No Matter How Crazy They Get, The Republican Party Won't Abandon Its Base [View all]

[Yavin4]

The true constituency of the Republican party is the 1%. That's really who the Republicans work for and pass legislation for. However, by definition, the 1% do not have enough votes to win a "fair" election.

So, the Republicans need a loyal base whose primary interests do not conflict with those of the 1%. The Republican base care about abortion, contraception, prayer in school, God, homophobia, xenophobia, misogyny, etc. None of these things in any way conflict with the needs of the 1%.

Without the base, the Republicans would not be able to control the South which gives them a lot of votes in Congress.

Thus, the Republican base will get crazier and crazier, but do not look for the Republican party to do anything about it. They can't. They are nothing without their base.