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Five-day-old poll. But fascinating to think about. I think the big question of this cycle is going to be whether the Republicans change in the face of a Trump loss. Will they finally give up on supply-side economics/tax cuts for the rich, and recast themselves as a populist party supporting working people? Because if they really think Mike Pence is the future face of the party, that means they don't really believe their "big tent" rhetoric.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politic…
Put it this way, if they ignore the autopsy like they did last time, they won't survive as a party. They will be two parties.
I already know they'll continue being the party that doesn't believe government can do anything...but it's a really deep split between being the party of "makers" and "job creators" and being a party of the working man. I don't think right-leaning working people are gonna go for the big tax cuts for the wealthy and powerful anymore.
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- Well, let's say the GOP splits...becomes the Whigs on the one side and the Tea Party on the other. If the Whigs come up with a reasonable centrist, you couldallthethings
- imagine the centrist GOPers who are supporting HRC to shift back to the Whigs. Or, because she's a centrist herself, maybe the Dems keep some of them?allthethings
- And, because the left won't like her being a centrist, maybe she gets challenged from the left again in 2020. There are lots of ways the GOP can recover....butallthethings
- I think they have to recast themselves to do it.allthethings