An udpate from the American political circus

It is no laughing matter for the United States, and especially for the rest of the world, that one of the two viable political parties, the Republicans, do not have a single plausible candidate who isn't a threat to civilization.  But do not worry!   I stand by my earlier prediction that Ted Cruz will win Iowa (by a big margin) and South Carolina.  Trump will probably win New Hampshire, but not my the margins the polls predict.  Various other Repug candidates will drop out, Trump will go increasingly ballistic, and Cruz, a madman with slightly more self-control, will cruise to the nomination.   Cruz is Trump with some self-restraint, and, in fact, he's far to the right of Trump, who is an opportunistic posturer, whereas Cruz is genuinely committed to his reactionary views.  Either guarantees a Democratic victory.   Meanwhile, the only candidate in the race who actually is focused on substance, Bernie Sanders, is, despite the concerted opposition of the prudent wing of the ruling class party (commonly known as the Democrats) is poised to upset things even more:  if Sanders wins Iowa (which he could) and wins New Hampshire (which he will, even if he loses Iowa), then the braindead media will have to start covering him as much as they cover the fascist clown show called "Donald Trump."  And then all bets are off, since large numbers of ordinary Republican voters will support Sanders on the substance of the issues he is running on.   If Sanders then makes an early announcement of a female running mate, well, who knows, America might even rejoin the league of civilized countries?  One can dream...