re: #506 HappyWarrior

Well remember in 2012, Trump was just another obnoxious asshole with a reality TV Show, Rubio an undistinguished two year Senator, and Cruz a Senate candidate.

True, normally I’d say that losing two or three elections in a row tends to moderate a party, but I’m not sure that’s going to happen. Clinton in ‘92 ran a much more moderate campaign than either Mondale or Dukasis. George W Bush, for all his faults in office, ran in 2000 as much more moderate. Even Carter in 1976 was much more conservative than most of the recent Democratic nominees.