The Republican Party is being pulled in two completely separate ways. The Tea Party sector of the GOP is where a lot of the money comes from, while the centrist GOP members probably make up a majority of the party. The Tea Party will have the upper-hand in many races due to the sheer amount of money they raise. Not only that, the Tea Party politicians are often truly grassroots. Take immensely popular national politician Eric Cantor. Cantor dropped his primary to a small college economics teacher named Dave Brat. Dave Brat focused his campaign on immigration reform, winning over many GOP primary voters in Virginia. While the tea party sector of the GOP can win big on the local level, it seems hard for the tea party to win on the national level. Independent voters, who often search for centrist candidates and even socially left republicans would have a hard time voting for a tea party presidential candidate. The tea party can certainly win over the masses, as Ted Cruz did during the shut down, but until the republicans distance themselves from the tea party, the chances of winning a national race over popular democratic candidates like Hillary Clinton constantly dwindle.
Not only that, but the young republicans today often times stand very left on social issues. If the republican party is ever to regain any national popularity, it must drastically shift its stance on popular social issues ranging from abortion to gay marriage to the legalization of marijuana.
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