“The story of the Republican Party is of a far-right that has moved from the fringes of the party to a complete domination of the party. The moderate, mainstream and pragmatic leaders of the party have been pushed out or died off.” Has BeensStoriesPartyLeaderRepublicanDiedMovedMainstreamRepublican PartyDominationModeratesFringePragmatic Author:Jonathan Chait
“Because many people remembered a time when the Republican Party was not so extreme, and hadn't full grasped how much it had changed, people blamed Obama for his failure to get Republicans to agree with him. That blame coloured so much of how the public saw Obama during his presidency. The public thought he was dealing with a brand of Republican leader that just didn't exist any more.” PeoplePartyLeaderSawsChangedRepublicanAgreeBlameExtremesBrandsRememberedPresidencyRepublican Party Author:Jonathan Chait
“One of the things we've learned during the Obama era is how important norms are, because we've seen how the Republican Party behaved against Obama. So much of what they did was to smash pre-existing norms, which were nothing more than assumptions of how people would behave, which didn't have any real basis in rules or limits.” PeopleImportantRealPartyRepublicanLimitsBasesErasBehaveAssumptionRepublican PartyNorm Author:Jonathan Chait
“At best, Trumpism will be a more right-wing version of the same old Republican Party.” PartyRepublicanWingsVersionsRepublican PartyRight Wing Author:Jonathan Chait
