North Country
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Trump might not be a perfect candidate but the GOP totally set themselves up for this. If they would have conserved anything in the last two decades things might be different but when you have failed your base so consistently you can't really expect them to keep up support. I do believe that any other candidate from the original 16 GOP in the primary would have gotten steamrolled by Hillary because the typical GOP hacks don't know how to fight for anything, which is really what the GOP base is sick of.
All that aside, the only thing that matters is that our country is in the midst of an existential crisis that people either don't seem to comprehend or they don't want to face the reality of the choice we will make collectively as a nation.
Also, I would advise against trusting the polls. I'm not going to spoon feed but look at the actual numbers of primary votes for the two parties in 2008 and 2012 and the relationship of those numbers to the general election numbers. Then look at the 2016 numbers for the two parties and use the data from the last two elections to make a projection.
All that aside, the only thing that matters is that our country is in the midst of an existential crisis that people either don't seem to comprehend or they don't want to face the reality of the choice we will make collectively as a nation.
Also, I would advise against trusting the polls. I'm not going to spoon feed but look at the actual numbers of primary votes for the two parties in 2008 and 2012 and the relationship of those numbers to the general election numbers. Then look at the 2016 numbers for the two parties and use the data from the last two elections to make a projection.