The ideology of the next Republican nominee for president

[Medal506]

What will the next republican nominee for president be like in terms of ideology

Examples of the following choices

Establishment center right: politicans that are in this category are (Mitt Romney, John Kasich, Jon Hunstman Jr., Marco Rubio, and John McCain)

Right wing populist: politicans that are in this category are (Donald Trump, and Newt Gingrich)

Socially conservative evangelical: politicans that are in this category are (Mike Pence, Rick Santorum, and Mike Huckabee)

Tea party conservative: politicans that are in this category are (Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Matt Bevin)

Libertarian: politicans that are in this category are (Rand Paul, Justin Amash, Raul Labrador, Thomas Massie)

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

trump hasn't even been inaugurated yet.

[RINO Tom]

Does Trump lose or win in 2020?  If he's re-elected, he is obviously pretty popular, and I imagine that both Democrats and Republicans will be embracing "populism" for the foreseeable future until something bad happens.  If he loses in 2020, I personally will think it will be backlash from the Rust Belt that does him in (most longtime Republicans clearly didn't desert him simply because he's an obnoxious rube), so I imagine it will be a Democrat that can reclaim that territory who defeats him.  In that case, I think it would depend on how successful the Democrat is.

I'll guess Tea Party type for now.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

A lot of these categories overlap.  I like Nate Silver's "five-ring circus" to show how they do.  Essentially, the top row has moderates on the left, which overlap with establishment, which overlaps with social conservatives (but not moderates).  Then, you have Tea Partiers below where the establishment and social conservatives meet (so you can be any combination of those three, including all or none), and you have libertarians just to the left of the Tea Party, overlapping with moderates, the establishment, and the Tea Party, but not social conservatives.  I think the sweet spot is where the social conservatives, Tea Party, and the establishment all overlap.

[Cashew]

It depends, how well will Trump handle an economic collapse?

[LLR]

Since it will be Trump, the second

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Trumpism.

[White Trash]

Trump will get the nomination. After 2020 however, it really depends on what the Democrats do.

[The_Doctor]

Probably some far right guy.

But the next GOP President AFTER Trump / Pence will most likely be a pragmatic Clinton-style moderate technocrat from the Northeast who shifts the GOP drastically to the center. (That's my spitballing guess). Of course, this is like 2028/2032 so ...

[pbrower2a]

"Suffer for owners and bosses, but always have faith in God, for you shall get pie in the sky when you die".

[Medal506]

Since it will be Trump, the second

I meant after Trump

[Person Man]

Some watered down version of Trump or someone more Trump than Trump.

[Saint Milei]

TP conservative with a libertarian bent.

[TomC]

like Paul Ryan

[Mr. Smith]

Libertarian, since an honest and unabashed liberal is like to succeed to Trump.

Although I could see some desperate Movement Conservative try to take on this same Charismatic Lefty...little different from what happened with Mondale.

[Santander]

I think the sweet spot is where the social conservatives, Tea Party, and the establishment all overlap.

I agree, which makes Pence a great candidate for 2024.

[RINO Tom]

I think the sweet spot is where the social conservatives, Tea Party, and the establishment all overlap.

I agree, which makes Pence a great candidate for 2024.

I think Republicans would be pretty united around Pence.

[UWS]

I think the sweet spot is where the social conservatives, Tea Party, and the establishment all overlap.

I agree, which makes Pence a great candidate for 2024.

I think Republicans would be pretty united around Pence.

Not if Trump loses in 2020.

[RINO Tom]

I think the sweet spot is where the social conservatives, Tea Party, and the establishment all overlap.

I agree, which makes Pence a great candidate for 2024.

I think Republicans would be pretty united around Pence.

Not if Trump loses in 2020.

Fine, someone with Pence's positions.*

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

Populist.

[Kringla Heimsins]

Maybe it will be Rush Limbaugh. I mean, I'm not even joking. Who else could succeed Trump as Leader of the Great Conservative Backlash ? He only has the name recognition. And this particular brand of Republican won't disappear overnight.

[Figueira]

I think it will be Pence, so Option 3, but really an ugly combo of 2, 3, and 4.

[tomhguy]

centrist

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

I think it will be Pence, so Option 3, but really an ugly combo of 2, 3, and 4.

I doubt that it will be Pence.  Pence won't be popular with NeverTrumpers and he disagrees with Trump on several key issues and I believe that Trump's base will be looking for someone else.  I just don't see Pence having a devoted group of fanatical supporters like Trump did.

[The_Doctor]

Pence, most likely, will be the next GOP nominee. Probably, President, because I don't think Trump survives 4 years without impeachment, but hey.