Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal columnist and former speechwriter to Ronald Reagan, is declaring an end to the Republican Party.
In her column Friday, Noonan said proof that the GOP is coming apart is evident by the rise of Donald Trump, his unorthodox conservatism and the party's elder statesmen's refusal to accept that he may become their presidential nominee.
"[W]e are witnessing history. Something important is ending. It is hard to believe what replaces it will be better," wrote Noonan. "No one knows where this goes. The top of the party and the bottom have split. They disagree on the essentials."
"If party forces succeed in finagling [Trump] out of the nomination, his supporters will bolt, which will break the party," Noonan said in her column. "And it's hard to see what kind of special sauce, what enduring loyalty would make them come back in the future."
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16 comments:
The democratic party is in the same situation. We have extreme left and right wings taking over. Both parties need to get back to the MIDDLE.
Of course "her" Republican party is ending. She is the fool that said Romney would win because she saw lots of signs for him in PALM BEACH.
Hello? What about real America? Oh she knows nothing about that.
party's elder statesmen's .......gag me
The GOP never did appeal to the lower classes.
2:29 Trump has changed that for good.
2:29 the GOP did appeal to the lower classes it is the GOP Establishment that has no appeal
The party needs a shake up and the result will be better that what we have now. At this moment the republican party is a wing of the democratic party.
Good riddance. An ANTI-New World Order that puts national sovereignty and the middle class first is arising, and not too soon.
I never thought I would live to see the day where the goobers nominate a candidate further to the left then the democratic nominee. I am loving it.
3:29 You have a poor concept of right and left GOOBER.
Well, right now we have the Left Party, the other left party, and Trump running against each other.
I'm voting Trump!
i will write in Trumps name on my ballot with my blood if i have to
Of course the GOP is dead, and Trump is my vote. Idiots can't be fixed, and stupid ones are not even on the list.
I left the party after the last election cycle. We don't hear the stats on how many people have changed their party affiliation but I bet it's not good news for the GOP.
The status quo has went on long enough.
If what happens that I think will happen 2020 will have the least voter turnout ever for a presidential election.The "our vote won't matter" movement will have begun.
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