The problem with the unexpected is that, well, it’s unexpected.
A decade ago, some guy was running for Senate in Illinois as a Democrat. I’m not sure anybody thought he had a chance — after all, he’d already lost in a bid for a seat in the House — until the unexpected happened. In this case, details about the divorce of the front running Republican from his very pretty actress wife happened to be disclosed by the courts to the Chicago Tribune. And the details regarding his sex life were absolutely devastating.
The end result of this *ahem* unfortunate turn of events is that the Republican candidate was replaced by someone deemed “more electable,” and the underdog Democrat went on to win a seat in the Senate. Just a few years later, that man went on to become President of the United States.
So, when Serious People say that a Democrat’s only shot at winning is “a Republican screwup“, remember that stranger things have happened.
A quick break: To bring you a metric ton of NSA and NSA “reform” and Ed Snowden and NSA related items.
And, In Closing: on the Class of 2014; someone noticed; given up; most popular Google searches by state; and ironic photos.
Jack Ryan… he puts the “party” in the the Republican party.