Fighting Internally

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY is split into two factions, the pro Trump and the anti Trump. The anti Trump segment consists of mainly traditional big business, small government Reagan Republicans. Both sides are deeply committed to capitalism, Christianity, traditional values, including patriarchy and social Darwinism. Polls indicate that as of right now, Trump has the support of about sixty two percent of Republicans, Governor DeSanctimonious stands at about twenty percent, and Nikki Haley and other prospective candidates share the remaining votes. At the moment, it looks good for Trump, assuming that if his lead endures over the next few months, undecided and independent voters might well put him over the top, and secure for him the Republican presidential eletion in twenty twenty four. However, the fact that he does not have the support of well over one third of Republicans, that in fact he is actively opposed by well over a third of the grand ole party, spells trouble for Trump: there is, within the party, a pwwerful faction, evidently tired of the drama, ready to move on into a post Trump political era. Since the emergence of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate in the summer of 2015, he and his followers have repeatedly amazed decent people with the apparent depths of their moral depravity and intellectual bankruptcy. But never in the wildest imaginings of sane, intelligent people would it have been even remotely conseivable that Trump could gain the Republican nomination and run again in twenty twenty four, and, parish the thought, win, and once again become president. And yet, at this moment, early March, 2023, that is exactly the possibility with which we are confronted. Unlikely though it still seems, with each passing day, it becomes more evident that Trump still has enough support to make another serious run at the Repbulican nomination, and a serious run at the American presidency. Noone should deny this. So far there is no Republican alternative to Trump, nobody has emerged within the Republican party as a powerful opponent for him, and President Biden, despite recent improvements in his approval ratings, remains largely unpopular with the electorate. Until now, the very notion that a sitting president could try to steal the presidency from its rightful occupant by orchestrating and initiating a violent atttempt at overthrowing the American government, then fours years later could again run for president with a reasonable chance to win, would have been unthinkable. But we are living in previously unthinkable times.