There will be a realignment; it will probably be in the 2030s, and it may involve the Dems becoming the party of the rich.
That's largely already happened. Rich people over 50 vote Republican, rich people under 50 vote Democrat.
I feel that the rich people voting Democratic are actually Republicans disgusted with their evangelical base. Or rather they're voting for the Democratic coalition that exists under the Reagan age. Which amounts to neoliberal lite.
With Sanders on the scene I could see the traditional Jeffersonian - Jacksonian Democratic coalition reemerging based on working class folks. I take a middle road between Tom RINO and you here.
That is absolutely true and it is the main reason I vote Democrat. I would obviously benefit personally from Republicans getting their way on taxes and repealing Obamacare. However, I have nothing but contempt and disgust for the Evangelical wing of the Republican party... as long as they are in charge... and THEY ARE in charge... I will never vote Republican for any level of government. I would like Democrats to do even better with rich people in the future because then the party will align itself accordingly on fiscal issues. There are lots of people in suburbs that are socially liberal but fiscally conservative. The Republican party is turning into the opposite of this.
So in theory what would your feelings be if the Republican Party remained neoliberal and economically conservative and foreign policy hawks while jettisoning their evangelical base? Would you (, to make a pun) become a swing voter?
I haven't really studied this issue a ton, its just a theory that Democrats won areas like Fairfax, etc on the basis of being the more acceptable neoliberal Party so my bolded line was almost a casual throwaway line.
