Kristol tends to complicate simple issues.
This election will hinge on the intellect and ambition of Americans, in my opinion.
Smarter, more ambitious people will vote Republican.
And lower IQ, lazier people will vote Democrat.
We can either reclaim our greatness, exceptionalism and prosperity or continue down this road we're on of mediocrity, malaise, crushing taxes, high unemployment and the monotony of socialism.
Pretty simple choice if you ask me.

The lower IQ people all reside in southern red states like Mississippi,Texas,Tennessee,Arkansas,etc. where they always rank at or near the bottom of ALL the states in ALL levels of education.
They make less money and the percentage of the population on some form of government welfare is the highest of all states based on the percentage of the population collecting it.
The states have been run by Republicans for a long time and the electorate in them mostly votes against their own best interests because they are told too and are too stupid to figure out why.
They get more back from the Federal Government for their Welfare Programs than they give to the Federal Government by way of tax receipts while the blue states where the intelligent reside get less back than they give.
It is indeed a simple choice!
Let the south secede again and the north will prosper without the south dragging them down to their low class level.

You should be nicer to all our welfare and food stamp recipients down here, booby.
They're all Democrats.
They outnumber the smarter people too but they're too lazy to get off the couch to vote most of the time.
Especially if Jerry Springer or Wrestling is on.