David Pakman

I guess we give him some credit for that.

He also didn't really have the power to steal it.

I know that Trump is convinced Pence could have just done all Pence recognized, hey, the Constitution doesn't let me steal this and I'm not going to try.

Cool.

But that's a very, very low bar now to his claim that Trump hasn't really changed the Republican Party.

He couldn't be more wrong.

I mean, it's just a completely incorrect, flat out wrong analysis.

based on what we've all been watching happen in real time.

The Republican Party today is not the party he's talking about from, you know, call it 12 years ago before Trump.

It's not the party of 2012.

It's not even the party of 2016.

The Republican Party of today.

has been reshaped around Trump.

It's been reshaped to Trump's style.

It's been reshaped to Trump's priorities, and it's been reshaped by loyalty to Donald Trump.

You don't have to guess about that.

I mean, just look at what Republican voters respond to now.

Look at who Republican voters respond to now.

Traditional conservatism does not titillate and arouse the Republican Party today.

Small government.