Of course that's painful for the losers because it also causes uncertainty and pain in the Aristocracy and Media elite.
Let Yheb! try existing without a Base.
On just one issue alone, the realignment took place decades ago.
Not since Ronald Reagan has anyone stood up for the working man as much as he did. Same for the middle-class.
At the current time there’s only one candidate who talks about bringing jobs back. He is roundly ridiculed for it.
Donald Trump is redefining the party alright, but he’s defining it back toward’s it’s traditions, a supporter of a robust economy and ACTUAL (no smoke and mirrors) full employment.
Trump wants the middle-class to survive. Glad someone does.
It doesn’t HAVE to be a lasting split IF the party
will support whoever is the nominee.
If they won’t, THEN they have split from the
base and will deserve what ever happens to them.
“If Trump or Cruz wins the White House, then my side of the party has to re-evaluate who we are, what we stand for, and I’d be willing to do that,†Mr. Graham said. “But if Trump or Cruz loses the presidency, would their supporters re-evaluate their views on immigration and other issues that would grow the party? If they do that, we can come back together. If they don’t, the party probably splits in a permanent way.â€
I’m glad the NY Times is concerned about the Republican Party!
Just like the socialists,communists and America haters that took over the Democrat party , us right wingers who love this country and respect the Constitution are better off trying to take over the Republican party rather then trying to establish a new 3rd political party. -tom
The good news re the upcoming demise of the GOPe, continues to roll in.
Reminds us of reading and Le Mis about what preceded the French Revolution.
The criminals in control of the DNC and GOPe have to be having nightmares and daytime terrors.
How DARE they!
“Republicans are expressing a growing fear that the coming election could be shattering for the party, or reshape it in ways that leave it unrecognizable.”
We can only hope!!! I guess the author regards the GOPe as “Republicans.”
nyt = left-wing disinformation
Well, the GOPe could end it all by just signing a loyalty oath saying they will support whoever wins the Primary....
Just like they told us to do for years.
“While warring party factions usually reconcile after brutal nomination fights....”
After what the GOP pulled in MS to get Cochran back into the Senate, there won’t be any reconciliation here.
I started casting some 3rd party votes that year and the GOP hasn’t given me one, single reason to regret it. In fact, I only feel vindicated given what they’ve done since.
Whig Party bump for later....
Let the GOPe be afraid, very afraid.
From now on there should be an effort to always refer to Paul Ryan as a senior Pelosi staffer.
And who’s ever going to vote for the GOPers if that happens? They clearly don’t . . and won’t . . have the numbers.
They’re the ones who might want to give this some long hard thought. The Dems will never accept them, they would just use their quotes against everyone.
I would say there are three major factions: The Establishment Wing (Country Clubbers), The Trump Wing, The Conservative Wing
While there is some intermixing, some who try to have a say in more than one wing, those 3 define different fundamental principles and priorities.
The Republican Party is facing a historic split over its fundamental principles and identity ...
The Republican party has no "fundamental principles and identity" ... There may be individual Republicans, mostly recently elected, and hated by the GOP Establishment, that do have "fundamental principles", but the Republican Party itself, the establishment Republicans, absolutely do not. And that is their fundamental problem.