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After this cycle? :biglmao:

The GOP's nomination of Donald Trump, who has been a strong supporter of liberal causes throughout most of his adult life, is making the near future prospects for Republicans dim. Trump already trails in North Carolina and his lead in Georgia is within the margin of error in 3 of the 4 most recent polls for Georgia.

Liberalism is advancing in this country because the Republican Party keeps failing to nominate conservative presidential candidates who can effectively articulate conservative positions. If the GOP continues to fail to offer clear moral and philosophical choices to voters, its presidential election successes will become few and far between. November could have and should have been a turning point for the GOP. Democrats played a key role in nominating both Trump and Hillary. The GOP needs to eliminate open primaries if it wants to avoid train wrecks like Trump in the future.

Free trade is just one conservative principle that Trump and the GOP have abandoned. Trump is right to criticize bad trade agreements and he is right to pledge to renegotiate their terms - but free trade has been a cornerstone of the foundation of this country's success. People who demonize free trade should be supporting a fringe candidate like Bernie Sanders.

You could not be more off base. The GOP has failed to win the popular vote the 5 out of the last 6 cycles because they seek to impose ideology on the electorate, rather than deriving their policy from listening to the electorate. The GOP has strict position litmus tests for its Presidential Candidates that have been complied with by every candidate -- EXCEPT TRUMP. Trump derives his policy positions from actually listening to the electorate and adopting policy positions based upon the needs of the electorate. His policies on trade and non interventionist foreign policy put him in opposition to his own party, most of whom are on record as supporting both free trade and interventionism.

This is why you will not see many GOP Congressmen or Senators speak at the convention next week. It is also why Trump will not be receiving much support from traditional GOP donors because they are the beneficiary of free trade.

Washington is a cesspool of corruption and self interest and this is leading to the deterioration of our country. We know for certain that HRC will continue to lead us down this path. Where Trump will take us, given both parties will oppose him is uncertain. The country has lost 6million jobs and had 55,000 factory closings since 2000. We cannot continue down this path.