The glue in the Republican Party the last 30 years has been religion. Some of those issues are irrelevant now, and so I think that partly explains the party being able to be fractured. Gay people can marry, and gay people are allowed in the military, and the sky didn’t fall. Abortion is still an ongoing topic, but that’s about it. I know they are trying to pick on transsexuals, but it’s fleeting I think.
The republican new leader, Trump, doesn’t give much of a damn about the religious social issues. He’s just playing to the crowd when he says that stuff. IMO.
As the country becomes closer and closer to the 50/50 mark in fundamental beliefs of how the country should be run, the democracy will probably be harder and harder to maintain.
Maybe as the Republican Party gets split, and some democrats break away from their party, a new majority will result?
Maybe @cazzie is right, maybe the states will gain more power. Or, at minimum even more identity. However, with the constant movement of the population this will be tricky too.
If we have a big upswing in our economy people will become more apathetic and things will probably normalize for a while. I don’t know how likely that is.
I just saw on Fareed on yesterday a conversation about Universal Basic Income (UBI). If that comes into politics any time soon I see pure chaos ensuing.
Some people believe a parliamentary system would be wiser at this point. Maybe that would be tossed around.