The big difference from Clinton’s comeback (upon which Roger’s assumptions are — consciously or not — predicated), is that this time there’s an alternative media and Fox News.

Oh, yeah, and the Tea Party. Of course, the Tea Party could be problematic, depending on whether the lamestream media is able to demonize them effectively and/or they get stupid themselves.

Also, the economy was in better shape prior to ’96, and was booming that election year. The Republicans were unable to make the case that they were chiefly responsible for the climate that allowed for the prosperity (hence the label “Stupid Party”).

Maybe the GOP will be as stupid and hapless this time around, but they have to know that it’s important for them to take the lion’s share of the credit for any economic recovery that mey be in the offing. If they succeed in repealing Obamacare, they have to trumpet that and come up with attractive alternatives that the public will accept (and again, make sure that Obama can’t take credit for that).

The other thing for the GOP and alternative media to do is to expose the massive corruption that has to be going on as a result of the profligate spending, and to harp on the borderline disloyalty/sabotage in foreign affairs and immigration. If they can exploit these issues effectively, enough Americans will sober up and vote for even a lackluster GOP alternative. Or maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt.