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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]As for your dire prognosis about the future of the Republican party, I was around when Ronald Reagan was written off as "an amiable dunce" and the relish with which the Carter campaign looked to having him as the nominee they would compete against. Liberals underplay it today and offer a more complimentary view of Reagan than they did in 1980 but I, for one, don't view Trump as an easy candidate to defeat.

Time will tell .............. [/quote]

You may want to refresh your memory. When Clark Clifford referred to Reagan as an "amiable dunce", Reagan had already been in office for nearly two years. This idea that everyone wrote off Reagan has been greatly exaggerated just as most of the Reagan myth. Reagan was running against Carter who was plagued by both a collapsing economy and the Iran hostage ordeal. Carter was considered such a disappointment that he had been primaried by Ted Kennedy. Anyone who didn't think Reagan had a better than even chance of winning had their head in one of their bodily orifices.

Clinton is a vulnerable candidate with many weaknesses. However, to beat her Trump needs to massively change his approach. He may be capable of doing that and the American public has demonstrated a great capacity for amnesia. So, Trump could -- as Romney put it -- shake the Etch-a-Sketch. We saw Trump do this to some extend in his speech to AIPAC. However, what you are suggesting is not shaking the Etch-a-Sketch, but doubling down on Trumpism as we have seen it. That polarizing approach simply reminds the majority of why they hate Trump. That's fine for pulling 25 - 40 percent in a split primary but doesn't get him 50% + 1 in enough states for the General. 
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