Jim's point assumes that these two "halves" of the Republican party will be of somewhat equal strength --- but if the "establishment" is actually quite weak and has very little support they will be totally defeated --- In some sense, the question of how strong the "regulars" half is, will depend on what the donor class does!
On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 2:12 PM Jim Farmelant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > To my mind, this suggests that the GOP is in for a very bumpy ride over > the next several years. The Republican Party is the party of the big > bourgeoisie but its mass base lies mostly within the petit bourgeoisie. And > it is these petit bourgeois elements who have been the most enthusiastic > supporters of Trump. I can well see the GOP splitting into two separate > political parties. If that happens, it might be a very long time before we > see another Republican president. > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#5697): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/5697 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/79956267/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
