re: Trump Is Galvanizing His Original Support

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Hopefully this will result in better GOP Senators in some places.

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Here's the problem with that.

If a focus is made to oust sitting Republican senators for new Republican senators, then the hope is that it had better work - because if not, then the longstanding tradition of a sitting president getting their party's automatic bid may very well be in jeopardy.

The division in the Republican party (establishment vs Trump) is dangerously close to fracturing the party as a whole, much more so than the Tea Party ever did.

Honestly, you have three factions:
Establishment Republicans - guys who have been around for a while, and those coming in who want a seat at the same table. Run with an R by their name, but Conservative only on social issues. Don't mind big government at all, so long as the "big" is where they want it.

Trump Republicans - brand new to having a power base in DC, looking to make changes and reduce the government. Still have a few "big" areas, less socially conservative but more fiscally so. Stronger appeal to millenials than establishment base.

Libertarian/Tea Party Conservatives - grouped together, though differ typically on social issues but are even more focused on smaller government than the previous 2. Generally want smaller government across the board, and a greater focus on state and local powers being the primary focus of daily life laws and statutes instead of being at the federal level.

If the Republican party fractures too severely, then the Democrats will probably win by default - unless one of the new entities takes a vast majority of the Republican base.

The biggest issue is that Trump isn't really a "uniter" of his own party, even if the opinion is unpopular. While I do not disagree that there is a certain level of need of his tough negotiation tactics, this is Washington, not a business deal - it's not a "one and done" deal, as the people he deals with will be right back there again tomorrow, and they will remember if he tried to force his desires onto their projects previously.