Let's look at the Republican Establishment record this century:
2000, Bush and Cheney.
Popular vote: Bush/Cheney 50,456,002 (47.9%) - Gore/Lieberman 50,999,897 (48.4%)
Electoral vote: Bush/Cheney 271 - Gore/Lieberman 266
~sqeaker! But still- it's a rebound from Bill Clinton.
2004, Bush Cheney.
Popular vote: Bush/Cheney 62,040,610 (50.7%) - Kerry/Edwards 59,028,444 (48.3%)
Electoral vote: Bush/Cheney 286 - Kerry/Edwards 251
~ lets admit it- Kerry was a total shit candidate. Also in 2004 the war looked like we were doing pretty good.
2008, McCain and Palin
Popular vote: McCain/Palin 59,948,323 (45.7%) - Obama/Biden 69,498,516 (52.9%)
Electoral vote: McCain/Palin 173 - Obama/Biden 365
~despite the fact McCain war a Vietnam war hero and we ran a woman for VP the [R]s ran a shit campaign virtually sabotaging Palin through backstabbing political shit... Not to mention grandpa Mac... who I had to hold my nose voting for... AND they ran against a ****ing nobody!
2012, Romney and Ryan
Popular vote: Romney/Ryan 60,933,500 (47.2%) - Obama/Biden 65,915,796 (51.1%)
Electoral vote: Obama/Biden 332 - Romney/Ryan 206
~Holy shit! I didn't think we could run a worse choice than McCain yet the [R]s proved me wrong.
2016, WTFK?
~The [R]s in total disarray regardless of the fact that the [D]s are running a avowed Socialist and Hillary Clinton (if she doesn't go to jail before November) in a climate where Barry has made everyone pissed off. By the time we get to the convention the odds are a huge majority of the [R] voters will burn the place down rather than their choice not getting the nomination. e[R] planning scorched earth policy and handing the presidency to Hillary rather than cooperate with an outside choice.
December 2016. Barry pardons everyone (on the [D] side) during the election rioting and promises new elections sometime in 2017. Legalizes 12 million new voters.