The GOP isn’t dead, but it sure does look and feel that way in the harsh light of the day after Tuesday’s walloping.The myth of Rasputin is that a Russian monk who pretended to mysticism was poisoned, stabbed, shot, beaten and thrown in a river.He somehow climbed out of the drink and survived.
He didn’t.Miraculous recoveries only happen in the movies, as with "Boris the Bullet Dodger" in Guy Ritchie’s beloved "Snatch", which starred Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro, and Dennis Farina.CONSERVATIVES STUNNED BY 'CATASTROPHIC' MIDTERM BLUE TSUNAMI, BLAME TRUMP'S IRAN WAR, HIGH GAS PRICESIf you are a Republican feeling low after Tuesday night’s nationwide wipeout, "Snatch" is a good viewing choice.If you or your boss lost, you need to have a laugh because there is no crying in baseball or politics.
Wipeouts happen, and the GOP isn’t going to suddenly pull itself beaten and bruised out of the Potomac.But, the Republican Party isn’t dead.It’s just beaten badly, and it will take some years to mend.
A lesson from the endless rebuild of the Cleveland Browns: There aren’t any shortcuts.You need patience, and you have to build through the draft.THUNE PLANS TO RUN FOR REPUBLICAN MINORITY LEADER AFTER DEMS' MIDTERM TAKEOVERThe good news: There’s a best player or ten within every state's political leadership, and it’s up to Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno to cheer up the Senate caucus and get to work recruiting and fielding a team of GOP Senate candidates for 2028.
The same must go on within the much smaller House GOP conference.It’s up to President Trump to make sure the Republican National Committee, in turn, makes sure that the process of selecting his successor nominee is wide-open and robust.Debates between would-be nominees beginning early in 2027 for an Iowa primary in January 2028, with a New Hampshire primary right behind it will be an excellent forum from which many would-be presidents can test messages and themes with the country as a w...