Yes, it sounds crazy and paranoid. OK, I’m both. But think for a minute. Does the GOP really want the Presidency? Why? Aren’t they and their lobbyists and billionaire backers better off having a scapegoat in chief they can blame for everything that goes wrong and deflect attention from their corruption?
Yes, Obama was able to get some things done for about 2 years. After that, not much. And the executive orders—grounds for impeachment!
Meanwhile, Clinton and her PACs are spending what, $40, $50 million while Trump spends nada on ads. And Trump would be a loose cannon. But at the same time while allowing Trump to lose, they have fed red meat to the tea party. Trump can then be the victim and so can they when they gear up for the next cycle.
OK, maybe if she gets enough down ticket folks elected, Clinton can get some SCOTUS justices appointed. But what if she can’t get support down ticket? And if she can, SCOTUS becomes another scapegoat to rail against.
Meanwhile, McConnell, Ryan and their ilk can rant and rave and bitch and moan about Hillary and how she has defiled the Constitution and their hands are tied. At the same time, they can keep getting those NRA funds, those tobacco funds, those big pharma funds, those K Street funds, those Koch funds—living well and blocking Democratic legislation. They will be martyrs fighting evil Hillary. And they won’t have to produce any legislation, unless there is a wave in their favor 2 years hence. Then, they get to step up all the deregulation and tax cuts they want and maybe think of more reasons Hillary should be impeached.
If the economy tanks or if there’s a terrorist attack or if there’s an unpopular war, it’s all Hillary’s fault. Meanwhile, they keep playing golf (hell, they can even go to a Trump course!), living well, hanging with lobbyists, planning their retirements.
In short, I have come to believe the GOP likes being the out party and likes constantly fucking with the Dems and the American people all the while claiming some high moral ground for themselves.
I hope I am wrong, but I think they see this as a win-win. Hillary wins an office that is crippled by them and their cohorts, their lobbyists and FOX news. And they get 4-8 years lobbing grenades at her.