[quote]In 2008, the US elected Obama based on a message of change.[/quote] No, it was based on the fact that Obama was black [quote]Then (I think I heard that it was 2010, which would make sense in the mid-terms), Republicans try to stop a lot of stuff Obama tries to change.[/quote] Yeah [quote]Then, the population gets disgruntled with the Democrats in power who are unable to enact much change because of Republican obstructionism.[/quote] No, Obama gets his shit done through executive orders. The population gets mad because criticising the government instantly means you're a racist bigot who deserves to be doxxed [quote]And now, the Electoral College is poised to elect a Republican to power with a Republican House and Senate. Presumably many of the same Republicans who tried to stop Obama's changes.[/quote] Yeah, although those people are all going to be kicked out and voted out just like many are projected to be [quote]This man and his party are conservative, the very definition of which is someone who wishes to conserve the status quo.[/quote] Trump =\= conservative at all Trump is the bane of the GOP Conservative doesn't mean status quo, it means traditionalism with respect to the Constitution as it was originally interpreted [quote]And they were promoted to this position on a message of... change? Is that about right or have I grossly oversimplified this?[/quote] You just don't understand our politics at all