But let me explain why I think this time is different.

First of all, I know a lot of union guys.

Guys who mine coal, guys who run the trains that haul the coal that has been mined.

These guys are, by and large, Democrats.

Last time around we were all getting drunk together, and one of the wives said

“I would rather have Obama do nothing for another four years than have Romney do anything at all.”

I posted it on Tumblr and it got like 22,000 notes. Here it is.

This time around, these guys all support Trump, as do their wives.

What to make of it? Trump is for real. If he scares you, you should be scared, real scared. The shit going down now is all very much like Reagan in 1980.

I’m the first to admit that I said the Republicans could never win another national election. Now, I’m like, how can they possibly lose?