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Originally Posted by wittynickname
Literally the exact opposite of this is happening. David Brooks (conservative, by the way, so he should be on the GOP side of things) was on NPR this evening on my drive home, talking about how Trump is exposing the mess that is the GOP. This is not a problem that will easily solve itself. The GOP needs to cater to the Trump voters (anti-immigration, anti-trade, protectionist) in order to keep that non-college educated, working class white base, but that base, as a percentage of the population, is shrinking. If Trump pushes women out of that already limited base, the GOP doesn't have much of a leg to stand on. Evangelicals under the age of 60 are abandoning Trump, and many evangelical women are questioning the rest of the GOP that is still supporting him. If they lose young evangelicals and women, they drop their base down to a very loyal, but very, very small percentage of the population.
Democrats aren't perfect, but the GOP has pigeon-holed itself into a corner that ignores already decided rights for others (Roe v Wade, marriage equality, the civil rights movement), ignores science (climate change, insisting that conversion therapy works to de-gay-ify people), and ignores that Trickle Down economic policy has been a monumental failure. The US is getting more socially liberal, more ethnic, is over 50% female. Democrats aren't the party ignoring those facts.
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The GOP is a mess, the whole two party system in general is. The glaring thing is, if the people could vote to re-tool the two party system as an option, instead of electing candidate A or candidate B, they likely would. Sadly not an option.
The reason why people like Trump, is because he appears to be anti-establishment and something fresh, he's likely not in reality. I think the GOP is more likely to honor the constitution then the Democrats at this point. Unfortunately you are reduced to having to pick almost one or two single policies you like to back a candidate at this point, basing it on what you think they might or might not do.