The Republicans are going to get really desperate in the next three weeks as it dawns on them that this could be a landslide election in the Democrats favor. The inter-party fighting in Republican ranks is already clear from the House Republican rebellion on the bailout bill. It’s going to get more ferocious, because the right wing is no longer fighting for the 2008 election, they are battling for control of the party machine and its money for 2009 and beyond.
-- Jon Taplin, writing on Saturday.
Things could get very, very odd as the GOP begins to deal with the reality of this election. This is the end of an era in American politics that, in its various forms, dates back to 1980. Losing an election is one thing, but the Republican Party and its paladins are headed for the political wilderness as a generational shift pushes them into the margins.
Which means things could get very, very strange in the next month.
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