right for instance. While you can generate all kinds of numbers seemingly showing large support for that group, the fact is, mainstream America is not buying the hype. Certainly not enough "numbers" of people buy into to make a difference. The evidence is clear. The Republicans are in a quandry as to how to incorporate groups like the Tea Party. How to embrace the radical right without embracing them "to much". How to distance themselves from these groups without shutting them out. Indeed the radical right poses more problems for the Republicans than they would like to admit. In short, your not helping "your" party regain it's strength, quite the opposite. Those groups will ultimately be responsible for increased splintering of the party.
Look at Brown in Mass. as a classic example. He really is trying to distance himself from the radical right. Now THINK about that. Why would he do that? Because he, like every other politician, understands that "main stream" America doesn't vote for "radicalism" on either side of the fence. The polls suggest a lack of support for the Demo's. This does not mean there is a broad grass roots movement in support of the Repub's. They have dug themselves a very deep hole and there is no "ladder" in site for them to get out of it anytime soon.
OK, so the Repub's will gather a few seat's in the mid elections. That always happens to the party in power, they loose a few seats. Don't pin your hopes on that as a sign the Repub's are "making a come back", it's false hope.
The Demo's have already started the campaign for 2012. They have the "poor" in their pocket, no matter WHAT they do or don't do. They have a lock on the Latino vote, a group that is growing daily. The Demo's are a money making machine while the Repub's are going broke as a national party. That fact alone should be a wake up call, what's wrong with that picture?
The old white guy groups will soon become a minority in this country. Heck that's already happened in some states and areas. Look at the demographics, the white guys are going down, the rise of minorities is going up. You could justifiably say, "Were doomed". Could be some truth in that.
Wishful thinking? I wish!!!!
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