Relic wrote above:
[[ The Republicans were given the House and the Senate because the people wanted to put a check on Obama's executive orders, amnesty in particular. Now that the Republicans have shown their hand, and it's clear they will capitulate to Obama, the people will respond appropriately.
There is little chance the Republicans will win the presidency, or hold the Senate in 2016. ]]
I was predicting exactly this months before the election last November.
As it stands now, the Republican party is headed for what may be a crushing defeat in 2016 -- a remarkable "reversal of fortune" in but two years.
If Scott Walker becomes the candidate, perhaps, just perhaps, they'll yet have a chance.
But if Jeb Bush wins the nomination, the Pubbie's fate is assured. After 2016, they won't win the presidency again, and I will go on record predicting that the "Republican party" in America won't last twenty years afterwards.
In any case, the Republicans of 2015 have created an amazing legacy for themselves:
The first Lame Duck Majority Congress in the history of The United States.