We might not get 34 by 2016. Even if we do, the election of 2016 is important because the next Article V application, whether it’s term limits, the Federalist Amendment, or the Convention of States, will need a Republican Senate. A Senate led by Harry Reid or Chuck Schumer would kill, one way or the other, any Article V submission. Count on it. Because the 2016 Senate landscape greatly favors the D’s, we’ll need a winning Presidential candidate to hold on to the Senate.
I’d bet money on the Republican right now, except for the McVeigh Effect. In the spring of 1995 the Republicans were riding high. Newt Gingrich was the new Speaker, and the Contract for America was driving the political agenda. Clinton was in trouble politically. He’d pissed off the NRA, he had blood on his hands from the Waco siege, and the Hillarycare debacle was a stain on his record. The media was covering up his sexual misconduct, but Gennnifer Flowers, Juanita Broderick, and Paula Jones were out there lurking. Looking ahead to 1996, things looked good for the R’s.
Then on April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City Federal Building and everything changed. The media tied McVeigh to militias, Rush Limbaugh, and the Republicans. It changed the political tilt of the country, and Clinton and Dick Morris were clever enough to take advantage and win reelection. Contrast the media coverage of Oklahoma City and Benghazi, and you begin to understand how Democrats win.
For the next two years the hunt will be on for the new Timothy McVeigh. If they can find him, it would give the D’s hope. Because the way things are looking right now, they’re in trouble. It’s funny, really. Look at their leaders. Harry Reid is so old he can’t be trusted around exercise equipment. Nancy Pelosi is suffering from first stage dementia, and her likely replacement, Steny Hoyer, is in his 70’s, I believe. Hillary looks and acts old, out of date, passe. Biden’s long, slow decline into stark raving lunacy continues. Their dark horse, California Gov. Jerry Brown, would take office at age 79.
Of course they’ve got their issues ————————-? More government programs? Higher taxes? Racial justice? Defend Obamacare? A better foreign policy?
I’ve got it! They’ll increase the minimum wage! That’s how you win the Presidency.
And there’s Obama. I have no idea what he’ll do in the next two years.
But I know he’ll screw it up.
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