<\/a>No matter how you look at it, the \u201cracist white people\u201d wing of the Republican Party doesn\u2019t seem particularly keen on bringing the critical Hispanic\u00a0demographic into the arms of the party \u2014 no matter how pretty Marco Rubio is. But\u00a0let\u2019s take a moment to consider how the rural base, Rust Belt, and moderates will respond to a Trump presidency, and what that means for a potential Republican civil war.<\/p>\nReal quickly first: yet another highlight of the Republican primary drama is one I\u2019ve yet to see a prominent Republican admit but is obvious to anyone who can objectively look at the matter: Republican Party leadership and its media arms have set up an extreme camp of hatred toward \u201cothers,\u201d denial of facts and science, demonizing of their opponents, and unwillingness to compromise or act civil in a political system that relies on doing so. Republican elites have done this so much that\u00a0they have enabled<\/a>\u00a0the rise of people like Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and perhaps even worse. They are basically just reaping the harvest they sowed. Right now, it looks like the reaped a HUGE harvest, but it may end up the harvest is infested with bugs and disease.<\/p>\n\n