Honestly, I don't think the Party of Lincoln is salvageable. It is now the Cult of the Orange and will remain so, whether he retains control of the party or not. Arguably, this should have happened sooner, but the movement conservatives had managed to effectively suppress the nationalist, isolationists, and to a lesser extent bigots' for…
Honestly, I don't think the Party of Lincoln is salvageable. It is now the Cult of the Orange and will remain so, whether he retains control of the party or not. Arguably, this should have happened sooner, but the movement conservatives had managed to effectively suppress the nationalist, isolationists, and to a lesser extent bigots' for so long but Trump broke their sway so thoroughly that even people like Rubio are now in essence Trumpets. We need a loyal opposition party, but until Romney, and Cheney, and Sasse, and similar break with the current party, that won't happen
Honestly, I don't think the Party of Lincoln is salvageable. It is now the Cult of the Orange and will remain so, whether he retains control of the party or not. Arguably, this should have happened sooner, but the movement conservatives had managed to effectively suppress the nationalist, isolationists, and to a lesser extent bigots' for so long but Trump broke their sway so thoroughly that even people like Rubio are now in essence Trumpets. We need a loyal opposition party, but until Romney, and Cheney, and Sasse, and similar break with the current party, that won't happen