09-09-2018, 10:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-09-2018, 10:28 AM by David Horn.)
(09-08-2018, 02:12 PM)sbarrera Wrote: I think the McCain funeral made it clear the new dividing line is between pro-Trump and anti-Trump. So we saw a gathering of anti-Trumpers mourning a comrade, but also in a sense mourning the end of an era.
There was an op-ed before the election by Andrew Sullivan where he stated that the if Trump won the election, then both the Democratic and Republican parties would be destroyed. That is what happened, so it's no surprise to see unity across party lines - those lines really aren't there any more.
The Dems are moving back toward a focus on economics, and about time too! The GOP is just fractured, and will be until Trump is gone. Then? I can't even guess. I do think the Dems will be shedding politicians like old, scaly skin, and the new arrivals will be notably different. Whether they can win anything is another question entirely, but the post-Goldwater changes to the GOP didn't produce instant results either.
2020 will either be a sea change election, or it will usher in an even more intense focus on purging the Democrats and opposing the GOP. The newly extreme SCOTUS might actually help this process along, though we older folks may not see any benefits.
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