The Republican party over 20 years ago began to take on a Leninist aspect ("movement conservatism").  It regards no ideological extreme as taboo, no slippery demagogy as beyond the pale, no political dirty trick as beneath it, no internal corruption as reflecting on itself.  While the Trump debacle is certainly smashing up the whole rotting mess at the national level, it's best to remember that, owing to their redistricting coup of 2010, the Republicans are firmly in control of a considerable majority of state legislatures and governorships, and will suck up whatever outside money they need to keep those.  They can also be counted on to mug anybody, including fellow Republicans, if certain goodfellas dictate it.

Folks, it's going to take a decade, at least, to get rid of this infestation and clean up the damage they've done.  Let's get to it--starting tomorrow.