The Republican and Democratic parties are both facing a crossroads in Tuesday’s election, which is likely to determine the direction each takes over the next few years.
If former President Trump defeats Vice President Harris, he would secure the transformation of the GOP from the pro-trade, pro-immigration and globalist party that former President Reagan epitomized in the 1980s to the populist, pro-tariff, anti-immigration and America First movement it is today.
If Harris wins, she would extend and expand upon the policies of the Biden-Harris administration and continue the Democratic Party’s shift toward appealing primarily to female, Black, Latino and college-educated voters.
Whichever party loses the White House — the biggest prize of Nov. 5 — and is relegated to the minority in one or both chambers of Congress will find itself in turmoil over where to go next, opening the door for internal critics to call for radical change.
“For both parties, this is a crossroads. We’ll have to see what rises out of the ashes of this election,” said Democratic strategist Tad Devine, who witnessed firsthand the soul-searching that consumed the Democratic Party after it lost the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections.
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