Fade to Black

If the Republican party wishes to follow the path of the dodo, they should embrace and follow the Chris Shay's model. Ronald Wilson Reagan had no cult of personality like our recently elected leader. He had a better idea and was able to articulate it. Reagan Democrats did not follow Reagan to the middle but saw the common sense manifested in the smaller, less intrusive government and lower taxes of the right. Abandoning core conservative values (opening borders, raising taxes after "read my lips" pledges) has served the GOP well. If they don't see the error in their ways, they will force the rise of a third, conservative party.