2016 Ongoing Republican Primary

[Inmate Trump]

Marco Rubio.

In 2016, the Republican Party has to nominate someone who is not Generic White Male.  They also need to completely alter their position on several key issues, such as immigration, gay rights, abortion, the war on drugs, state-sanctioned torture...just to name a few.  They have got to move to the center, or even slightly to the left in some cases, on social issues, while continuing to push conservative economic policies, and they must distance themselves 100% from the Tea Party.  The current electorate--which will be around for decades to come, and in increasing quantities--will not elect a Republican who does not represent them on social issues, and currently the Republican Party does not.  If they go with another Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, or some other establishment candidate who only represents less than half of the electorate (white males), Republicans will not win.

If the Republican Party fails to go with a minority as the nominee (not the VP pick--the nominee), and if they fail to make any drastic changes in their positions, they will not win another presidential election ever again (barring an extremely unlikely, unforeseen, desperate--and only temporary--political climate).