The presidential campaign of 2016 is upon us - I realize that this is hard to comprehend–when did presidential elections start three years in advance?) and the Democrats clearly have their candidate in place (barring the appearance of some “other” candidate, of course: place smiley, winky, lol here).
Where is the Republican who will lead the conservative charge into the next election? The Republicans would seem to be in a good position to challenge the Dems. They are poised to take control of both house of Congress in the next off-year election. The popularity of the president is at all time lows. The country appears to be in somewhat of a war-weary, economy-strained funk.
According to Republican-watchers, the time is right for a change in the White House. Yet there seems to be no serious contender for the throne. The party is fractured in a way that recalls the glory days of the Democrats. Dems are famous for fighting within their own ranks, but this “civil war” between Republicans is really something dramatic and new. With each passing day, it seems less likely that the Republicans are going to fall behind a single banner carrier. And their time is passing quickly. 2016 is around the corner, just three short years away. The Democrats are already drawing up the blueprints for eight fresh years at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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