[–] MrMongoose 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
There will never be a single party. If the Republicans go belly-up the Democrats will just split in to two factions.
What I'd like to see is the Republican party split in to two separate parties. The social conservatives and the libertarians. I think the libertarian party could actually be respectable and bring something useful to the political discussion of not weighed down by (what I consider to be) the dead weight of the religious right. You'd still have plenty of the family values types getting elected to Congress from the Midwest and southern states - but the presidential elections would regain some of their sanity, at least.
It wouldn't shock me if the African Americans (who tend to be quite religious and surprisingly socially conservative in many ways) joined with the evangelical/culture warrior vote (all three about 13% of voters) to form a populist, socially conservative party. Replacing most of the Republican vote, but also a healthy portion (20-25%) of the Democratic vote. If they pull Latinos, Catholics that's right in the same neighborhood as either major party, and the three big groups are pretty upset at the major parties at the moment.
I think this applies to both parties. Even a lot of democrats are seeing the corruption in their party and are looking at other options. And It's a good thing overall. People are waking up to the bullshit we've been being fed for decades. Now whether the candidates people are flocking to are good for the nation? That remains to be seen. I don't think either side has it completely right.
[–] cli-che-guevara ago
Fox News, the single greatest reason the established GOP has become a tiny little echo room of lies, is reporting this? Holy shit it must be bad.
[–] newoldwave [S] ago
It's well know the SJW's hate Fox because they just hate reading news and opinions that differ from the SJW narrative. stick to the Huff PO
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[–] MrMongoose 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The thing you have to remember is that the GOP doesn't believe in government. What's their motivation for making it work? OTOH they can break shit and come back and say 'See? Government doesn't work. We told you so!'
[–] didntsayeeeee ago
It took Civil War conditions for that to happen, and much as people like to talk up the crises of the day things aren't nearly that fucked.
Ultimately the Republican Party brand has a lot of sticking power, I don't think it's going anywhere. Still, things could change under the hood.