The Democratic and Republican big tents
Both Democrats and Republicans have compared their parties to big political tents that can accommodate groups and individuals with different ideological points of view.
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THIS is the way American political pundits predict it: If the 78-year-old Democratic President Joe Biden is alive and well in 2024 he would either run for re-election or instead retire to Wilmington, Delaware. That would allow other politicians who would be able to bring together the progressive and moderate wings of the party to join the Democratic presidential race, with Vice-President Kamala Harris heading the list.
Things on the Republican side look a bit more murky, with the conventional wisdom being that the Grand Old Party (GOP) would face a fight between energised Trumpists and members of the more moderate wing, represented by Senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney of Utah, forcing the two groups to reach a deal and agree eventually on a compromise candidate.
These scenarios are based on the expectation that America's two-party system would continue to function four years from now, which despite all the problems, would probably be the case.
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