In my opinion, the demise of the Republican Party will be unlike the deaths of the Federalist Party and the Whig Party. While remaining Federalists found a temporary home with the Whigs and most of the Whigs ultimately became Republicans,"reality-based" Republicans like Chaney will not find a home in the Democratic Party. Their alternat…
In my opinion, the demise of the Republican Party will be unlike the deaths of the Federalist Party and the Whig Party. While remaining Federalists found a temporary home with the Whigs and most of the Whigs ultimately became Republicans,"reality-based" Republicans like Chaney will not find a home in the Democratic Party. Their alternative is a new "reality based" conservative party, probably something like the Lincoln Project. The Trumpublican Party will gradually shrink into history and share the fate of the "Know Nothings" whom they stupidly strive to emulate. But this will not happen overnight. Until it does, the Democrats must hang in there.
I'm not sure, given their demise due to greed and overpayment of their self-indulgent principals, the Lincoln Project is a great example but the rest of your hopeful argument retains its validity.
In my opinion, the demise of the Republican Party will be unlike the deaths of the Federalist Party and the Whig Party. While remaining Federalists found a temporary home with the Whigs and most of the Whigs ultimately became Republicans,"reality-based" Republicans like Chaney will not find a home in the Democratic Party. Their alternative is a new "reality based" conservative party, probably something like the Lincoln Project. The Trumpublican Party will gradually shrink into history and share the fate of the "Know Nothings" whom they stupidly strive to emulate. But this will not happen overnight. Until it does, the Democrats must hang in there.
I'm not sure, given their demise due to greed and overpayment of their self-indulgent principals, the Lincoln Project is a great example but the rest of your hopeful argument retains its validity.
I did say "something like" in referring to the Lincoln Project. It had its flaws, but after all, it was composed of Republicans.
"Something like" is a good escape clause; worth remembering, thanks Jacob.