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Lincoln would be rolling in his grave to see the modern GOP (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The party tried to move towards the center after Romney lost in 2012, but instead the alt-right seized control, pushed it even further toward the extreme right, and in the process put Trump in power for four years. The lesson the GOP's current leadership learned from that was to always double down, no matter what.

If Trump loses in 2024, I would put my money on the party falling into the clutches of out-and-proud white supremacists, collapsing from internal conflict between its various factions, or (probably) both.