It won't.
Things that have me butthurt:
The way Trump ran his campaign was beyond the pale and he still won. Talks of jailing your political opposition, questioning the integrity of the democratic process, encouraging violence, refusing to prepare or pick issues--
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Not immediately, no, but I think we'll start seeing some shifts locally.
Until the Millennials come to full power once the rest of the Greatest Gen dies and Boomers age, the GOP's tent will continue to dwarf a Dem party that tries to focus on populist issues.
Did you miss trumps 100 day plan? He laid out plenty of issues and opinions. I'm still having a hard time remembering any issue or opinion Hillary had other than she thinks trump is a goofball
This is bad and false. Hillary refused to discuss the economy and ran on "are you better off" rather than acknowledging the working poor. Playing on name calling racists/sexists and "privilege" isn't gonna fly with populists. Income inequality is something both parties can play with and pick up the majority of their base vote. Fact is it doesn't matter who either party trots out, 40% of the country will vote for them. It doesn't take a lot more to get over the top. Obama's populism worked twice recently. Populism doesn't have to mean trade agreements and immigration like it did this time.
I hope so. I just don't see it. The outsider just got absorbed into the establishment for both parties. You see internal divisions already. Have since the TP emerged, but they still haven't splintered. I would argue that the factional influence on primaries has been worse rather than better. If a Trump presidency doesn't go well, you will see some backlash against the Libertarian Party and/or the very idea of a third party. Our political system is really tied to geographic community, and our politics are more tied to affinity groups now via the internet.
We need more parties, not more of the same ole two parties. #pizzaparty #rumparty #beerparty