Reply #12: Their are some interesting scenarios that could play out [View All]

[mot78]

If the Repubs die out, the Democrats will survive, but the coalition of people who describe themselves as Democrats would change.

Since climate change will be a new issue, I honestly think enviromentalists could become Conseratives/Neocons. They would join war hawks because of the enviroment's future bond to national security. Libertarian-leaning types and Pacifists may form an alliance in one of the parties as a result. Some "Democrats" may defect to the new party, while some former "Republicans" will become Democrats because of something the party does or doesn't do.


If the Democrats die out, a similar scenario could play out. However, an economically Libertarian party may dominate, since the only scenario I can envision would be a dissatisfaction with SS/Medicare beign the prinicple cause for the Dem demise.