>>>>The Libertarians (or at least the most rational of them) could easily be a majority party on the strength of ideas. Unfortunately, politics is not about ideas, it is about telling people pretty much anything in order to get your hands on the levers of power. And of course first and foremost, for exactly that reason, the Libertarian philosophy is about restraining that power as much as possible so it can do the least damage. Rather a prototypical American concept, actually.
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>>>Sure, but even today there seems to be some wish for monarchistic trends:
>>>http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/11/08/reuters-tv-halperin-heilemann-predict-2016-presiden?videoId=239001547&videoChannel=118066
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>>But I think in America this is not so much a matter of dynasty ( well, except for Kennedys ) as name recognition and celebrity.
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>>Hillary can actually make a case in her own right, though, as can Jeb. Oddly, while their name recognition may stem from dynasty, that is probably the biggest albatross that hangs around their respective necks.
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>>Jeb would have to run on the slogan "Two out of three ain't bad!" <bg>
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>Since Hoover every winning republican ticket has featured either a Bush or Nixon

Eisenhower?