I kept the focus on the democrats solely for that post, in an effort to appear hopeful lol. The Republicans are going through their own fracturing, and the next couple of years will prove who wins the recycling, and how the party proceeds.

One thing is for certain, whether Republican leadership likes it or not, right wing populism is the largest voting block in the nation. It's not enough to win national elections by itself, but with Trump shedding the traditional Republican heavy weight factions this election, he still gained 10 million+ more votes. If the Republicans end up trying to wholesale ignore the Populists in its ranks, it'll tank the party. I hope someone in the Republicans see that, but currently they are worried about the business faction.

The business faction that traditionally supported the Republican party has had a pretty big divide recently. Using the same tea leaves as the Democrats, business leaders recognized that the markets that matter are going to be increasingly non-white and tend younger. Out of those two demographics, the biggest consumers are young and trend left. In an effort to appeal to new buyers, focus groups contracted out by these corporations found that appearing green and sustainable was more important than trying to create a greater product. With this came charities, policies, and other business ventures dedicated to leftist causes.

While this group doesn't have a lot of voters, they do have a lot of influence. And if they start influencing their consumers to turn away from the Republicans, that puts the Republicans on the defensive, moreso than they already are.

Sadly, how our politics work is that there will be two large factions in this country, made up of smaller factions. Should one of those factions get bored with one or the other, they are welcome to go to the political woods and wait reassignment, but no group that goes it alone comes back with a new political unity. They typically fizzle out like the Green Party and Ross Perot.

Honestly, I would love to run into the mountains and never return. Every day is becoming more and more like Office Space and I can't get the line "human beings weren't meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day" out of my head.

Here's to hoping we achieve our dream of returning to the land ?

I kept the focus on the democrats solely for that post, in an effort to appear hopeful lol. The Republicans are going through their own fracturing, and the next couple of years will prove who wins the recycling, and how the party proceeds. One thing is for certain, whether Republican leadership likes it or not, right wing populism is the largest voting block in the nation. It's not enough to win national elections by itself, but with Trump shedding the traditional Republican heavy weight factions this election, he still gained 10 million+ more votes. If the Republicans end up trying to wholesale ignore the Populists in its ranks, it'll tank the party. I hope someone in the Republicans see that, but currently they are worried about the business faction. The business faction that traditionally supported the Republican party has had a pretty big divide recently. Using the same tea leaves as the Democrats, business leaders recognized that the markets that matter are going to be increasingly non-white and tend younger. Out of those two demographics, the biggest consumers are young and trend left. In an effort to appeal to new buyers, focus groups contracted out by these corporations found that appearing green and sustainable was more important than trying to create a greater product. With this came charities, policies, and other business ventures dedicated to leftist causes. While this group doesn't have a lot of voters, they do have a lot of influence. And if they start influencing their consumers to turn away from the Republicans, that puts the Republicans on the defensive, moreso than they already are.

Sadly, how our politics work is that there will be two large factions in this country, made up of smaller factions. Should one of those factions get bored with one or the other, they are welcome to go to the political woods and wait reassignment, but no group that goes it alone comes back with a new political unity. They typically fizzle out like the Green Party and Ross Perot. Honestly, I would love to run into the mountains and never return. Every day is becoming more and more like Office Space and I can't get the line "human beings weren't meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day" out of my head. Here's to hoping we achieve our dream of returning to the land ?