2. However, if tney do, then the Democratic Party will break up, too.
It's the nature of the system. Nature abhors a vacuum, and a second major party will arise. It happened in 1824-1828 with the Democratic-Republican split into the Democrats and the National Republicans (who later made up most of the Whig party). In 1856-1860 the Whigs disintegrated and their remnants formed with anti-slavery Democrats to form the Republican party.
If the Republicans disintegrate, than one of two things will happen. Either the remaining Republicans will join up with the DINOs to form the "Conservative" party, or the "moderate" and conservative factions of the Democrats will swell with their numbers and a new "Progressive" party will break off from the Democrats.
We will never have any protracted period of one-party rule in this country. Which is as it should be.
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