Lost in @tedcruz and @Sethrogen's back and forth is something worth noting: an apparent shift in demographics and ideological platforms of the Republican Party.
Cruz implicitly promotes the Republican party as being pro-union. This is not only a break from the past, but....1/
Cruz implicitly promotes the Republican party as being pro-union. This is not only a break from the past, but....1/
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1352112939680075777
... the suddenly pro-union position is also consistent with other positions that had historically been opposed by the Republican Party such as protectionist policies/tariffs supported and implemented under Trump: 2/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1128275203136606208
Regardless of whether these ideological shifts were initially the result of a blind, cult of personality allegiance that is now morphing into a more general leaderless (Trumpless) populistic tribalism, the shift, even if relatively nominal, is real: 3/nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Similarly, there was a shift in the suburban voters as Trump's 1.2 million suburban vote advantage in 2016, shifted to a 613K vote advantage for Biden in 2020 (a 1.8 million vote swing): 4/brookings.edu/research/biden…
What this suggests/shows is that the country may be in the midst of a mass realignment of party affiliation in a much less streamlined, homogenous demographic make up.....which, recent history.....and as Cruz alludes to....may lead to a realignment of party ideology....5/
Of course, the one variable that could drastically shake up any potential realignment is if a third party ("Patriot Party") emerges: 6/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1351717522593050626
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