The Surge in GOP Voting Registration Is Great, but It Points to Something Troubling

TheRepublicanPartyisatapointwhereitseemsalmostuntouchable,andthat’snotjustbecauseitcontinuestoperforminwaysthatpleasethepeople,butbecausetheDemocratsjustcan’tstopthemselvesfromgettingintheirownway.  AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,Democratssawdramaticdeclinesacrossthecountry,includinginkeybattlegroundslikeNevada,NorthCarolina,andPennsylvania.Justasimportantly,though,theDemocraticPartycontinuestocraterinformerlypurplestateslikeFlorida.AndwhileI’mnotpredictingRepublicanswillstartwinningthereanytimesoon,you’reevenseeingmassivedrop-offsinMassachusettsandRhodeIsland.  Read: AnalysisofNationwideVoterRegistrationTrendsShowsCatastrophicSituationforDemocrats WhenIsawthis,twothingscrossedmymind.  ThefirstisthatthepeopletrusttheGOPtohelpgetthiscountrybackontrack,whichisgreatnews.TheDemocratsweresoawfulthatitdefiesreason,andittaughtagreatdealofthepublicalesson;theyaren’tupforthetask.  Butthes