If people want to stand in a circle and sing about the end of the republican party, they should consider how fed up the democrats are with Hilary, that a huge (Yuuuge) portion of their faithful zombies are supporting Bernie Sanders.

Gotta love conservatives bitching endlessly about welfare when we spend orders magnitude more on white-collar welfare.

As it seems YOU are a perfect example of white collar welfare, the statement you made is rather 'unusual.' Of course you will defend your circumstances with rhapsodic statements about how vital and crucial your 'research' has been, but living off the taxpayers IS STILL living off the taxpayers.

According to Matt Schlapp, chairman of CPAC, Trump wanted to dictate the terms of his visit to CPAC, including not taking questions.  CPAC wouldn't accept those terms, so Trump didn't show. 

Coward comes to mind.

Why is it ok for Hilary Clinton to dictate these types of things, but not Donald Trump?
I am NOT a Trump voter, by the way.

Progressives will be out in force chanting and celebrating her death.
Wait for it.

The truth is that corporations are MULTINATIONAL and answer to stockholders, who rightly expect a return on their investment.
The only way for mass producers to expand market share, and profits, in these economic times are to look outside the US for labor and operating savings due to the insane regulatory environment created by ever expanding government, which has to justify its existence by making up ever expanding regulations.
To return manufacturing to the USA, the USA must kill off the vast majority of useless regulation, while holding firm on useful regulation, and learn to operate more efficiently, and pose less of a threat to the economy.

The way I've heard the term in recent times is to refer to those special, unique individuals who are part of the "participation trophy" generation, that need to have their thoughts and opinions continuously affirmed.  They are delicate, and any disagreement with them will send them running to find their "safe space".  Any disagreement with them will be called "harassment", and they will demand that those in power (normally University administration) severely sanction those who do not agree with them.

Kind of like POA moderators.

Are the American people tired of dirty election tactics? 

If this is the greatest country on earth, and I think it is, wouldn't those wishing to TRULY LEAD it to greater greatness be more interested in laying out how they will do that, rather than destroying an opponent by laser focusing on the opponent's weaknesses, perceived or real?  In fact, apparently, all candidates LIE in their ads, and this is a LEGAL practice.

I loathe it.  What can we as Americans do to stop these ever-worsening tactics?

Stop electing crappy politicians like John Boehner, Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mitch McConnell, and the rest. Make there be a penalty for misbehaving, instead of great reward. Go back to having hte integrity to refuse support a candidate because of the letter after their name on the ballot, but instead the honor and integrity in their experience.