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Originally Posted by RickeyM
My opinion is that the Republicans seek to enter this knife fight with an assault weapon. I don't see things as going back to "reasonable" when tRump leaves office. The Republicans have been on this march to one party rule for quite some time. Their "packing" of the SC IMO is an attempt to make law outside of Congress. IE appeal everything they don't like up the chain to the SC and have the conservative majority decide in their favor. Being new here you probably not seen my opinion that the current Repub party needs to be ended/terminated/kicked to the curb/abolished/done away with entirely and replaced with something else. As I said, my opinion. Back to the topic I think adding two more seats to th SC would be a good counter to the Repubs trying to stack the SC in their favor.
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Out of all registered Republicans, I have no idea how many have permanently shifted to the far-right and away from objective facts and how many have simply been mesmerized by Trump and have a chance to come back to their senses once he's gone.
Based on the fact that something like the Lincoln Project was formed and the number of prominent Republicans that have endorsed Biden, there's some signs that there could be an internal struggle for the party to either get back to their roots or continue along their current path. Those that have publicly rejected Trump are just the ones that have been brave enough to do so - I have to think there are many more that are at least conflicted about the path their party has taken, but don't want to rock the boat.
Realistically, the Dems or middle/Independents can't and won't be the ones to end/abolish the Repub party, nor should they try. Attempting to force change, IMO, will only serve to put Repubs on the defensive and at least temporarily coalesce them to resist outside forces. They'll have to internally combust on their own or have an internal civil war that fractures and reforms into something new/different.
But, at the root of any party, is not just (or even predominantly) ideals - it's the desire for power and control. Even apart from their recent "radicalization", the demographic changes in the country simply don't favor today's Repub party. Their continuing to become even more extreme won't reverse that trend - it'll just alienate more reasonable people.
At some point, I think they realize that and will be forced to become more inclusive - otherwise they'll realistically only rarely be able to win elections. I think it's more likely they go back to more traditional Repub ideals and be forced to reject the far-right fanatics in favor of drawing in more fiscally and socially conservative independents, minorities, etc. And not to sound too cynical, but I really don't think that'll be because of some epiphany of how inclusiveness is right after all, but will be a calculated decision to maintain relevancy.
Meanwhile, I don't think it'll all be wine and roses on the Dem side either. There will be an internal struggle between more aggressive progressives and more traditional moderates. However, I don't think it'll be as ugly and fracturing an internal struggle as will happen on the right. Fundamentally, there's a lot more overlap (IMO) between progressives and moderates, but the differences are more related to timing, extent, and methods to achieve those objectives.