It took roughly 16 years for small government conservatism to take over the Republican party, from 1964 to 1980. Now after 36 years of nominal control, is it all crashing down after one season? Are the fruits of slouching from the heights of William F. Buckley to the lows of Glenn Beck finally hitting critical mass? Is the American right finally shedding its last coat of intellectual obfuscation and embracing its identity politics-based id?
Just look at the line up of big names the National Review lined up against Trump. They have not had anything truly meaningful to say in a long time. They have lost the popular vote in 5 out of the last 6 national elections, and the one they did win largely due to the rally-around effect in the wake of terrorism. Now they may lose their own party. It's the screeching of a movement in fear of the floor falling out from beneath them.
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