Every President since 1870 has either been a Rat or a Republican.Given that the Rat Party is *entirely* behind their Communist "manifesto" the prospect of the Republican Party splitting suggests that the next 50 years will feature nothing but *Rat* presidents.And Rat Congresses as well.All that for the sake of "purity".
You obviously missed the point.
The Whigs fell apart not long after the 1854 election. The Republican Party formed by the fusion of old Whigs, Free Soilers, and some anti-slavery Democrats. By 1860, the GOP had established (after a bit of unpleasantness) electoral domination for two generations, basically until 1932.
I don’t see why we have to remain tied to the GOP. Saying that we have to be is simply simpleminded and a lack of imagination. The GOP can go away, and we’ll be none the worse for it. Better to build something else using conservative GOPers, conservative independents, while picking off some Democrats who lean to the Right but haven’t given up their Party yet because the GOP doesn;t really offer a better alternative.
Sorry, GOP stooge, your moronic post entirely misses the point. The GOP was formed in 1854. Their first president was elected in 1861. (7 years)
The Whig Party was formed in 1833. First President was elected in 1840 (7 years)
The Democratic-Republican Party was formed in 1791, first President elected in 1800 (9 years)
The Federalist Party was formed in 1794, first President elected in 1796 (2 years)
The point is that new major Parties form, and it is AT MOST 2 cycles before they get a candidate elected... and when the GOP implodes (as it clearly is), it will crumble quickly. It's replacement, whatever the name, is very likely to form a coalition of limited government, social conservatives, and millions of those who are desperate to find ANY fiscal responsibility as Obama spends us into the edge of oblivion. It won't be 50 years... or even 9 years... before the new party gets a President elected.