Totally agree that both the GOP and the Democratic Party have an upstairs-downstairs element, so to speak. Democrats are, however, on the same page on virtually every issue, unlike the Republicans.

I just don’t see the GOP as being able to remain intact; the two sides have nothing in common anymore, politically or culturally.

Those of us that wanted Marco Rubio, or even an electable guy like Kasich, as the nominee wanted a candidate who could win in 2016 America. But evidently the rest of the party would rather refuse to adapt and lose with Trump than adapt and win with Marco.

If there is to be a unified GOP beyond 2016 — post-Trump — the party must re-work its stances on the issues, from immigration to taxes to foreign policy to be more in tune with the country at large.

But the GOP is saddled by a large contingent that refuses to admit defeat on virtually every social question of our time — questions that the American public has sided against the social conservatives on time and again.

This is why I think there will be some sort of major realignment. I have no idea how it would work out, but systems that cannot go on forever don’t.