The current election will, mercifully, come to an end on November 8th. But its repercussions will be felt for a very long time, and, for the Republican party, they could be devastating.
That’s the implication of new research, which describes “the emergence of a decisive Democratic advantage” among Americans who have come of voting age during the administrations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.
University of California–San Diego political scientist Gary Jacobson reports that, if the current image of the Republican Party prevails, this trend “is certain to be magnified,” leaving the GOP at a dramatic disadvantage. CONT.
Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard