A++ It was every thing a mainstream conservative party should reflect. What exactly was that anti-trade, anti-free-market anti-NATO doom and gloom sh**t-show on TV last week anyway?
Tonight leaves me more convinced that this is a real party realignment. By 2030, GOP = mid 20th century Dems (anti-trade, pro-jobs programs, very racist/nativist wing, vaguely isolationist/anti-war FP, ) and Dems = 19th century R's (aggressive on civil rights, vaguely libertarian economics, serious corruption problems, vaguely internationalist FP) is totally plausible IMO.
One thing to think about though - the future of these parties, the people currently in their 20s and 30s, is not like that at all. Younger Republicans were less supportive of Trump and are more aligned with the traditional GOP ideas on economics while being more libertarian on social issues. Younger Democrats are left-wing in both economics and social issues and are becoming more isolationist by the minute.
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