Random thoughts on the Trump campaign...

[Hortensis]

2. Random responses. :) I'm not afraid of riots when Trump loses.

At all. The populist movement on the right is fed by anxiety, but the economy continues to improve and most people are just not that anxious. If the Democrats consolidate enough power to create the big structural jobs programs she plans, as well as minimum wage increases, affordable college and other advances -- which will create hope for the future and distribute more wealth more equitably, most of the populist anxiety will calm down a bunch, even if terrorism and immigration issues continue.

Right now just getting a 2-year certificate to change from a dying field and earn a better income is out of the question for many, much less going back to college to finish up that degree. An economic concrete ceiling for many who have to support families.

The GOP leadership is very afraid of intra-party riots, however. Whether the current right wing power bases in and out of the party, very much including the huge dark-money forces, manage to keep control or to regain control before long is a huge question. Until big money's out of politics, I'm guessing they will manage to hold onto most control without ideology change, just singing different songs and throwing some bones to those snapping at them.

A different GOP candidate? The GOP has become the white power party, national voter demographics are against them in the presidential race, and they are involved both in an internal civil war and populist rebellion against the party leadership. Any of those candidates the conservative electorate rejected would have been heavily handicapped by all these realities and would probably have lost the presidency. We don't know the Trump effect on down-ballot races yet.

Imo, the irrational hate that fastened on Hillary as a focus is actually fairly irrelevant to us. Just that type's usual mild hate ( ) would have kept them from voting for her -- or for any Democrat if she were not on the scene, so the current blazing nastiness against Hillary and "non-whities"? It's consuming the right, not us.