Future of the GOP

[Agonized-Statism]

Weird combination of the above. I think the populists will have influence going forward via Trump's machine (perpetuated by whatever news network he ends up making), but the warhawks have always had some kind of presence in both parties and the libertarians will continue backing what they see as the party of smaller government. The GOP is headed back into the wilderness because of its factionalism, but as time goes on the lines will blur between those factions and they'll eventually put together a winning platform and coalition again. The Democrats' coalition, while big enough to secure hegemony at this point, is a house of cards. As I've said in other threads: gentrifiers and gentrified. One will eventually break from the party.