Potentially true but if the average person is thinking more about their lot in life rather than what's hip in 2016 then Rand Paul will mop the floor w/ Hillary or any other statist they can enthuse people about.
They will let Rand Paul
almost win to keep that segment of the population convinced that voting is still valid.
We saw how ecstatic the Trendies became when given a somewhat black president. Imagine their joy if given a gay, female, atheist Presidential candidate.
I suspect they will flip the Presidency back to a Republican next time. Republicans need a win to keep them on the hook. Many are becoming disenchanted and beginning to question the whole process, and leave the party.
For
Divide ut Regnes to be work, people have to stay interested in the show. If their team/protagonist is getting stomped, they lose hope, and then lose interest. That's bad cattle management.