Nothing really changed, the country is still as divided as before. The difference was the Rats finally decided that they would be willing to sacrifice the stranglehold the liberal kooks had in the party, to win an election. They basically kicked out all the centrists, but they finally realized they would never win another election unless they would allow some pro-life, pro-gun, religious candidates to run.
Grab the popcorn brother. This is going to be fun to watch.