I often wondered if the Conservatives would lose their position as one of the two leading ideologies in American politics and governance. When they so badly needed the evangelicals to continue to have a coalition that could garner enough support to attain office I figured their days were numbered.
Their fierce opposition toward President Obama regardless of his stance coupled with dogmatic clinging to principal over compromise has led them to a place where they are on the cusps of nominating a decidedly non-conservative, progressive, populist, nationalistic, reality television star as their nominee for president.
I had expected the end for Conservatives to be more gradual, with a series of nominations of radical conservatives who lost the national election in a series of increasingly big landslides. I never figured the party itself would implode into a situation where Trump is trouncing the true Conservatives. The Democrats are going to nominate HRC who is, arguably significantly more conservative on many issues than Trump.
On one hand I think it will be good for our nation, no more Conservative turns that keep us rooted in a 1950's ideology. On the other hand, the Republican party will remain strong, and will be promoting the more dangerous nationalistic and xenophobic than the Conservative party they once were. The worst of the Republican party will survive, but that's okay, as long as they don't start winning.
Their fierce opposition toward President Obama regardless of his stance coupled with dogmatic clinging to principal over compromise has led them to a place where they are on the cusps of nominating a decidedly non-conservative, progressive, populist, nationalistic, reality television star as their nominee for president.
I had expected the end for Conservatives to be more gradual, with a series of nominations of radical conservatives who lost the national election in a series of increasingly big landslides. I never figured the party itself would implode into a situation where Trump is trouncing the true Conservatives. The Democrats are going to nominate HRC who is, arguably significantly more conservative on many issues than Trump.
On one hand I think it will be good for our nation, no more Conservative turns that keep us rooted in a 1950's ideology. On the other hand, the Republican party will remain strong, and will be promoting the more dangerous nationalistic and xenophobic than the Conservative party they once were. The worst of the Republican party will survive, but that's okay, as long as they don't start winning.
