I do not openly endorse or support presidential candidates and don’t want this column to be construed as such in any way. I also do not consider myself to be a Democrat or Republican but an independent voter who votes for the candidate, not the party and have voted for members of both parties in the past. The purpose for this piece is an observation on the self-imposed, soon coming implosion of the Republican Party. It is strictly my own opinion and is not prompted by any group, person or outside force, but only my firm conviction that a house divided cannot stand.
What I’m referring to is the increasingly sordid battle over the image, intent and political philosophy of the party waged by the entrenched powers that be and the street level voters who will ultimately choose the candidate who will carry the Republican banner in the 2016 election.
First of all I feel that the party hierarchy is completely out of touch with the mood and the will of the common folk and not just those who label themselves republicans but also the democrats and independents, minorities and disenfranchised who fall in the “madder than hell and I ain’t gonna take it no more” category.
They have so removed themselves and thereby the official section of the party so far from the base that they even have the nerve to call those who refuse to support the establishment candidates and tend to go for the more “renegadeish” contenders insulting names reminiscent of something Barack Obama said about people who were bitter and “cling to guns or religion”, the bitter clingers.
If you look at the recent history of the two parties, the Democrats, whether we agree with the choices or not, have offered up charismatic, energetic, articulate candidates while the Republicans typically resort to plodding, monotonous men in dark suits, admittedly men of character and vision but coming off against the more dynamic democrat candidates like yesterday’s newspaper, nothing new. Continue reading at http://www.charliedaniels.com/posts/01-22-16/regroup-or-regress