Dead elephant? The Republican Party may not survive the Trump day of reckoning.
SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION...IT'S TIME FOR REPUBLICANS TO THINK AND RE-ASSESS THEIR POLICIES.....OR DIE! Dead Elephant? Matt KerbeL May 11, 2026 My colleague John Kenneth White published a provocative column in The Hill newspaper last week with a headline bearing the warning: “The Republican Party May Not Survive the Trump Day of Reckoning.” John is an emeritus professor at Catholic University and scholar of party systems. He has been warning about the demise of the Republican party for years, and wrote a book about it called Grand Old Unraveling . John and I are also co-authors of an upcoming book about the last three elections and what they portend for the future. It’s called Democracy on the Edge . But more on that shortly. In his column, John presupposes that a day of reckoning is coming for Donald Trump, and questions whether his party will crater in its wake. He recognizes the diff...