The Five Republican Parties

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/07/12/the_five_republican_parties.html

The Five Republican Parties


Norm Ornstein: "American history has many examples of a party going off the rails and taking a long time to recover. It was true of the Democrats in the 1890s and again in the 1960s and early '70s. One rough rule of thumb is that a party has to lose three presidential elections in a row to make it clear that the problem is not just individual presidential candidates and their failures but something deeper, enough to motivate a party to move to expand beyond its ideological base and capture the center. But if that happens in 2016 -- if Democrats make it three wins in a row -- I am not sure it will be enough for the GOP."

"That is because I see at least five Republican parties out there, with a lot of overlap, but with enough distinct differences that the task is harder than usual. There is a House party, a Senate party, and a presidential party, of course. But there is also a Southern party and a non-Southern one. The two driving forces dominating today's GOP are the House party and the Southern one -- and they will not be moved or shaped by another presidential loss. If anything, they might double down on their worldviews and strategies."

[dbackjon]

1. Hopefully it will be AT least five losses

Hillary 2016 & 2024

[MiniMe]

3. Who else are you counting?

That only makes 4 in a row.

[dbackjon]

4. Whomever in 2024. Warren :)

[longship]

2. All five subsumed into a single theocratic party. nt