[C210N]

I believe for the republic to survive, it needs a significant injection of fundamental Constitutional Conservatism.

American politics flows in waves; the pendulum analogy is often cited.

I can take a respite of “wild populism”. Presuming of course that it leads to the former conservatism that rights the Republic.

So, the question begs: What is more likely to lead to restoration of smaller federal govt (smaller govt overall too) - diving directly for it, or meandering towards it with a populism interlude.

And what will the inevitable and proverbial pendulum swing look like in 4 or 8 years?

[Uncle Miltie]

Trumpism is inevitable after the refusal of either party to serve the interests of most Americans.

So, we may be fated to populism.

But the populism is the fault of the GOPe. Any discernably conservative impulse in the party would have avoided this fate.