if they are in control in 2016, IMO, it will clearly spell the end of a democracy and a strong shift toward a theocratic/autocratic government/country. As the US continues its exponential march toward total Idiocracy, some very disturbing events will surely happen.

Whatever 'recovery' we have, and I don't see that happening, Obama or the Republicans will have little to do with it.

It's what John Q public, the voter, perceives that they do.

not matter, it will serve them well, unfortunately, as propaganda IMO. ... if this series of events does occur.

While Bernanke was a Bush appointee it only happened because Greenspan's policies were failing hard and he even admitted as much after leaving office.

We could get another Greenspan in 4 years if we lost the Presidency (say, Jerome H. Powell).

First of all, we have to get people to start voting like they should. We need voter turnout every two years as much as during the Presidential election years, or at least close to it. If we don't somehow get people to participate, there's really nothing we can do to stop the GOP.

Second, we have to get money out of elections, so that means we need to begin our efforts to do that right now. It takes years to get anything done in our system, so we need to start planning for 2020 now. The GOP knows this, which is why they started making their plans to take over state houses long before they were able to do it. The Democrats are sorely in need of people who plan for the future instead of just dealing with things as they come.

Lastly, we need Democrats who act like Democrats. When conservative Democrats run, voters get confused, and when voters get confused, anything can happen. Voters need to know which party is on their side, not a party that panders to this group over here and that group over there. When Democrats are all over the map, voters either stay home because they don't feel like they're being represented, or they vote for Republicans because at least they stand for something.