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Progressives should be worried about what will happen to the Democratic party after this election, though. It's probably going to become the new home of neocons
by deciplex 11y ago
Progressives should be worried about what will happen to the Democratic party after this election, though. It's probably going to become the new home of neoconservatives by the end of this decade (if not already), and who knows what other factions will flock to the Democrats if Trump actually does remake the Republican party into a right-wing nationalist one.
If you're a reliable Democrat (like myself) you might gloat for a while over the implosion of the imposing party, but a one-party state will really suck. I honestly hope the GOP can get their shit together sooner rather than later.
- adt2bt 11y agoGreat point bringing up the myopia of the modern political horse race. For progressives, a fracturing GOP may grant them another White House term. Though when the dust settles, they may be the ones left politically homeless as their party moves more to the right to grab more unsettled conservatives. It makes me wonder if both parties will continue rocketing away from each other in the left-right spectrum or if a Trump nomination will resettle the status quo.
- spacecowboy_lon 11y agoIt might make both parties modernize and become less like the 18th century model of lose collations. Dumping the antiquated primary system and going to One Member One Vote would save so much money and also tighten party discipline.