2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The DNC Contenders Are Not Interested In Your Populist Moment (Huffpo) [View all]hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)In many ways if he actually makes good on what he's saying Trump will be the Bill Clinton of the GOP. He will bring the party to the left on economic issues where the people are.
So I think what we will end up with is a sort of "back to the future" on both parties.
The dems will become the party of big business and wall street like the old republican party was. Except most big business is not racist or prejudiced so we will keep our minority rights platform and we will stick with free trade. So we will be a lot like the old GOP "party of Lincoln" We will keep the gun control since violence is bad for business and guns can be used in labor disputes. We will also remain pro choice.
The republicans will keep their fear and racist leanings, but they will embrace protectionism, worker rights, min wage. Neither party will embrace the environment.
Dems because it hurts business and the GOP because of the jobs aspect. So the GOP will become sort of like the old "dixiecrat" party, populist but with racist leanings.
The question is how that will shake out. I think we would see a lot of republicans become democrats like after the dems embraced equal rights that the dems became republicans. Most wealthy people and highly educated with good jobs will be democrats
Most working class which could eventually include people of color will be republicans.