“And guess what? The Rockefeller Republicans are basically extinct, at least among GOP officeholders.”
Yes, they’ve been largely replaced by corporatists. They like to sell the rope that will eventually hang them. There still are some though. Especially with social issues.
Ben Franklin warned that if we don’t hang together we’ll surely hang separately.
John McCain and friends saw a business opportunity, started measuring necks and investing in rope.
The devil would love you to believe he doesn’t exist either.