Cruz fought a heck of a good fight. Was close but not close enough. The GOP has changed now for a generation. The GOP is now a populist and nationalist party nominating “outsiders”. Not necessarily a bad thing either. just very different.
It got one outsider, Donald. And Donald chose them because the Democrats were too ridiculous to consider any more.
He’s stepped up as a would-be small-s savior to America. I am not stupid, I pray now the Lord will grant him success in this role. But the churches will have to play a large part too in their separate realms. Man does not live by earthly bread alone.
I think Trump is an exception to the rule, and the "no outsiders" rule stands, maybe stronger than before.
I also think the populist, nationalist sentiment is transient. Either the people adopt it, and it sticks for a generation or two, or it disappears with Trump.
I think Trump intends to awaken the people in this country, or at least give that task a honest effort. He'll name names, and why he opposes the political/economic goals of those entities.
No, I think the GOP is still the same old GOP, they just happened to get their asses handed to them by their base this time around. They might lay low and take some time to lick their wounds and re-group, but the old boys network doesn't give up that easy.