The end of the Republican Party?

[bgwah]

I have the feeling the Democratic and Republican parties will remain our only major parties for as long as our nation exists. A strong third party or independent showing will continue to occur every once in a while, but they will not remain large or influential for very long.

[bgwah]

The end of the Republican Party?  Ridiculous.

I am sure the same thing was said of the Republican Party in 1932, 1936, 1964.

I am sure the same thing was said of the Democratic Party in 1972, 1984.

These things go in cycles. 

The tide goes out, the tide comes in. 

The Democratic Party still held Congress after the 1972 and 1984 elections.

[bgwah]

The end of the Republican Party?  Ridiculous.

I am sure the same thing was said of the Republican Party in 1932, 1936, 1964.

I am sure the same thing was said of the Democratic Party in 1972, 1984.

These things go in cycles. 

The tide goes out, the tide comes in. 

The Democratic Party still held Congress after the 1972 and 1984 elections.

In 1984, Democrats failed to win the Senate for the third consecutive cycle, and Republicans had something of a working conservative majority in the House.

Err, I guess I was thinking of the House.