FYI the "Trump Party" - angry white nativist populism - has existed in some form for most of US history so don't act surprised if it stays
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Really the aberration was the recent era where the Trump Party didn't have a comfortable home in either big party
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The Republicans' identity as the "Big Business" party has actually remained fairly stable through its history
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The alliance between Big Business and angry white populism was always one of convenience after the latter fled the Dems in a rage post CRA
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Looking back it's weird we thought things would be permanent we now see as temporary, like the "Religious Right" as an independent force
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Historically America has always had bursts of hardcore religious awakening that then recede as quickly as they came
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And that unpredictably affect stuff like Big Business vs White Populism but don't fundamentally change it
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