George W Bush: I think I might be the last Republican president

[Bojack Horseman]

No.

How a Republican wins?
Realistically, please.

After they get their asses kicked in 2016 and again in 2020 when they nominate Ted Cruz or Joni Ernst or Tom Cotton or another base-pandering bozo, they'll finally come around and nominate a John Kasich type who isn't a total clown. After 16 years of Democratic presidents, incumbent fatigue will finally catch up to us and if the GOP nominates someone like Ike, they'll win.

[Bojack Horseman]

Remember when the Democrats were doomed after 2004?
Remember when the Republicans were doomed after 2006/2008?
Remember when the Democrats were doomed after 2010?
Remember when the Republicans were doomed after 2012?
Remember when the Democrats were doomed after 2014?

IceSpear, Republicans have not won the popular vote in presidential elections since 1988. That's a mightily long time. Too long to fathom. And there is no end in site of this electoral drought.

The 2004 election is a special case of a war time president. Where other presidents won landslide victories, GWB only managed to squeak out a win solely dependent on one state and against a very weak opponent.

The reason Republicans do well in midterms is because the voters don't want a total domination by the Democratic Party yet.

Let us not fool ourselves. There are more Democrats in the USA than there are Republicans. This advantage is only going to grow larger.

They did win the popular vote in 2004. But since 1988, that's the only one they've won the popular vote in.