This may, in fact, just be a continuation of the actual Civil War fought in the 1860s, or at least its echoes - the divides between races, between economic classes, and between rural and urban economies and culture.

Although this is a thread about the Republican party, the Democratic party is not immune: Are Democrats Headed For A Split Even If Clinton Wins? FiveThirtyEight. Both parties need to adjust to a new populace and current reality.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich