Repoob "Composition" - 2013
A Poll reported this week shows the composition of the Republican Party, post-Shutdown, at roughly 1/3 Tea Party, 1/3 "Religious", and 1/3 "Moderate". If this poll is an accurate indication of the current state of the GOP (we made need a large "grain of salt"), it is hard to see how the civil war within the Party will shake-out. It is also hard to see how a credible candidate will emerge in 2016 for the next Presidential Election. It is already clear that the Gerrymandering that took place during the Cheney/Bush Era, has given the Repoobs tremendous advantages in the Congressional Cycles (2014, next), they are at a large disadvantage in the Presidential Rounds. Their wanton abuse of the parts of the electorate they deem "undesirable" or "to be "chastened", makes you wonder if they even PLAN to stand for election in the future. There is serious rumblings among their number that ALL persons should face serious restrictions on their right to vote. Most alarming, is a serious proposal to return to the practice of having the Senate of the United States APPOINTED by the Governors!
Assuming the 2016 candidate will spring somehow from that 1/3 of the Party they consider to be Moderate, only Jeb Bush comes to mind. Governor Christy fits New Jersey, but its hard to see that style of politics appealing to the entire nation. The Tea Party sprites are everywhere to be seen, however: Cruz, Rubio, Paul, Graham, are already out. Santorum is getting some play from the "Religious" wing of the GOP. These might be seen as the "horses" running early to keep the splits fed with their particular diets.
A February2013 report of Gallup Daily Tracking results showing the make-up of our two national parites by race is worth reviewing. Although it was reported months ahead of the Tea Party's "Shutdown", the poll reveals the post-2012 drift away from the voting public, by race and ethnicity.
It is clear that a new nation is emerging, post-Obama. It is not yet clear whether either Party has a strategy to lead that new nation.
Stay Vigilant! "A Republic", IF; we can keep it??
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