Change! The people are calling. They are sick and tired of the status quo.
The most recent Gallup poll shows the majority of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama’s current handle on the national issues. It is clear that, in the eyes of the American people, Barack Obama failed to deliver his mantra: “Change we can believe in.” This discontent has spawned strong support for outsider candidates like Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders, Carly Fiorina, and oh yeah, Donald Trump.
From those observations, it is easy to assume that Americans will elect a Republican in 2016; what better way of symbolizing change than voting in the other party?
However, a party change is not the movement voters seek. They are not sick of a particular party per se, but more of the politics within government. According to Gallup, the one thing more detrimental to society, in the eyes of the public, is Congress. There were points within Obama’s tenure where only 9 percent of Americans thought Congress was in any way effective.
The people want a revolution, not a reformation. The outsiders offer this.
But the real question is, can these revolutionaries win? The likely answer is no. While there are high numbers of those who look for a reconstruction of government, those who support the establishment are just as numerous. If the Democrats nominate their established candidate, Hillary Clinton, her gender will be enough to persuade a number of the revolutionaries to their side. With those numbers, Clinton would easily wash over any outsider candidate the Republicans have to offer.
So how do the Republicans combat the slightly revolutionary, traditional Democratic candidate? They nominate their own slightly revolutionary, traditional Republican candidate, the best way to combat Hillary Clinton’s literal embodiment of change.
The Republicans can also provide the same. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz both pose as “firsts” in American history as the first racially Latino presidents. If executed correctly, the Republicans should be able to easily grab more of the revolutionaries pointing at the lack of change seen in a Clinton dynasty.
Republicans can rest assured that this is a tested and proven method of success against Hillary Clinton. If they remember back to the 2008 primaries, an underdog who posed as the first black president challenged and defeated the preconceived winner of the Democratic primary.
More than revolution, people are excited to make history. Running an establishment campaign while creating a “first” in American history is the surefire way to win for either of the political parties.
