RetiredArmy Wrote:Nice Mister. Any predictions? Not about Clinton v. Trump, about the future of our political system.
I think it's impolitic to try to go back to the old way entirely, but we need to find something to replace the pro-cooperation incentives that used to be in place. It used to be that deep personal relationships could occasionally trump party loyalty, but that seems to have faded away. Social media lets politicians bypass the usual methods of advancement (get on the good side of the speaker of the house and get better and better committee appointments until you're an obvious candidate for president) and run 'rogue campaigns'.
People have been predicting the demise of the GOP for a long time, but I think it's at least going to undergo a reformation over the next 8 years. I think whatever is left is going to be more socially inclusive, as the culture warriors are going to get jettisoned. It's going to move toward the center, probably leaving some version of the Tea Party to occupy the far right, doomed to eventual irrelevance by demographics. Hopefully a Center Right party (younger side of the GOP) and a Center Center Party (Democrats) can find new ways to work together that aren't available with the GOP being a far right party.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
