Donald Trump did not run as a Republican. He ran as an independent/third-party candidate using the infrastructure of the Republican Party.
He didn't win because he was "Republican". He won in spite of it. In spite of the ENTIRE two-party system as we have come to know and accept it.
Why have so many literally lost their minds over Trump winning? Because they didn't want or expect things to change so drastically. They know the old way is over with. That paradigm is DEAD. There has been a political realignment in America as has not transpired in any recent memory. And it seems that some would rather be dead than accept that reality.
It isn't "Republican versus Democrat" anymore. Or even "conservative versus liberal". The veneer has been stripped away. It is now apparent for all to see: this is individual versus collective. Nation versus globalism. Reality versus "feelings".
And the Democrats are driving themselves into oblivion if they do not adapt. If they do not discover very quickly what, if anything, they stand for.
The Republicans too, for that matter.
I hope that the Democrats and the Republicans do drive themselves into that oblivion.
Fine commentary.
The change is absolutely necessary if the nation is to escape the banana republic death spiral.
Americans will simply need to adjust to a world without illegal aliens and NAFTA. Certainly it will cost a bit more to visit restaurants. But there's a silver lining: the youth of America has entry level jobs and the malaise of the inner city is treated.
Maybe you can't afford to go out and eat as often. Maybe there will be a resurgence of home cooking. In California, maybe the citizens will decide they are willing to pay more for food, but less for big state government.
(BTW, the housing situation in the Bay area is insane. My daughter is going to school there and is paying $800 for a tiny room and some common space with two roommates -- and her rent is going up soon.)
The Democrats will certainly adjust or their party will cease to be a national political force. The lefty temper-tantrums will surely end as people get bored and agitators like Boobamba are exposed as criminals and maybe even prosecuted. I haven't heard of a single neverTrumper moving to Canada as they promised.
The realities of life change, while painful at first, often open up new vistas. Possibilities never considered become new options.
A cornered animal lashes out at its attacker, then high-tails itself outta there fast. And it fully accepts its new territorial boundaries.
At its core, human life is still a rumble in the jungle. But a free, law-abiding Republic is still the best path to human prosperity, self-fulfillment, and brotherhood.
A great nation protects the individual, rewards those who deliver value to the common wealth, and respects its military and law enforcement heroes.
GO TRUMP! GO, ALL AMERICANS!