In 1964 Richard Hofstadter thought that the GOP's rightwing fever would break after Goldwater's trouncing. Subsequent Democrats hoped for moderation of GOP after Watergate, Iran/Contra, 1992 loss, 2008 loss and 2012 loss. It's a fantasy that refuses to die.https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/1314611108381110274 …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
The only time a major party moves away from any of its core principles is when it loses power for an extended period of time and then wins by doing so: Ike in 1952 and Clinton in 1992 (less so - but then Dems had kept the House)
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Replying to @mkazin
Right - the best hope for GOP moderating is 3 or 4 presidential election losses in a row and being shut out of House/Senate for an extended period. There is no substitute for politics.
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But maybe—just maybe—outside of the hard GOP base most Americans are just exhausted by the continual (and now literal) fever pitch of politics and would accept a Biden with relief. Or am I being naive?
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Not sure that bodes well since it means under Biden liberals and moderates will demobilize (go to brunch!) while hard core GOP will get more extreme (I suspect QAon will become a bigger part of GOP mythos).
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