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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey I'm a Democrat but don't count them out. They have control of most of the Statehouses that gerrymander districts so they still have the most Congressional seats. Wishful thinking OP. Sorry to say they will still be around. Hopefully, they won't win the WH, but they will win a lot of Congressional seats.[/quote]

But that's not what the OP is getting at as I read it.  The question as I read it pertains to the philsophical differences [b]within [/b]the party and whether those can be repaired.

All GOPers are NOT the same.  There are different factions that are flexing their muscle.  Why do think JB is resigning?  He cannot get everyone on the same page.  THAT is the issue.  Not whether they can win seats and such.  It is about whether the internal divides can be bridged once the common enemy leaves the WH. [/quote]

Yes, that is what I was getting at.

I'll add that it seems Republicans can agree on opposing certain legislation, but they don't have similar enough views to propose and pass any legislation together. The conservative right wing is not interested in any compromise or working across the aisle, whereas moderate Republicans know compromise is necessary to legislate. The right wing is holding the party hostage to a certain extent and damaging the reputation of the entire party. I wonder if the moderates will distance themselves once Obama is out of office and there is no common enemy (or if they'll find a new common enemy). Republicans can get power in the House thanks to low voter turnout (especially during midterm elections) and gerrymandering, but they can't work together once they are in Congress, so we see gridlock. The Republican Party may keep winning the House majority, but what good is it if they can't reconcile their differences and accomplish something?

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