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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor Republicans, Mounting Fears of Lasting Split
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/us/politics/for-republicans-mounting-fears-of-lasting-split.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=1-snip-
The Republican Party is facing a historic split over its fundamental principles and identity, as its once powerful establishment grapples with an eruption of class tensions, ethnic resentments and mistrust among working-class conservatives who are demanding a presidential nominee who represents their interests.
At family dinners and New Years parties, in conference calls and at private lunches, longtime Republicans are expressing a growing fear that the coming election could be shattering for the party, or reshape it in ways that leave it unrecognizable.
While warring party factions usually reconcile after brutal nomination fights, this race feels different, according to interviews with more than 50 Republican leaders, activists, donors and voters, from both elite circles and the grass roots.
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For Republicans, Mounting Fears of Lasting Split (Original Post)
LiberalElite
Jan 2016
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saltpoint
(50,986 posts)1. I hope the wheels fly off the Republican
shitwagon and the whole thing veers into a very deep ditch.
I don't need any wait time on this outcome. I'm ready to deploy immediately.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)2. This is a self inflicted wound
By allowing and promoting things like Fox News, they reap what they sow.
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)3. Trump could destroy the current GOP
spanone
(135,886 posts)4. i don't see it. the republicans have done NOTHING to bring trump down.
NOTHING.
if he looks like he can win, the establishment republicans will embrace him like the second coming of Jesus.