Too bad Whig sounds too much like wig otherwise we could resurrect it. We’ve had the two major parties ever since. Proslavery Whigs took their place and antislavery Whigs joined former Democrats from the North to form the Republican Party. By the time the Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed in 1854, antislavery northern Democrats such as the Barnburners had bolted. The Democratic Party began to fracture years later. The National Republicans renamed themselves after a British antimonarchist party, the Whigs, in a semantic gesture meant to imply Jackson ruled like a king. Later, during Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the latter party split into Democrats and National Republicans. Rival factions - the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party - emerged as George Washington left office. There have only been a handful of major political parties in the U.S. If demagoguery, loyalty tests, and alternative facts become a permanent feature after Trump returns home, it’s time to start a new party.
I’ve decided that if the Trump influence fades away over the next year, I will stay to help rebuild otherwise, I will have to find another political home.
The question for me is whether I should stay or whether I should leave the Republican Party. Trump’s despicable actions since he lost the election have left a bad taste, however, and I can’t wait for him to leave the White House. I also once dropped a cookie on the floor, wiped the cat’s fur off it, and ate it because it was chocolate. I voted for Trump the second time around for policy reasons I confess. Meanwhile, as I write this, a Trump mob has overtaken the nation’s capitol and stopped the Electoral College proceedings. Disgust and distrust have a way of inhibiting participation. The audio of Trump’s disgraceful call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger didn’t help either. Lin Wood and Sidney Powell telling Republicans to boycott the election, it’s no wonder some did. With false allegations of election fraud in the air and conspiratorialist Trump supporters L. If Trump had conceded when he lost in November, Georgia GOP incumbent senators would likely have won. The Clash lyrics rushed into my head as I watched the Georgia senate runoff election returns with dismay. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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