Whatever happens, I've been expecting one of the major parties to die after this year. Both parties have been destabilized by the emergence of Obama and Trump over their parties' management.
Of course, there will be "another" major party, but membership is going to shift around.
If the Democrats succeed in stealing the presidency, I expect the Republicans to disintegrate, with a core forming around Trump and attracting pro-American Democrats, while globalist Republicans complete their transition to the Democrats.
If the Republicans prevail, the Democrats will likely jettison their gerontocracy and solidify around policies that target their core constituencies of the ultra-rich and ultra-poor (and ultra-confused). Remains to be seen how they would remain relevant as a fringe party. Perhaps they will repeat what happened to the Whigs in the 1850s.
Whatever happens, I've been expecting one of the major parties to die after this year. Both parties have been destabilized by the emergence of Obama and Trump over their parties' management.
Of course, there will be "another" major party, but membership is going to shift around.
If the Democrats succeed in stealing the presidency, I expect the Republicans to disintegrate, with a core forming around Trump and attracting pro-American Democrats, while globalist Republicans complete their transition to the Democrats.
If the Republicans prevail, the Democrats will likely jettison their gerontocracy and solidify around policies that target their core constituencies of the ultra-rich and ultra-poor (and ultra-confused). Remains to be seen how they would remain relevant as a fringe party. Perhaps they will repeat what happened to the Whigs in the 1850s.