Times Editorial: G.O.P.: Save Your Candidates From Themselves

[TexMichFan]

No, I get what you are doing. You are trying to make yourself feel better about the complete disaster that is Republican Party by trying to point out that it isn't all a bed of roses on the Democrat side either. None of this changes the fact that every candidate the GOP is throwing up there is unelectable. It's not that you can't get a Republican capable of winning the election, it's that the GOP will never nominate anyone capable of winning a national election because there's too many crazy people dictating the direction of the party.

No, you really are missing the message.

It is not about feeling better about the GOP, it is as another poster said a dysfunctional mess right now in Washington. It is about trying to get Democrats to see they are up against what is the most dysfunctional GOP and yet the election box the last 6 years have not been kind to Democrats outside of Presidency.

If you want to chalk it up to all the reason listed that does not include what the Democrats are doing or done that is fine. I think that is a big mistake.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

I think both parties are losing the ability to govern on a national scale and perhaps that is not a bad thing.

The Dems have far more unity than the GOP and they run the gamut from conservative blue dogs to Bernie Sanders. They are far more willing to compromise with the GOP to get legislation passed so they are certainly more willing to compromise within their own party.

 

[pablow]

. . .

Democrats, meanwhile, really ought to pay attention. The GOP is simply better at lying than the Dems are - despite significant efforts to catch down to their level by the Dems. Which is to say that I wouldn't expect the GOP to stay clumsy on these points. Since the GOP base has been largely plugging their ears and singing la-la-la-la whenever Bernie speaks, they won't know that there is a real candidate espousing these values.

"Significant efforts" indeed - the Dems are all set to nominate the Babe Ruth of lying.

 

[TexMichFan]

The Dems have far more unity than the GOP and they run the gamut from conservative blue dogs to Bernie Sanders. They are far more willing to compromise with the GOP to get legislation passed so they are certainly more willing to compromise within their own party.

I agree Dems are far more unified I also think this goes in cycles.

Not seeing this willingness to compromise yo speak of.

 

[cigaretteman]

I agree Dems are far more unified I also think this goes in cycles.

Not seeing this willingness to compromise yo speak of.

Well, then you really haven't been paying attention for the last 7 years.

 

[TexMichFan]

Well, then you really haven't been paying attention for the last 7 years.

Help a poor man out. Where are the compromises?