There will always be a 2 party system because that’s what the Founders intended to occur. The original issue was and still is the issue strong central government or weak central government. How much of one or the other, that balance will be argued over by 2 main parties because ultimately there are only 2 positions. It may not be these parties but eventually whatever replaces them will coalesce into 2 parties
No they didn't. And let's not forget George Washington's warning against political parties in his farewell address:
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”
“It may not be these parties but eventually whatever replaces them will coalesce into 2 parties.”
You are right about that. I guess maybe a better wording on my part would have been, ‘the growing pains of a NEW emerging party’ to replace the GOPe. :)