If we don't change direction, we're on our way to "hell in a handbasket". Once the "party of Lincoln", the GOP was, as late as a generation ago, led by George H.W. In many ways Donald Trump is the reductio ad absurdum of the past few decades of GOP politics. GOP leaders act surprised, distance themselves, play coy (suggesting that he'll soon turn the corner and become a "serious candidate"), or become defensive, trying to explain the inexplicable. They approached election after election focusing on what was defined as their "base vote"--educated women, "minority communities", gays, young voters, various "issue-oriented" groups.

Source: Huffington Post August 13, 2016 11:48 UTC