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Originally Posted by 1blackman1
Trump doesn’t think past 5 minutes. And he doesn’t give 1 shit about anything to do with party. Shit he isn’t even a Republican to be honest. Anyone thinking he’s got a plan or strategy is foolishly fooling themselves looking for more than he could ever give.
The man only cares about how something advantages him and his family. He’s no ideologue.
You assume too much and convey upon him too much credit.
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I don't think the OP is saying that Trump intentionally did it. I think he is just saying that Trump's ridiculous presidency has exposed some fissures.
But I think he missed another big point. The Dems also have a big problem. They have emerged as a party of elites that care nothing about the working class except to promise them more welfare - not jobs.
I think there is going to be a major realignment of the parties. The GOP picked up a LOT more Hispanic votes and black male votes in the past election than they have before. They are becoming the party of working class people, despite all the phone rhetoric from the left.
Pelosi et al. pull all of their support from the tech industry, the media companies, the entertainment industry, academia, and, increasingly, Wall Street.
None of those groups gives a shit about working class Americans. If they did, we would NEVER have the levels of immigration we have and we would never have allowed so many jobs to be shipped out of the country.
The GOP is probably going to jettison the open border libertarian nuts and the "tax cuts above all else" cult members. Bye-bye Grover Norquist. Nobody is signing your stupid pledge anymore. Free trade will give way to at least some levels of protectionism.
The Dems will end up jettisoning most of the folks making below $100K per year. They will be the party of big cities more than ever.
It will be interesting.